Fall Of Singapore Analysis

World War 2 was the largest ever global military conflict and lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was mostly fought between the Allies and Axis. The Axis were formed out of mutual goals and to secure each of their own expansionist interests while the allies were created in retaliation to stop their aggression throughout. There were many theatres throughout the war such as the South-East Asian theatre which was one of the bloodiest conflicts during the war and lasted from 8 December 1941 – 9 September 1945. The balance of power shifted continuously throughout the theatre. Many defeats occurred on both sides of the war such as the historically known Fall of Singapore, which was a major success for the Empire of Japan and a major loss for the Allies. …show more content…
The Fall of Singapore was a huge shock to the world and was the largest surrender in British war history. Singapore was also the pride of the British Empire in South East Asia and when it fell to the Japanese a very high loss of morale occurred. Winston Churchill, after receiving word that “Fortress Singapore” had fallen stated "I put the telephone down. I was thankful to be alone.” The Fall of Singapore was not only a huge shock and a loss of morale to the Allies but a great advantage to the Japanese. “This victory has created whole new opportunities for Japan to expand her influence” - Fumimaro Konoe, Minister of War. Japan now had the ability to expand the might of its empire without the fear of much opposition. Japan, soon after the Fall of Singapore, expanded their borders down to what is now Indonesia and Papa New Guinea in order to secure vital resources that it desperately needed to fuel its navy and vehicles. The Fall of Singapore greatly impacted the following events of WW2 as it gave new opportunities to Japan to expand their …show more content…
The Australian troops participated greatly in the event though ultimately surrendered due to strategic failure. The fall provided a great advantage to the Japanese Forces allowing them to secure more land while providing a great sense of fear to the Australians, so much so that Australia had to change its Foreign Policy to help protect its people as the United Kingdom could no longer come to their aid. The Fall of Singapore helped create Australia’s alliance with the powerful country of the United States of America which still holds up to this day, thus the Fall of Singapore is still affecting Australians till this