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WWII: Australia's Involvement
WWII: Australia's Involvement
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World War 2 and Australia
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1
Which supposedly 'impregnable' British base in the Pacific fell to Japan in February 1942?
Singapore
Philippines
Germany
Hong Kong
2
When did Australia declare war on Germany?
September 1940
September 1941
September 1938
September 1939
3
Which Australian place was attacked by Japanese submarines in May 1942?
Darwin
Port Hedland
Sydney
Adelaide
4
Around how many Australians did the fighting in New Guinea involve?
64000
54000
74000
84000
5
How many Australians were captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore?
20000
25000
15000
10000
6
What is the 400km railway that Australian prisoners of war were made by the Japanese to build?
Burma-Thailand
Laos-Thailand
Cambodia-Laos
Laos-Vietnam
7
Which battle did the Australian 9th Division fight and win against Germany in October 1942?
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
El Alamein, Egypt
Tobruk, Libya
Coral Sea, Australia
8
How many American troops had come to Australia by 1943?
80,000
50,000
20,000
120,000
9
Where was the main Japanese prisoner of war camp?
Changi
Kokoda
Hong Kong
Hiroshima
10
Where were the Japanese stopped on the Eastern side of New Guniea in August 1942?
Australia
Kokoda
Buna
Milne Bay
11
What nickname did the 7th and 9th AIF divisions who fought in Tobruk give themselves?
Humans of Tobruk
Rats of Tobruk
Fleas of Tobruk
Mice of Tobruk
12
How many Australians were killed in WW2?
27,000
30,560
23,477
8,296
13
Why did Japan want to advance into and capture Port Moresby (in Papua New Guinea)?
To gain more prisoners of war
So they could easily strike at Australia
Because they wanted a holiday there
For oil and other resources
14
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour in 1941?
USA stood in their way of South East Asia dominance
They were becoming over confident
It was an accident
USA threatened to bomb Japan
15
Which major battle fought in May 1942 first stopped Japanese advancement?
El Alamein
Midway
Guadalcanal
Coral Sea
16
When was Darwin, Australia first attacked by the Japanese?
19 March 1942
19 Feb 1942
19 May 1942
19 April 1942
17
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were estimated to have served in World War II?
2000
4000
1000
3000
18
How many were killed in the Japanese bombings on Australia?
456
345
234
123
19
Which city did the Allies secure by fighting on the Kokoda Track against the Japanese?
Kokoda
Port Moresby
Port Gatsby
Port Lessby
20
Where did the Australian 6th Division fight the Italians in 1940?
Egypt
Australia
Italy
Mussolini's backyard
21
Who was the Australian Prime Minister from 1939-1941?
John Curtin
Tony Abbott
Harold Holt
Robert Menzies
22
What proportion of the 27000 Australians who died in WWII died in Japanese prison camps?
1/3
1/5
1/4
1/2
23
How many casualties did Australia suffer in the fighting in Greece and Crete in 1941?
4000
6000
3000
5000
24
How many days did the Siege of Tobruk last for?
242
42
24
424
25
Where was the important port that Allied troops held against the Germain Afrika Korps in 1941?
Tobruk, Libya
Port Moresby, New Guinea
El Alamein, Egypt
Tobruk, Egypt
