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| Question | Answer |
| Attack on Pearl Harbour | When: 7 December 1941 Attack on an American naval base Alerted Allies to before ignored threat of Japan Allies declared war on Japan |
| Fall of Singapore | When: 8 December 1941-15 February 1942 8 December 1941- First bombs dropped Singapore was a British colony Singapore key part to Australia's 'Singapore Strategy' Japanese siege of Singapore itself lasted little over a week British believed that Malay Peninsula would be impossible to cross, yet the Japanese did British surrendered 15 February 1942 Largest British led surrender in foreign history |
| Drive to Japan | War of attrition (sides had to wear each other down) 1943- Allies made 2 successful counterattacks Australia's role changed- smaller military- task was believed to be to provide resources for other nations Japan came tougher and more desperate |
| New Guinea | When: 1942 Japan occupied North East New Guinea in 1942 Only option was to go on Kokoda Trail |
| Kokoda Campaign | When: 1942 Kokoda was a 96km long narrow path The 'Marouba' Force was an Australian milita unit that was under equipped with resources- many of the soldiers had only just turned 18 23 July- Marouba slowed Japanese advance across Rusumi River 29 July- Men retreated to Denihi with casualties Battle of Isurua- the AIF troops began to arrive 2 November- Trail back in Allied hands |
| Battle of Midway | When: 4-7 June 1942 Japanese attempted to capture US forces US intercepted communications US destroyed 200 Japanese aircrafts and 4 aircraft carriers |
| Battle of Coral Sea | When: 4-8 May 1942 Fought off north-east coast of Queensland and New Guinea Prevented Japanese from launching an assault on Port Moresby |
| The Battle for Northern Australia | When: 19 February 1942 There was little funding for the Australian military/RAAF. Australia relied on Britain- forced to appeal to the US December 1941- Women and children were evacuated from Darwin 19 February 1942- Japan launched assault Government downplayed amount of deaths November 1943- By now, there had been 97 airborne attacks |
| Sydney Harbour | When: May 31st 1942 3 Japanese midjet submarines entered Sydney Harbour Killed 21 people before being sunk |
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