World War 2 Causes
Japan, Germany, Italy
What year did Australia enter WW2?
1939
What were people doing at home to help during the war?
Rationing food, victory gardens, buying war bonds, scrap drives, obeying governmental censorship laws
Countries in the Allied Powers
Big three - UK, U.S, Soviet Union. Also Australia, China, New Zealand, Canada, many African countries.
Did Australia join the Allies or the Axis Powers?
Allies
Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Propaganda
Which country did Hitler invade on September 1, 1939, officially beginning WW2?
Poland
Name of the Japanese attack on the U.S Naval Base in Hawaii that ultimately brought the U.S and Australia closer as allies?
Pearl Harbor
What traditionally male role did women fulfil while the men were drafted?
Working - factories, agriculture, administration, army supplies.
A peace agreement signed in 1919 that ended World War I and required Germany to give up 10% of its European territory, give up all of its overseas colonies, pay reparations to the Allies, and demilitarize their army.
Treaty of Versailles
Which Australian city was bombed by the Japanese?
Darwin
Which Australian city hosted the most American soldiers during the war?
Brisbane
The name of Hitler's nationalist ideology and violent hatred toward Jewish, queer, disabled, non-white, and non-Christian peoples.
Nazism
What was the name of the Australian air force during WW2? (hint: it's an acronym starting with R)
RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force
What was the name of the battle that started out as a drunken brawl in Brisbane?
The Battle of Brisbane