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WWII - Coggle Diagram
WWII
Reasons for outbreak of WWII.
Treaty of Versailles. (28th June 1919)
germany was pissed because they got screwed over in the treaty,
War guilt clause, reparations (￡6600 million), military restrictions, loss of land.
Expansionist policies
Japan: 1931 - invades Manchuria. 1937 - invades China, December 7th 1941 - attacks Pearl harbour. Japan wanted to be a superpower.
Germany: wanted to return to former power before defeat in WWII. 1933 - Hitler comes to power. 1935 - reinstates conscription. 1936 - sends troops to Rhineland. 1938 - sends troops to Austria to get more lebensraum.
Italy: wants to get former glory (Roman Empire) Benito Mussolini. 1934 - claims part of Abyssinia (east Africa). League of nations tries for trade bans but doesn't stop Italy.
Weakness of League of Nations
japan taking control of Manchuria
Germany claiming Sudetenland
Italy claiming Abyssinia
Failure of Appeasement
September 29th 1938 (munich agreement)
Australia's Involvement
Reasons for Australia's involvement
Britain declared war therefore Aus automatically at war
threat of Japan advancing through Asia. Aus supports US against japan.
Reasons for Enlistment
Desire for adventure
sense of duty
military prestige
Australia's contributions
450 pilots serve in RAF
35 Aussie pilots in RAF or RAAF during Battle of Britain
Kokoda and Tobruk
Kokoda
Japan wants Port Moresby
port moresby important, japan would do bomb raids on Aus from it.
Japan has to take Kokoda trail to get to Port Moresby
japanese retreat due to loss at Guadalcanal
600 Australians dead
Tobruk
fought in Torbuk, Libya
locational strategic significance
april to august 1941
9th division AIF
almost constant shelling and bombing from AXIS