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54 Cards in this Set
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Growing Tension When did Japan invade Manchuria? |
1931 |
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Growing Tension When did Italy invade Abyssinia? |
1935 |
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Growing Tension When did Germany take over Austria and Czechoslovakia? |
1938-1939 |
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When did Australia declare war on Germany (after Great Britain)? What catalysed this? |
September 3, 1939. Germany's invasion of Poland |
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Which of the three arms was the most prepared for war? |
Royal Australian Navy. However, it still wasn't prepared well |
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Successes of the Army In what year did Australia troops fight in Somaliland? Who against? |
1940. Italians |
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Successes of the Army In what year did Australia troops fight in Libya? Who against? |
1942. Italians |
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Failures of the Army In what year did Australian troops fight in Tobruk? Who against? |
1941. Germans. |
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When did Japan enter the war? |
June 1940 |
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When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour? |
December 7, 1941 |
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How many people died in the bombing of pearl Harbour? |
2,400 people |
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When did Australia declare war on Japan (without Britain's permission)? |
December 1941 |
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When did the allies surrender to fighting in Singapore? |
February 1942 |
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When did Churchill consider pulling troops out of Singapore? How did Curtin react? |
January 1942. Curtin strongly opposed him. |
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When did the battle in Kokoda occur? How many Australians died? |
July 1942-January 1943. 6,000 |
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When did Germany surrender? |
May 7, 1945 |
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When did the US bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki? |
August 1945 |
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When did Japan surrender? |
August 15, 1945 |
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When was Menzies Prime Minister? |
1939-1940 |
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Prior to his term as PM, what had Menzies been nicknamed in the past? In what year? |
Pig Iron Bob. 1938 |
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What was the act allowing the Government to make laws quickly? |
The Security Act 1939 |
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When did the coalition with the Country Party end? |
1939 (after the declaration of war) |
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When did the coalition with the Country Party begin again? |
March 1940 |
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What was the name of the system that Menzies introduced and was rejected? When? |
National Coalition Government. October 1940 |
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When did Menzies resign? |
End of August 1940 |
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When did the 'Brisbane Line' controversy arise? |
1942 |
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When was Curtin Prime Minister? What party was he from? |
1940-1945. Labor |
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What was the name of the system suggested by Curtin that was accepted? When? |
Advisory War council. October 1940 |
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When did Curtin call to America for an alliance? |
December 27, 1941 |
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"Australia can go, ____ _______ ___ _____ _____ __" - Curtin |
"Australia can go, but Britain can still hold on" - Curtin |
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Who was the Supreme Commander of all allied forces in the Pacific? |
Douglas McArthur |
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"Mr Curtin has made a great blunder if he thinks the ____ between this country and Great Britain are ______ ___________" - Menzies |
"Mr Curtin has made a great blunder if he thinks the ties between this country and Great Britain are merely traditional" - Menzies |
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What was the name of the bill allowing conscription in the pacific region? When? |
Militia Bill, 1943 |
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When did Curtin die? |
July 1945 |
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When had 'austerity' become a common phrase? How many Australians owned a radio at this point? |
1942 81% |
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Austerity When was petrol rationing introduced? What did it entail? |
1940. Allowed 1,000 miles per vehicle per year |
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Austerity By what year was beer production cut by what amount? |
1943. 1/3 |
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Austerity When were compulsory blackouts/brownouts stopped? |
Late 1943 |
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Austerity What resulted from austerity measures? |
A black market |
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What was a popular slogan regarding US soldiers? |
"Over-sexed, over-paid, over here?" |
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What was the name of the extension of the Balfour Declaration permitting independent foreign policy? When? |
Statute of Westminster. 1939 |
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How many war brides left Australia to go to America? |
1,000 |
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When did Australia adopt the Statute of Westminster? |
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act, 1942 |
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How many female factory workers were there during the wartime years? |
145,000 |
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During WWII, what percentage of a man's wage did a woman receive? |
70% |
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How many women enlisted in war services? |
78,000 |
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How many aboriginals fought in WWII? Why? |
3,000. To protect their land, in hope of being treated equally |
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What was the name of the Aboriginal man reporting that after fighting, he had "returned to being a blackfellow"? |
Leonard Waters |
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In what year were pensions given to Aboriginals on reserves? |
1942 |
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In the Northern Territory, how were some Aboriginals paid? |
By three sticks of tobacco a week |
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In what year were how many people sent to war internment camps? |
1942 (peak), 12,000 |
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How did the war alter Australia's national identity? |
Rats of Tobruk accentuated the 'underdog' aspect, prisoners of war accentuated stoicism and resourceful aspect and the Kokoda track success added to the Anzac legend. Also became more independent - less reliant on Britain. |
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How many Australians were taken as prisoners of war? |
20,000 |
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Battle of Brisbane |
November 1942 |
