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Prior to World War II, the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia for a long time.
Summarize this article for a 10 year old. Prior to World War II, the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia for a long time. Naval presence was dominated by the Royal ...
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Indian Ocean raid; Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II: British heavy cruisers HMS Dorsetshire and Cornwall under Japanese air attack and heavily damaged on 5 April 1942.
- 31 March – 10 April 1942
- Japanese victory
World War II portal This category is for WWII articles and subcategories about operations in/on the Indian Ocean 's waters/islands (e.g., Madagascar ). For battles on continental coasts and within seas, bays, etc. outside the borders of this ocean (e.g., the Arabian Sea ), see the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre , Southeast Asian Theatre ...
Indonesia borders it. The ocean's importance as a transit route between Asia and Africa has made it a scene of conflict. Because of its size, however, no nation had successfully dominated most of it until the early 1800s when Britain controlled much of the surrounding land. Since World War II, the ocean has been dominated by India and Australia .
Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean during the period of the Second World War (September 1939 - August 1945). Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
