The fall of Singapore of the Japanese army on the 15th of February 1942, was a massive defeat of the British and one the British navies worst defeats in WWII, Singapore was known as an impregnable fortress and the Japanese humiliating the British by taking Singapore in 7 days. This essay will be discussing the reliance on Britain and the outbreak of WW2 in Europe, the impact the fall of Singapore had on Australia, and America becoming Australia’s protector.

During WW2 Australia relied on Britain because Australia was a British empire and because of the power that the British held in Asia; The Japanese were rapidly overtaking Asia and making Asia for the Asians thus trying to remove the colonial powers from Asia. On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Robert Menzies said to the Australian public, "Great Britain …show more content…
The British thought that Singapore would never fall because of the presents of the British, Indian and Australian troops, it was an island so they that the Japanese would never be able to get on the island. The attack started on 8th of February with the Japanese beginning their amphibious landings on the northwest of the island. The British had their entire defense on the North- East Front (know known as Changi) of Singapore because the British though that if the Japanese where going to attack then they would attack by sea. The Japanese decided to go by land leaving the whole North- Western wide open. The Japanese travelled by bike and travelled rapidly though Malaya and the British weren’t expecting the Japanese so quick. The Japanese bought down Singapore in 7. This shocked Australia because the British heavily guarded Singapore and also the British were considered as a powerhouse in Europe and the Japanese were still trying to prove them selves in Asia as a powerhouse. There had never been enemy troops near Australia and as soon as the Japanese took Singapore Australia relished that they were on there