What Life Was Like In Australia During World War 2 Essay

1.0 Introduction

The aim of this essay is to discover what life was like in Australia during World War 2. Because we should know what it would of being like living in the war. On the 3rd of September, 1939 Australia declared war on Germany to help there allies in the United Kingdom. In 1940 and 1941, Australian troops saw action in the Middle East and North Africa. In January 1941, Australian troops helped capture Bardia and Tobruk in Libya. Soon the war would come closer to home. On 8th December 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbour, Australia declared war on Japan. The Japanese offensive in New Guinea was the most direct threat Australia faced. Fortunately, the Americans staved off a naval attack on Australia at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942. The Japanese Army then attempted to reach Port Moresby, New Guinea, by land. This led to the bloody battles at Gona and Buna. By the end of the war, Australia had lost about 30000 women and men.
During this time what would of life been like living in Australia. My three body paragraphs will discuss about food shortages and rationing, laws and regulations and censorship being used.

2.0 Body paragraph 1

During the war Australia had shortages in almost everything, so the government brought in rationing, people received ration card which was what they would use to buy supplies. The government brought in new laws and regulations, as many people left to join war people had to work more hours and had less off. Censorship was used though radio, printed media and any other form of communication. Censorship was also used to prevent people from hearing about what war was like and how terrible it was. So live would of being harder in Australia then it was before the war because of people working harder with more hours or even more days making supplies for the soldiers yet and working to help those who remained