The Bombing of Darwin holds extraordinary significance in the Australian history due to its impact on the Australian war effort during the 1940’s and its shaping of the nation identity. There were issues that triggered the Japanese to bomb Darwin including key events throughout the war effort. There were also many short and long term effects after the bombings.
Darwin was a key defensive position that was in the way of the aggressive Japanese forces in their push to claim as much land as possible. During the 1930’s Japanese military forces conducted many large invasions in the bigger parts of China. It didn’t take long for Japan to have almost full control of Indochina which was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in South East Asia. By 1941 they had almost full control. Japan entered the Second World War with a bang, …show more content…
It took Japanese soldiers only ten weeks to be in full control of Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and the Australian Territory of New Britain which at the time was also known as “Rabaul”. The key defensive position that Darwin held was a weak threat to the Japanese. Darwin had developed military ports and airfields; they had built coastal batteries and anti-aircraft guns and had a growing garrison of military troops. From the Allies perspective, Darwin was a key military port for their ships, planes and armed forces which were all stationed to defend the Dutch East Indies which is now known as Indonesia and East Timor. The loss of Darwin had a great effect on the Allied forces and their future in World War Two.
Many Australian lives were lost during the bombings of Darwin which caused disruption throughout the Allied forces and their war efforts. The bombings destroyed a very important military base for the Allies during the World War. The
Darwin was a key defensive position that was in the way of the aggressive Japanese forces in their push to claim as much land as possible. During the 1930’s Japanese military forces conducted many large invasions in the bigger parts of China. It didn’t take long for Japan to have almost full control of Indochina which was a federation of French colonies and protectorates in South East Asia. By 1941 they had almost full control. Japan entered the Second World War with a bang, …show more content…
It took Japanese soldiers only ten weeks to be in full control of Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and the Australian Territory of New Britain which at the time was also known as “Rabaul”. The key defensive position that Darwin held was a weak threat to the Japanese. Darwin had developed military ports and airfields; they had built coastal batteries and anti-aircraft guns and had a growing garrison of military troops. From the Allies perspective, Darwin was a key military port for their ships, planes and armed forces which were all stationed to defend the Dutch East Indies which is now known as Indonesia and East Timor. The loss of Darwin had a great effect on the Allied forces and their future in World War Two.
Many Australian lives were lost during the bombings of Darwin which caused disruption throughout the Allied forces and their war efforts. The bombings destroyed a very important military base for the Allies during the World War. The