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Originally Posted by dogsbody70
Was New Zealand attacked?
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It wasnt attacked no... but it was a dominion of the British Empire so when the Japanese trounced the British in the pacific, people at the time saw it as an attack on New Zealand and were very fearful they would be colonised by Japan. (Times have changed and that sort of allegiance to Britain is not present anymore)
Even if NZ had been attacked though... why would that matter? I wasnt alive at the time and I like to think that I would still be capable of coming to this conclusion as I believe my position is as rational as one could have. (Im open to being corrected however no one has done it yet)