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1940 to 1949
Menzies Events Places ban on the Communist PartyVisits wartime England; Resigns as PMThe Forgotten People speechesLeader of Federal OppositionLiberal Party formedLeader of the Liberal PartyDespondent after election lossLeads debate against the Banking BillTravels to UK, Europe, USA and CanadaRe-elected as Prime Minister of Australia
Australian Events Second AIF to the Middle EastWar declared against JapanWar comes to AustraliaFirst women elected to Federal ParliamentAustralian troops advance in New GuineaFounding member of the United NationsPost-war resettlement and immigration programChifley government plans to nationalise banksBank nationalis-ation ruled un-constitutionalSnowy Mountains Scheme begins
World Events Churchill becomes PM of BritainJapanese bomb Pearl Harbour: USA enters WarBattles of the Coral Sea and MidwayLarge scale bombing of Germany beginsAmerica advances in the PacificWorld War II endsUN General Assembly meetsAircraft breaks the sound barrierAustralian elected President of the UNNATO alliance formed
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