Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain decided to choose the equipment the English troops had to protect England, he did not want to protect Australia from the invasion of the Japanese. John Curtin heard about this news and decided to call America for help. Older Australians who were loyal to Britain were devastated about how this new allegiance was formed. Later many American troops started to arrive in Australia to fight in the war in the pacific. In 1943 a little amount of Australians travelled overseas and got an overview about the Hollywood industry in America, they brought the idea back in Australia where many people followed. America was represented with fame for young people in Australia. Some American soldiers impressed the Australian women by showing off their polite manners. Thier uniform were very sophisticated and neat. The American soldiers were more wealthier than the Australian soldiers, who did not much spend money like the Americans. Media and other technology depicted on the great relationship with America and Australia, but this was not true. Soon the tensions started to rise between Australia and America, especially when some Australian women started going out with the American men. The American soldiers were very generous by buying things from the black market for the women. There was a big outbreak on 16 February 1943 where the Australians and Americans fought.
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Concepts/Terms:
Global war: war that had broken out across the world and they are fighting against each other
Allegiance: faithfulness or commitment to a certain type of group or service
Modernity: the condition that you think you are modern or have come in a modern society
Yanks: american
Concepts/Terms:
Global war: war that had broken out across the world and they are fighting against each other
Allegiance: faithfulness or commitment to a certain type of group or service
Modernity: the condition that you think you are modern or have come in a modern society
Yanks: american