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10HIS3 - Exam Revision

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary reason Japanese Midget Submarines Attack Sydney?

a)

To target key infrastructure.

b)

To negatively impact Australian Moral

c)

To sink the USS Chicago

d)

In retaliation to Prime Minister Curtain's Singapore Speech.

2.

When the Wall Street Stock Exchange crashed in 1929 what global event occurred?

a)

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy

b)

World War II started

c)

The Great Depression

d)

USA to invest in the NASA programme.

3.

Name 2 occasions when the Australian government censored the media during WWII

a)

Bombing of Darwin

b)

Kokoda Campaign

c)

Fall of Singapore

d)

Sydney Harbour Attack

4.

In 1932, Australia's unemployment rate reached 30%. What was the impact of this?

a)

People were evicted from their homes

b)

Charities soup kitchens couldn't cope with the demand

c)

Over 60,000 people went onto the welfare

d)

Government spending decreased.

e)

All of the above

5.

How was Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland considered successful? (select 3)

a)

Invasion was not stopped by the League of Nations

b)

Restored German Prestige after WWI

c)

They had access to industries that were useful to building armies again.

d)

Very few casualties

6.

What is a definition of culture?

a)

the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

b)

the whole way of life of a people, their customs and rituals, their pastimes and pleasures

c)

the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.

d)

a general direction in which something is developing or changing.

7.

Why was the Kokoda Campaign so challenging for the Australian forces? (select 3)

a)

Topography - steep hills, inability to get supplies through

b)

Climate - hot, humid and muddy

c)

Combat - ill equipped and trained. Elite Japanese forces

d)

Entertainment - boring, not reception, lots of walking

8.

Which option was not the name of a Japanese aircraft carrier destroyed at the Battle of Midway?

a)

Akagi

b)

Kaga

c)

Soryu

d)

Hiryu

e)

Shokaku

9.

What was the name of the Captain who broke the Japanese Naval codes?

a)

Henry Winchester

b)

Joseph Rochefort

c)

Colin Highcastle

d)

William James

10.

The team at Station HYPO did what during World War II?

a)

Trained soldiers to infiltrate the German army

b)

Broke the Japanese Naval codes

c)

Refuelled USA Aircraft Carriers

d)

Tortured Japanese POWs

11.

Why was the Battle of Midway such a significant defeat for the Japanese? (Select 4)

a)

4 Aircraft carriers were destroyed

b)

2500 of their elite pilots and crew were killed

c)

292 military aircraft were destroyed

d)

Admiral Yamamoto was executed after the failure.

e)

The Japanese abandoned their plan to expand in the Pacific

12.

After the Fall of Singapore, which country became Australia's main ally?

a)

Great Britain

b)

United States of America

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

13.

The Easybeats are considered Australia's greatest rock 'n' roll artist from which decade?

a)

1950s

b)

1960s

c)

1970s

d)

1980s

14.

Define Pop Culture?

a)

an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application

b)

the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.

c)

the entirety of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture

d)

a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds and curl into a ball, primarily to attack enemies.

15.

The league of Nations formed after which event?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Korean War

16.

Which 4 options are characteristics of Pop Culture?

a)

Associated with commercial products

b)

Develops from a local to a global level

c)

Achieves widespread consumer access

d)

Constantly changing and evolving

e)

Engages in charity programs

17.

Johnny O'Keefe had how many top 40 Australian Hits?

a)

29

b)

41

c)

18

d)

10

18.

What was Japan's major objective in WWII?

a)

To Obtain key resources that would make their Empire self-sustaining eg. oil, rubber and iron

b)

To help Axis Powers by ensuring American and British forces had to fight on 2 fronts.

c)

To see how powerful their Naval fleet was.

d)

To protect itself from American attacks which had been reported.

19.

Japan's invasion of South East Asia was significant to Australia because... (select 4)

a)

Australia was isolated from Europe

b)

Australia had a weak, unprepared homefront force due to the AIF being deployed in Africa

c)

Australia's diplomatic alliances changed

d)

Once Singapore collapsed they were unprotected from Japanese Invasion

e)

Australia's farming production declined and food stocks were reduced to historic lows

20.

Japan was aligned with the Axis Powers. Which countries did this include? (select 2)

a)

German

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Russia

21.

What event caused the USA to enter WWII?

a)

The attack on Pearl Harbour

b)

The Battle of Midway

c)

The Fall of Singapore

d)

The D-Day invasion

e)

The Bombing of Darwin

22.

Johnny O'Keefe was not as successful from the mid-1960s because he...

a)

Failed to adapt to the new British style of rock eg. The Beatles, The Kinks, The Rolling Stones

b)

Had a Live argument on his TV show, "Sing Sing Sing" which damaged his reputation

c)

Did not release any new music after this point

d)

Was unable to tour due to health problems

23.

What were the names of the 2 atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

a)

Fat Man

b)

Little Boy

c)

Little Man

d)

Fat Boy

24.

The British Invasion musical era started in 1964. Who was the most iconic band of the movement?

a)

The Beatles

b)

Johnny O'Keefe

c)

Pink Floyd

d)

The Who

25.

What 2 militias fought on the Kokoda Trail?

a)

39th - Melbourne

b)

52nd - Sydney

c)

23rd - Perth

d)

48th - Brisbane

26.

Which of these sports stars were Australian icons during the Great Depression?

a)

Phar Lap

b)

Don Bradman

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Rod Laver

27.

The Treaty of Versailles negotiations were dominated by which 'Big 3' nations?

a)

USA

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

28.

Which Head of State developed The League of Nations?

a)

President Woodrow Wilson

b)

President Georges Clemenceau

c)

Prime Minister Winston Churchill

d)

Prime Minister Lloyd George

e)

Prime Minister Benito Mussolini