WorksheetsPOWs & DDay
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
The (a) convention is what outlines the rules that governed the treatment of prisoners of war.
Which theatre of war was it 'better' to be taken as a prisoner of war?
Pacific (by the Japanese)
Europe (by the Germans)
Which best describes the fell of Rove McManus's grandfathers letters home while a POW?
Honest
Hopeful
Detailed and horific
Nearly 40 000 Australians were taken as prisoners of war during WW2, what percentage is that from those who enlisted?
15%
24%
42%
55%
Which of these options does not describe the conditions in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp?
Lack of food and medical supplies
Being inflicted with brutal punishment and potential execution
Being able to regularly correspond home to loved ones
Being overworked and exhausted
Which battled created the most Australian prisoners of war in the pacific theatre?
Kakoda
Darwin Bombing
Fall of Singapore
Iwo Jima
What was the approximate death toll from the Sandakan prisoner of war camp in Borneo?
23%
49%
66%
100%
Where is the Sandakan prisoner of war camp?
Malaysia
Indonesia
Singapore
Borneo
What other people were imprisoned in Changi prisoner of war camp with allied soldiers?
Political prisoners
Malayan civilians
AWOL Japanese soldiers
Which country landed on the DDay beach code named Utah?
Australia
USA
Canada
Britain
Which country landed on the DDay beach code named Omaha?
Australia
USA
Canada
Britain
Which country landed on the DDay beach code named Juno?
Australia
USA
Canada
Britain
Which country landed on the DDay beach code named Sword?
Australia
USA
Canada
Britain
Which country landed on the DDay beach code named Gold?
Australia
USA
Canada
Britain
When did the DDay lands begin?
June 6th 1944
October 4th 1945
January 10th 1944
January 1st 1945
Where were the DDay landings?
Holland
Fortress Europa
Normandy
Calai
