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The Pacific War, Homefront and Australia’s International Relationships

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WWII History Term 3

Question 1 of 18

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Japan formed an allegiance in 1940 with I and . This became the Power.

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Question 2 of 18

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Why did the US impose trade restrictions on Japan in the 1930s?

Select one or more of the following:

  • They were enemies.

  • Japan were expanding territories throughout Eastern Asia.

  • The trade prices went up.

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Question 3 of 18

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Before further into , wanted to eliminate the threat of the . Therefore, they bombed .

Drag and drop to complete the text.

    expanding
    South East Asia
    West Asia
    The Pacific
    moving
    Japan
    Britain
    US
    Australia
    US Navy base
    British Army Base
    US Marines Base
    Pearl Harbour
    Singapore

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Question 4 of 18

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Pearl Harbour was bombed on the .

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Question 5 of 18

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Prime Minister JOHN CURTIN Curtin transfered Australian troops from the Northern Hemisphere to service closer to home in 1941 because war was coming closer to Australia and the British navy was fighting in Europe and clearly unable to protect this part of the world.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 6 of 18

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The Japanese attacked Singapore on the ________________.

Select one or more of the following:

  • 7th of December 1941

  • 9th of January 1940

  • 8th of December 1941

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Question 7 of 18

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The Japanese attacked Singapore because ________________.

Select one or more of the following:

  • Singapore was a major British military base

  • Britain were enemies with Japan

  • It was part of Japan's military attack plan

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Question 8 of 18

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In Singapore, allied forces responded effectively. They had a strong defence strategy.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 9 of 18

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Select from the dropdown list to complete the text.

( 22,000, 40,000, 41,000, 23,000 ) soldiers were captured in Singapore.

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Question 10 of 18

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Japan bombed Darwin in .

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Question 11 of 18

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Other than Darwin, which Australian city did the Japanese target?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Sydney

  • Brisbane

  • Perth

  • Pearl Harbour

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Question 12 of 18

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WWII was caused by:

Select one of the following:

  • Germany and Japan wanted to take over the world

  • Instability created in Europe by WWI set the stage for another international conflict

  • There was an international disagreement

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Question 13 of 18

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

WWII went from ( 1939, 1941 ) to ( 1945, 1946 ).

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Question 14 of 18

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Darwin Bombing.
The Australian Government withheld details of the strength of the attack and the casualties. Prime Minister Curtin did this so that the enemies would not know how many ships were damaged and what the current strength of the military was.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 15 of 18

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Island hopping is:

Select one or more of the following:

  • Claiming one island and then the next

  • Using islands to travel

  • Heading directly to the destination

  • crossing of an ocean by journeys between islands, as opposed to a single journey directly to the destination.

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Question 16 of 18

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End of WWII.
formally surrendered. had greater and power a strategy that forced the war against Japan on a path to unstoppable Allied .

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    Japan
    Germany
    Britain
    America
    Australia
    UK
    Italy
    military
    strength
    army
    economic
    resource
    international
    victory
    defeat
    loss

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Question 17 of 18

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Japan wanted to invade Australia, hence the bombings that occurred in the NT.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

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Question 18 of 18

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national of the United States. It is mostly used to express and as a significant symbol of the American . It was used on posters.

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