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Australia Joins World War 2
Australia joins World War 2 to come to Poland's aid when Germany invades. -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbour
Japan bombs Pearl Harbour in Haiwaii, killing 2,300 Americans and also including themselves and America in the war. -
Japan Joins WW2
Japan joins the War after making an offensive move on America by bombing Pearl Harbour. -
Japanese Troops Invade French Indochina
The Japanese invaded to prevent the Republic of China from importing arms and fuel through French Indochina along the Sino-Vietnamese Railway. -
Australia Declares War on Japan
Australia declared war on Japan after the Japanese attacked Thailand, Malaya, the Philippines and Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. -
Japan Bombs Darwin
On this day, 242 Japanese aircraft bombed Darwin and there were approximately 250 deaths.The Battle of Darwin was the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. -
Japan Submarines Attack Sydney Harbour
Japan midget submarines attack Sydney Harbour. Out of the six people driving the three midget submarines, no one survived, -
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The Battle of Kokoda
The Battle of Kokoda took 6 months, it was a muddy, sick and horrible 6 months where both sides worked very hard to make progress along the track. Even though Japan almost won, there was no point calling it a win because they didn't have the resources or military to hold Port Moresby. So Japan surrendered, it was their first time at losing a land battle. Australia rejoiced in their victory. -
Hiroshima Bombing
On this day, America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, a major city in Japan. It killed approximately 45,000 Japanese people. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders after being heavily bombed twice by the US. The total amount of deaths after the two bombings is 67,000.
