WW2 Worksheet
Why was there no discussion about Australia's involvement in ww2
If Britian went to war, then so does Australia
How many soldiers were in the Aus army before the announcement of ww2?
3000
Who was the Dictator of Germany in ww2?
Hitler
How many military deaths by the end of WW2?
nearly 15 million
What law defined who was German and who was not?
The Nuremberg law
no excitement
How did Aus find out they were going to war?
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies broadcast
Who was the Dictator of Italy in ww2?
Mussolini
How many civilian deaths by the end of WW2?
over 38 million
How many Jewish people died in the holocaust?
6 million
Who were in the Allied troops?
British, America and Australia
What year did the Aus gov make it compulsory for all men aged between 18-35 to join the CMF?
1942
Who was the Dictator of Russia in ww2?
Stalin
How many nations took part in WW2?
roughly 70 nations
What did Jewish people need to wear on their clothes to mark them as a "Jew"
The star of David
Who were the Axis powers
Germany, Italy and Japan
by the end of WW2 approx how many Aus served?
Who was the Prime Minister of Australia in ww2?
Robert Menzies
Which country switched sides half way through WW2?
Italy
Jewish people were forcibly moved and put all in an area before concentration camps were brought in. What was this area called?
The Ghettos
How many Australian soldiers died in Syria by the French troops?
1500
In 1941 why did the war get 'closer to home' for Aus?
Japan attacked Britain
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in ww2?
Winston Churchill
How much $$ in reparations did Germany need to pay after WW2?
23 billion
What year did Hitler change the mass killing method from shooting to gassing?
1942