WWII - Homefront

How did the Curtin government seek to thwart foreign spies and boost morale at home?

• censorship of the news

• requiring factories to manufacture war materials

• controls of banks and shipping

• rationing of food and essential goods

Which of the Curtin government's wartime controls would have helped ensure that hardships caused by the war were equally shared?

• censorship of the news

• requiring factories to manufacture war materials

• control of banks and shipping

• rationing of food and essential goods

By 1942, how many Australian women were working in industries such as munitions, ship building and aircraft manufacture?

• 125,000

• 250,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

What was the main role of the Australian Women's Land Army?

• To guard Japanese prisoners of war

• To monitor the coasts for signs of enemy activity

• To fill the shortfall in rural labour due to the war

• To fight the enemy if they invaded Australian territory

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.

Which of the following was NOT a reaction of the Australians in 1942?

• Mobilisation of women in industrial production

• Collection of material for recycling

• An increase in industrial production

• Mass evacuation of civilians to the countryside

War bonds were

• designed to reduce spending during the war.

• a form of saving whereby civilians lent money to the govt.

• restrictions placed on workplaces.

• money deposited in the bank during the war.

The practice of limiting the amount of particular goods and services that a person can obtain is called

• rationing.

• reducing supply.

• unfair.

• price controls

The National Security Act, 1939

• overrode the constitution.

• overrode the parliament.

• turned Australia into a dictatorship.

• was opposed by many on the grounds of the erosion of liberty.

Rationing was used to

• ensure that the sacrifices of the war were evenly spread.

• keep prices down.

• prevent inflation

• prevent surplus production