... 000 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. Those captured suffered terribly, with about a third dying in captivity. On 7 December 1941, the Japanese launched a devastating surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at its Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii. The attack was not preceded by a declaration of war, and took place while Japanese diplomats were in Washington discussing American concerns about continuing ... , General Douglas MacArthur, had failed to place his air force and troops on a war footing, and American air power in the Far East was destroyed by the Japane...

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... War II changed abruptly, following Japan's "surprise attack" on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Tensions increased between the countries since then as Americans expanded conventional bombing techniques and tightened their increasingly successful naval blockade. The Japanese began the stock piling of aircraft, amassed a giant conscripted military force, and commenced the creation of a civilian army. The leaders of Japan were issued an ultimatum at Postdam for surrender ... and issues of re-election combined with a collective American feeling of hatred towards the Japanese race that aro...

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... : Invasion of Poland 3 Major Axis Powers - Germany, Italy, Japan 4 Major Allied Powers - US, UK, France, USSR Rhineland - section of Western Germany declared a Demilitarized Zone by the treaty of Versailles Appeasement - the policy of giving in to demands - Start: Occupation of Rhineland - End: Invasion of Poland Blitzkrieg - "lightning war- which stressed speed and surprise; Stuka bombers, tanks smash defenses, knock ... out communication Luftwaffe - German Air Force RAF - British Royal Air Force Blitz of Britain -German bombers bomb RAF bases, then bombed London by mistake, then intent...

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