Australia and WW II

1.    WW II happened in two major areas; these were:

• Australia and Japan

• Europe and the Pacific Ocean

• Singapore and Tobruk

• North Africa and Palestine

Australian soldiers fought here in WW II

• El Alamein

• Singapore

• Lebanon

• France

The Australians were called by the German press, "the______ of Tobruk"

Australians suffered the worst tratments as PoW's, in camps run by which country ?

• Germany

• Italy

• Japan

• China

Australia's war effort included:

• Rationing of most goods

• Compulsory military training for men aged 18-45

• People were selling their jewllery

• Sending women to fight in battles around the Pacific

In 1919, Germany had a democratic government called The__________ Republic and its leader was President __________

During WW II, Darwin and Broome were bombed by:

• Japanese aircrafts

• German ships

• German aircrafts

• Japanese submarines

Which Asian country did Japan invade in 1931?

• South Korea

• Russia

• Malaya

• China

Germany signed a pact of mutual non-agression with which county?

• Belgium

• Austria

• Russia

• Norway

Why did so many women work on farms (land armies) and in factories

during WW II ?

• They were bored with traditional jobs ,at home.

• The men were fighting in the war and those jobs needed to be done.

• They needed a more physical job.

• To support the war efforts from the homefront.