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Australia and World War Two - What Do You Already Know?
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Introduction to Australia's Engagement with Asia
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1
What did this organisation help to maintain during World War 2?
Good grooming
Food supplies
Cows
Heavy industry
2
Who is this man and when did he become Prime Minister?
Robert Menzies, 1939
John Curtin, 1940
Ben Chifley, 1945
John Curtin, 1941
3
When did the Japanese first attack Darwin?
19th February 1943
19th February 1940
19th January, 1941
19th February 1942
4
How many times was Darwin attacked by the Japanese during World War Two?
66
2
46
26
5
What is NOT a message of this cartoon?
Australia needs help
The USA needs to quit smoking
Australia is vulnerable after the Fall of Singapore
The USA is coming to Australia's rescue
6
Changes to the
Defence Act (1943)
allowed conscripts to be used where..
Up to the equator
Wherever they were needed
Up to New Guinea
Only within Australia
7
What significant development in Australian/British relations is referenced in this cartoon?
Curtin ordered Australian troops home to defend Australia
Curtin refused to follow British orders
The British were forced to back down to Australian requests
All of these
8
With whom is Curtin shaking hands with in this photograph?
Winston Churchill
Commander Thomas Blamey
Some random guy who thinks he looks good.
General Douglas MacArthur
9
Which of the following places did NOT see Australians fighting during WW2?
Kokoda and New Britain
The invasion of Japan
Greece and Crete
The Battle of Britain
10
Rationing was introduced to Australia in 1942. What item was NOT rationed?
Potatoes
Tea
Butter
Petrol
11
Who were said to be
'overpaid, oversexed and over here!'
during World War Two?
American soldiers stationed in Australia
British soldiers stationed in Australia
Japanese soldiers
Australian troops
12
The National Security Act(1939)
gave the government the power to control....
The movement of people
Transportation
Human resources
Telecommunications
13
The war in the Pacific came to an end in what month and year?
September 1945
September 1944
March 1944
March 1945
14
True or false? Women during WW2 were paid the full male equivalent wage.
False
True
15
What are they pulling out of the water in this photo?
A Japanese torpedo
Some junk they found in the water.
A Japanese midget submarine
An atomic bomb
16
Why is this event significant for Australia?
Australia feared they might be next.
It brought the USA into WW2
It brought Japan into WW2
All of these
17
An alleged plan to abandon Northern Australia in the event of Japan's invasion was called the..
Brisbane Line
Adelaide Line
Darwin Line
Perth Line
18
When did Britain declare war on Germany, starting World War Two?
3rd September, 1940
7th September, 1941
3rd September, 1939
7th December 1941
19
Who said
'Australia looks to America, free of any pangs to our traditional links to the UK?
John Curtin
Arthur Fadden
Ben Chifley
Robert Menzies
20
Which of the following is a reason why the fall of Singapore was so significant?
It was supposed to be impregnable.
All of these
It was our first line of defence against invasion.
15 000 AIF soldiers were captured as POWs
21
These Australians soldiers were nicknamed the Rats of Tobruk by the Germans. Where is Tobruk?
Egypt
Kokoda
Libya
France
22
How long after Britain, did Australia declare war on Germany?
The next day
The following week
The following month
A few hours
23
Why did General MacArthur come to Australia?
To begin a counter-offensive against Japan
He thought it would be a nice place for a holiday
He was going to command the Australian army
He wanted to see the Sydney Harbour Bridge
24
African American soldiers were segregated and confined to special areas while in Australia.
False
True
25
True or False. The federal government took control of income tax during World War 2.
True
False
26
Which Australian Prime Minister declared war on Germany?
Ben Chifley
Bob Hawke
Robert Menzies
John Curtin
27
What is happening in this photograph?
Japan is invading Singapore on bicycle
Nothing of importance
Japanese soldiers going for a ride on their bikes
Japan invading Darwin
28
Where is the Kokoda Track?
New Guinea
Indonesia
China
New Zealand
29
True or False. Australians were exposed for the first time to Coca-Cola during WW2.
True
False
30
What political party did Robert Menzies lead when he declared war against Germany?
The United Australia Party
Greens
Labor
Liberals
