Effects Of The Battle Of Kokoda

World War Two caused the death of millions of innocent people and the destruction of hundreds of years of civilisation through the viciousness of mankind. World War Two started on the 3rd of September 1939 when the Allied Forces declared war against Germany after the unprovoked attack of Poland and didn’t end until 1945, 2nd September with the defeat of the Japanese imperial forces. The Battle of Kokoda began on July 21st 1942 when the Japanese imperial army invaded Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the intent of capturing Port Moresby and using it as a launching point onto Australian soil. The battle ended on January 23rd 1943, resulting in an Allied victory. There were four people at war in Kokoda, those were the Australians and the Americans, …show more content…
The major outcome from the Battle of Kokoda for Australia was that it prevented the Japanese gaining any sort of foothold in Australia and further gaining access to any deep water ports where they would have been able to increase supplies for their ultimate goal of an invasion of the Australian mainland. It is a common held opinion, throughout Australia, that with victory in Kokoda and the first defeat of the Japanese imperial army in a land battle that this was the first change in momentum which ultimately lead to victory for the allies in the pacific. The use of Australia as a base for the Americans in the Pacific and victory of the combined forces in PNG proved to be the first steps in the growing alliance between America and Australia, this alliance strengthened over time and America has now become Australia’s number one ally, as demonstrated by the ANZUS …show more content…
This inclusive but not limited to, Australia’s growing sense of Nationalism, the growth of feminism in Australia and the development of strategic military policy. The greatest outcome from the Kokoda conflict was the virgining alliance between Australia and America as this has become the main stay of Australia’s military trading and commercial