Year 9 History in a Flas

​Year 9 History in a Flash

By Donna Stanmore

​The Australian War Experience

Round 1 - Core Knowledge

Multiple Choice

What year did Australia enter World War I?

• 1916
• 1918
• 1914
• 1912

Multiple Choice

The landing at Gallipoli took place on:

• June 15, 1917
• April 25, 1915
• May 1, 1916
• March 25, 1914

Multiple Choice

Which front saw the greatest loss of Australian lives during WWI?

• Eastern Front
• Italian Front
• Western Front
• Gallipoli Campaign

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Multiple Choice

The Kokoda campaign was fought in which country?

• Fiji
• Australia
• Solomon Islands
• Papua New Guinea

Multiple Choice

What term describes government posters encouraging enlistment during WWI?

• recruitment drives
• enlistment campaigns
• propaganda
• military advertisements

Round 2: People and Perspectives

Multiple Choice

What was Simpson famous for during the Gallipoli campaign?

• Simpson was recognized for his role as a supply officer in the army.
• Simpson gained fame as a medical officer who performed surgeries.
• Simpson was known for leading a cavalry charge during the campaign.
• Simpson was famous for being a stretcher bearer who rescued wounded soldiers.

Multiple Choice

Indigenous Australians who enlisted in World Wars often faced what challenge after returning home?

• Discrimination and lack of recognition.
• Isolation from family and friends.
• Physical injuries and health issues.
• Financial struggles and unemployment.

Multiple Choice

What were Australian nurses serving overseas commonly called during WWI and WWII?

• Flying Angels

• Nightingales

• Bluebirds

• Desert Roses

Round 3: Home Front Heroes 

Multiple Choice

What was introduced in Australia in 1942 to limit the consumption of food and supplies?

• Voting restrictions

• Curfews

• Tax stamps

• Food rationing

Multiple Choice

Which women’s organisation supported the army by working in communications, transport and mechanics?

• Women's Volunteer Service
• Women's Army Corps (WAC)
• Army Nurses Association
• Civilian Defense Corps

Multiple Choice

Which event directly led to increased government control on the Australian home front?

• Fall of France

• Bombing of Darwin

• Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
• Battle of Britain

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the scale of the first Japanese attack on Darwin on 19 February 1942?

• It involved fewer than 10 aircraft

• It matched the size of the attack on Pearl Harbour

• It was the largest single attack ever mounted on Australian soil.

• It lasted less than one minute

Multiple Choice

Which target was not hit during the Bombing of Darwin?

• Sydney Harbour Bridge

• Darwin Hospital
• Airfields

• Darwin Railway Station

Multiple Choice

When did the bombing of Darwin occur?

• January 10, 1941
• April 25, 1944
• March 15, 1943
• February 19, 1942

​Round 4: Australia and the Pacific War

Multiple Choice

What was the main reason the fall of Singapore was a shock to Australians?

• Singapore was thought to be an “impenetrable fortress”

• It ended the war

• It meant Japan had surrendered

• It made Britain join the war.

Multiple Choice

The Kokoda Track campaign was crucial because it:

• Helped the Allies invade Japan

• Prevented Japan from reaching Port Moresby

• Secured oilfields

• Allowed Australians to fight in Europe

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the term 'Chocolate Soldiers'?

• Insulting nickname for militia 39th Battalion, suggesting they would “melt in the heat of battle.

• A new type of lolly for WW2

• An insulting nickname for Aboriginal soldier

• Soldier who lived off Chocolate in the jungle.

Multiple Choice

Who Were The 39th Battalion?

• Soldiers who defended Darwin

• Soldiers who fought in Japan

• Young, barely trained militia battalions sent to defend Papua New Guinea in 1942

• Soldiers who fought with the Chinese

Round 5: Weapons, Tech and Tactics

Multiple Choice

What was the main type of warfare on the Western Front?

• Aerial bombardment
• Naval warfare
• Trench warfare
• Guerrilla warfare

Multiple Choice

What communication tool became vital in the Pacific campaigns?

• Telegraph systems
• Signal flags
• Carrier pigeons
• Morse Code Radio

Multiple Choice

Which Australian force primarily defended the northern coastline during WWII?

• Royal Australian Air Force
• Australian Navy's 5th Fleet
• Australian Army's 3rd Brigade
• Australian Army's 7th Division

Round 6: Artefacts and Sources

Multiple Choice

A photograph shows soldiers knee-deep in mud, with duckboards disappearing into the mist. Which battlefield does this most likely represent?

• The Western Front
• The Pacific Theater
• The Italian Front
• The Eastern Front

Multiple Choice

A source shows a handwritten diary by a POW describing rice, sickness and forced labour. Which POW camp is suggested?

• Changi

• StalagLuft II

• Colditz

• Flanders Field

Multiple Choice

An artefact shows a triangular fabric patch with a rising sun badge. This belonged to:

• Australian Imperial Force

• Chinese army
• US Marines

• Japanese military

BONUS ROUND: Unscramble the letters. You will have 4 minutes for each one.

A K K O D OO

B K O R U T

A L O R A S E C

H C N I A G

G N S A I R O P E

L A P G O L I L I

M E S O M

Gallipoli
Somme

​WORLD WAR I

Kokoda
Tobruk
Coral Sea
Changi
Singapore

​WORLD WAR II

ANSWERS

BONUS ROUND 2: MATCH THE LEADER TO HIS COUNTRY (WORLD WAR I AND II)

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

JOHN CURTAIN

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

WINSTON CHURCHILL

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

EMPEROR HIROHITO

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

ADOLF HITLER

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

BENITO MUSSOLINI

WHICH COUNTRY DOES THIS LEADER BELONG?

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT