6.11 EXPERIENCES OF AUSTRALIANS DURING WORLD WAR II Flashcards
1
Q
How many Australian POWs in German or Italian prison camps
A
8 184
2
Q
How many POWs captured in Malay or Singapore
A
15 000
3
Q
How many POWs died in Japanese prison camps
A
2 000
4
Q
What were POWs used for
A
forced labour and building railways
5
Q
What did POWs mainly die from
A
disease and malnutrition
6
Q
What roles did women take on in WWI
A
- knitting
- sewing
- packing parcels
- raising money
- encouraging enlistment
7
Q
What did the majority of women join in
A
- Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF)
- Australian Women’s Army Service (AWAS)
- Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (WRANS)
- Women’s Land Amry
8
Q
How many women joined women’s services during WWII
A
66 000
9
Q
Which indigenous soldiers were allowed to join the AIF in the beginning
A
those of ‘substantially European descent’
10
Q
How many Aboriginal and Torres Trait Islander soldiers served in the Australian amred forces
A
3 000
11
Q
Roles of Indigenous soldiers
A
- farm work
- butcheries
- construction of roads and airfields
- truck driving
- general labour
