Building a WWII Timeline
ACTIVITY: Watch the video and make a timeline of WWII. You must include the start, date and at least 5 other events. You must include, Australia declares war on Germany, Australia declares war on Japan, Attack on Darwin, Attack on Sydney, Japan invade Papua New Guinea, Australia wins the Papua New Guinea campaign (Kokoda).
For more dates or information check pp 44- 46 in your book.
Other questions to answer:
For more dates or information check pp 44- 46 in your book.
Other questions to answer:
- What Australian Prime Minister announce the declaration of war against Germany? Add his name to your timeline event.
- What Australian Prime Minister announced the declaration of war against Japan? Add his name to your timeline event.
Kokoda
Are these questions a piece of cake? If not, have a look at page 52-53 in the book or check the 'Kokoda' page on this website.
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The Homefront
Are there any of the below that you do not feel confident about your knowledge or understanding? If so, ask a mate, look it up on the "Homefront" page in this website OR check your textbook pp58-62 to get back on top of the topic. For each, you should know, who, what when, where, and why.
Add dates to your timeline for the topics with an *
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Women at War
If you can't answer the following questions with ease, check the 'Women at War' page on this website or look at pp 62-63 in our book.
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Australian Prisoners of War
Sandakan Death March
Add this event to your timeline. There may be more than one key date 1. Where did the Sandakan Death March happen? (What country?) When did it happen? 2. How many Australian prisoners were there? 3. How many Australian prisoners survived? 4. How many allied people surrendered at Singapore? 5. How does Keith Botrill (the surviving soldier from the Sandakan death march, old man in the video) describe the camps? 6. What were the health conditions of the prisoners? 7. In 1944 the Japanese started to lose the war? How did this affect the treatment of the prisoners? 8. What work were the prisoners doing? 9. How far did the prisoners march? 10. What is the weather like? 11. What did the soldiers call a green cage? 12. What happened to soldiers who couldn’t march anymore? 14. Why was the Sandakan Death March kept a secret from Australians? 16. How many Japanese guards were convicted of war crimes? |