AUSSIE
When did Australia join WWII?
3 September 1939
What was the AWLA?
Australian Women's Land Army
What part of Australia was in critical danger?
Northern Territory
When did World War II start?
1 September 1939
What was the cause of World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
What role did women play on the front line of the war?
Nurses
30,000 Australians were taken prisoner…
(True or false)
True- 30,000 Australians were taken prisoner and 39,000 deceased.
Hospitals and Schools were bombed during WWII
(True or false)
True
Which prime minister declared that Australia was at war?
Robert Menzies declared Australia to be at war.
What was the AWLA?
Australian Women's Land Army
How did communication occur between families in Australia?
with letters
What happened to unemployment rates during the war?
They increased dramatically.
When did World War II end?
2 September 1945 - 6 years and 1 day after the war started
What was the main role of the Australian Women's Land Army?
To fill the shortfall in rural labour due to the war
Where in the Northern Territory did the Japanese bomb first?
Pearl Harbour
From what type of communication did the Australian find out about WW||? (Name 2)
Radios and newspapers
What items did the Red Cross send to military troops?
(name at least 2)
ANZAC biscuits, socks, barley sugar, fresh clothes and Christmas cakes.
Who bombed Pearl Harbour?
The Japanese - they launched a surprise attack
The Blitzkreig occurred in Australia.
(True or False)
False - the Blitzkreig occurred in many places by the Germans
Japanese POWs were not imprisoned in Australia?
False
Who got the benefit of employment rates going up?
Familys who stayed back in Australia.
What products were rationed for Australia’s citizens during the war? (Name 3)
Gasoline, food, alcohol
Which countries fought against Australia?
(name 3)
Germany, Italy, Japan
What happened to German, Italian and Japanese migrants in Australia during WW2?
They were imprisoned
What does POW stand for?
Prisoners of War