Key Events
This event in 1941 brought the USA into WWII.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This Prime Minister said Australia would look to America for support.
Who is John Curtin?
This type of warfare involved fighting across islands.
What is island hopping?
A sudden military attack.
What is a surprise attack?
This tells you who created a source.
What is origin?
This country invaded China in 1937, escalating conflict in Asia.
What is Japan?
This speech marked Australia's shift away from Britain.
What is “Australia looks to America”?
This environment made fighting difficult in the Pacific.
What is jungle terrain?
The expansion of a country’s power and territory.
What is imperialism?
This explains why a source was created.
What is purpose?
This 1942 battle was a major turning point in the Pacific naval war.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This Australian city was bombed by Japan in 1942.
What is Darwin?
This strategy aimed to capture key islands and bypass others.
What is island hopping strategy?
Information used as evidence to support an argument.
What is evidence?
This refers to the creator’s point of view.
What is perspective?
This event marked the fall of a major British base and shocked Australia.
What is the Fall of Singapore?
Australian soldiers fought along this difficult jungle track.
What is the Kokoda Track?
Japanese soldiers often used this tactic of refusing surrender and fighting to the death.
What is guerrilla warfare / fanatic resistance / bushido-inspired tactics?
To examine in detail and explain meaning.
What is analyse?
This type of evidence is clearly stated in a source.
What is explicit evidence?
This campaign in Papua New Guinea was critical for stopping Japanese advancement toward Australia.
What is the Kokoda Campaign?
This was the main reason Australia feared Japanese invasion.
What is the rapid Japanese expansion in the Pacific / fall of Singapore / proximity to Australia?
This was a key advantage of the Allies in the Pacific war.
What is naval and air superiority / industrial capacity?
To judge value and reliability.
What is evaluate?
This type of evidence is implied and requires inference.
What is implicit evidence?