Australia in the Pacific War

Who was Australia supporting when they joined the war?

• Britain

• America

• Japan

• Itself

What ideology did Germany, Italy and Japan share leading into WWII?

• Love and peace

• A hateful one

• Imperialism

• Nationalism

Who did Japan invade first?

• Australia

• Germany

• America

• China

Who did Japan first attack when they entered the war?

• Pearl Harbor

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Britain

Japan declared war before they attacked Pearl Harbor.

• True

• False

A significant military base that Australia fought to protect was...

• Burma

• Darwin

• Singapore

• Nagasaki

What impact did Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor have on the American people?

• It divided them

• It united them to fight Japan

• They surrendered to Japan

• They all hid from Japan

Who demanded that Australian troops be sent back to support Australia rather than Britain?

• Prime Minister Curtin

• Prime Minister Menzies

• Prime Minister Churchill

• President Roosevelt

Where were Australian soldiers stationed overseas before they were brought home to defend Australia?

• Tobruk and El Alamein

• Germany

• The French Front

• Centre of Allied Command

Who fought alongside Australians in Singapore?

• Americans

• British

• Japanese

• Singaporeans