Australia at War

The Kokoda Campaign ran in what year?

• 1940

• 1941

• 1942

• 1943

“On ​ (a)   Prime Minister ​ (b)   announced the beginning of ​ (c)   involvement in the ​ (d)   on every national and commercial radio station in Australia.”

• 3 September 1939
• Robert Gordon Menzies
• Second World War
• Australia's
• Britain's
• 1st September, 1939
• World War One

The Australian Government feared who would invade?

• Germany

• China

• Japan

• France

Imperial ​ (a)   had ​ (b)   similar to ​ (c)   Third Reich

• Japan
• Hitler's
• ambitions
• no ambitions
• Tawain
• Germany's

Australian Militia (​ (a)   ) were ​ (b)   by the local ​ (c)   Papua's, known as the '​ (d)   during the Kokoda Campaign, ​ (e)  

• Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels'
• Indigenous
• Army Reserves
• supported
• 1942.

The aim of the Kokoda Campaign, ​ (a)   , was to defend ​ (b)   delay the Imperial Japanese Army (​ (c)   ) advance until additional ​ (d)   forces could muster, and ultimately ​ (e)   the IJA forces in Papua.

• 1942
• Port Moresby,
• Allied
• IJA
• defeat

Match the following

• Bombing of Sydney

• 19 February 1942 -  12 November 1943

• Kokoda Campaign

• 31 May – 1 June 1942

• Australia declares war

• 21 July - November 1942

• Bombing of Darwin

• 3rd Sept, 1939

Match the following

• 31 May - 1 June 1942

• Bombing of Darwin

• 19th Feb '42- 12th Nov. '43.

• Bombing of Sydney

• 
  21 July – 16 November 1942

• Kokoda Campaign

How many Prime Ministers did Australia have during WWII?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Why weren't the Sydney attacks predicted?

• Harbour patrol force was small and inadequately armed.

• Communications were unreliable

• Anti-submarine detection 'loop' system was unmanned & unserviceable,

• All of the above