ies ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁country ▁organized ▁for ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁ruled ▁for ▁only ▁ 4 0 ▁days ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁gr ief ▁largely ▁because ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁Arthur ▁Col es ▁and ▁made ▁no ▁effort ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁support ". ▁Col es ▁persu aded ▁the ▁other ▁independent , ▁Alex ▁Wilson , ▁to ▁support ▁him ▁in ▁crossing ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁then ▁ad vised ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁Curt in ▁of ▁their ▁intention . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁October , ▁Curt in ▁moved ▁that ▁the ▁Government ▁reduce ▁the ▁budget ▁by ▁ 1 ▁p ound . ▁The ▁independ ents , ▁Col es ▁and ▁Wilson , ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁reject ▁F ad den ' s ▁budget ▁and ▁therefore ▁the ▁F ad den ▁Government . ▁F ad den ▁res igned . ▁To ▁date , ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁occasion ▁on ▁which ▁a ▁government ▁was ▁defeated ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁losing ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Curt in ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁E ight ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Japan ▁attacked ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁F ad den ▁became ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁and ▁the ▁U AP ▁elected ▁the ▁ 7 9 - year - old ▁Billy ▁Hugh es ▁as ▁leader ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁M enz ies . ▁Curt in ▁proved ▁a ▁popular ▁leader , ▁r ally ing ▁the ▁nation ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁invasion