WW2
When did WW2 start?
1939
Did they sign the Geneva convention?
No
Was Germany an Allie or Axis?
Axis
Was Britain an Allie or Axis?
Allie
How many people initially volunteered for the Maori Battalion?
900
When did WW2 end?
1945
What was the name of the railway built by Allied POWs?
Thai-Burma Railway
Which group of people did Hitler blame Germany's fails on?
Jewish people
When did food rationing finally end in Britiain?
1954
Which type of meat was never rationed during WW2?
Sausages
Was Finland and Allie or Axis?
Axis
What age were Japanese soldiers conscripted?
21
How many POWs died in German captivity?
3.3 million
True or False: Britain had extremely harsh POW camps
False
What was the POW camp called in NZ?
Featherston Camp
The Red Cross
What year did they bomb Pearl Harbour?
1941
What year did Hitler get sent to prison?
1923
How many POWs did Britain capture?
3.6 million
What was the Maori battalions nickname among Axis?
Skull hunters
How far did Nancy wake ride on her bike?
400km
What are the names of the 2 places that got bombed in Japan, by the USA?
Horoshima and Nagasaki
When did Hitler become a Dictator?
1933
Why did they lose Singapore to Japan?
Because they had no jungle warfare experience
Who is Ernest Rutherford?
NZ physicist