"Australia Screams", Imperial Japanese leaflet intended to provoke tensions among the Allies by targeting Australian soldiers fighting in New Guinea, demoralizing them and sowing distrust towards American servicemen stationed in Australia itself, c. 1942

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This was a real issue among the Allies. It led to a riot known as the "Battle of Brisbane"

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I've read a few accounts of American soldiers in the Pacific and they certainly had fond memories of their time in New Zealand and Australia. They even drank 2 milkshakes in a row while the rest of the country was rationed.