Coral Sea
Fall of Singapore
Bombing of Darwin
Kokoda and Milne Bay
Attack on Sydney
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Which countries were involved?
US, Japan, Australia
100
Who occupied Singapore before it was attacked?
Allied Forces
100
When did the attack occur?
19th February 1942
100
When did the Kokoda campaign occur?
July - November 1942
100
When did Sydney Harbour get attacked?
29th May 1942
200
When did the Battle of the Coral Sea occur?
May 4-8 1942
200
When did Singapore fall?
10th December 1941
200
Why did the Japanese attack Darwin?
Destroy airfield and and Australian planes
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What Battalion held the Kokoda trail until reinforcements arrived?
39th Battalion
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How was Sydney Harbour attacked?
3 midget submarines stealth attack
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How many ship(s) did Japan lose?
18 ships lost
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Why did the Japanese force invade Singapore?
Weaken Allied Navy in the Pacific and gain land
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How did the Japanese approach and attack Darwin?
Came from North and circled round to come from South
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Why was it so surprising that the Australian force held out?
They were militiamen with little training. ('Choco' soldiers that would melt in battle)
300
Why did the Japanese attack Sydney Harbour?
To destroy US ships that were in port and damage moral
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Which US carrier was destroyed?
Lexington
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How many soldiers were captured?
85,000 Allied soldiers forced to surrender (15,000 of the soldiers were Australian)
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Where specifically did the Japanese aim to attack?
Airfield, Post office, communications
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Who were the reinforcements that came to the Australian force's aid?
7th Division AIF
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What ship(s) were destroyed in the attack?
HMAS Cuttabul
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Who commanded the Japanese forces?
Admiral Isoroka Yamamoto
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Where did the captured prisoners get taken?
Japanese prisoner of war camps
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Who fought with his Lewis gun to defend Darwin, while naked?
Darkie Hudson
500
How did the Japanese intend to take Port Moresby?
Attack through Kokoda trail and landing at Milne Bay
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When was the remains of one of the submarines found outside of Sydney Harbour?

November 2006

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