WWII History Term 3

Japan formed an allegiance in 1940 with I[blank_start]taly[blank_end] and [blank_start]Germany[blank_end]. This became the [blank_start]Axis[blank_end] Power.

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

Before [blank_start]expanding[blank_end] further into [blank_start]South East Asia[blank_end], [blank_start]Japan[blank_end] wanted to eliminate the threat of the [blank_start]US Navy base[blank_end]. Therefore, they bombed [blank_start]Pearl Harbour[blank_end].

Pearl Harbour was bombed on the [blank_start]7th of December 1941[blank_end].

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.

The Japanese attacked Singapore on the ________________.

The Japanese attacked Singapore because ________________.

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

[blank_start]22,000[blank_end] soldiers were captured in Singapore.

Japan bombed Darwin in [blank_start]1942[blank_end].

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

WWII was caused by:

WWII went from [blank_start]1939[blank_end] to [blank_start]1945[blank_end].

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.

Island hopping is:

End of WWII. [blank_start]Japan[blank_end] formally surrendered. [blank_start]American[blank_end] had greater [blank_start]military[blank_end] and [blank_start]economic[blank_end] power a strategy that forced the war against Japan on a path to unstoppable Allied [blank_start]victory[blank_end].

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

Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national [blank_start]personification[blank_end] of the United States. It is mostly used to express [blank_start]patriotism[blank_end] and as a significant symbol of the American [blank_start]Culture[blank_end]. It was used on [blank_start]propaganda[blank_end] posters.