1. What substance is there in the charge that Britain betrayed Australia in 1942 I.E Historically accurate is such a view To what extent was Britain responsibity for the failure of the Singapore strategy To what extent must Australian governments of the time accept responsibility? 2. What do the enduring controversies in Australia about the Singapore campaign tell us about the relationship between memory of war, national identity and politics. World War Two created a new world …showed first 75 words of 1554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1554 total…a Republic. Keating did not therefore embody an accurate representation of this event. Keating’s political reason was to justify why Australia’s identity should be separate to Britain. The failure of the Singapore Strategy was not a result of a British betrayal. Australian officials had doubts and saw flaws. Australia was equally to blame for the collapse. The question becomes, why didn’t Australia and Britain accept these flaws and try to repair them?