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Why did Japan go to war with the West?

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Allies by Britain being broken, imperialism, Indo-China, U.S. placing the embargo and refusing to negotiate, to get oil.

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Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?

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Pearl harbour was a major naval re supply base for the U.S. Pacific fleet. Japan needed to neutralise the U.S. Navy to gain 6 months to get oil from Indo-China.

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Who was the American president at the time?

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President Roosevelt.

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Why did Australia go to war?

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Concerned about Japanese expansion, alliances with Britain and U.S.

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Why did Australians go to war?

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Conscription
Pride
Mateship
Propaganda

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What was the Manhattan Project?

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It was the code name of the atomic bombs, Fat Man and Little Boy.

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What happened at Hiroshima?

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they dropped Little Boy. 92% of the city was destroyed.

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What happened at Nagasaki?

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When Japan didn’t surrender, America dropped another bomb the next day. Nagasaki was the backup for Kokura which was covered in fog that day. Fat Man was dropped.

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what is censorship?

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The suppression of information in speeches, letters, media etc to prevent the enemy of learning of war plans, strategies and military strength.

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What is propaganda?

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A form of influencing the attitude of the people towards a cause or position. Mainly occurred in posters and media.

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Where was Australia bombed?

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Darwin and Newcastle.

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What positions did women take in war?

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Medical and RAAF mechanical work, rural workforce.

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What were the three main Australian policies affecting Aboriginal Australians?

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Assimilation policy, Protection Policy, Segregation Policy.

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What are three events that Aboriginal Australians fought for rights at?

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Day of mourning, William Cooper asking for political representation, tent embassy.

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What are the Jim Crow Laws?

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Laws to keep segregation in place and to keep white supremacists above African Americans.

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Who was Japan’s prime minister?

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Hideki Tojo

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What were the U.S. Freedom Rides?

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Political nonviolent protests against segregation.

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Who organised the U.S. Freedom Rides?

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CORE, Congress of Racial Equality

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What were the Australian Freedom Rides?

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They were led by Charles Perkins and students from the university of Sydney formed a group called Student Action for Aboriginals. They rode around new south whales on buses to raise the issue of indigenous rights.

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Where did the Australian Freedom Riders visit?

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Walget RSLpicket, Moree baths

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What did Martin Luther King Jr lead or help with?

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1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, 1963 nonviolent protests in Alabama, March on Washington, Selma to Montgomery marches.

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What did Martin Luther King Jr help achieve?

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The Civil a Rights Act 1964 and the Voting a rights Act 1965. His protests helped end segregation in the South and ended segregation everywhere on lunch counters, bathrooms, bubblers, public transport and schools.

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Where was MLK Jr assassinated?

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On the second floor balcony of his hotel. He was there to support a sanitation workers strike.

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What did the Australian Freedom Rides contribute to?

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The overwhelming yes vote in the 1967 referendum to change the constitution and count Aboriginals in the census.

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What battles did Australia fight in in the Pacific?

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Kokoda, Papua New Guinea, Fall of Singapore, Battle of the Coral Sea.

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What are primary and secondary sources?

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Primary is created at the time, secondary is created after the fact.

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What does UNESCO stand for?

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United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organisation

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What was the Cold War about?

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Communism vs Capitalism

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What civil rights organisation was MLK Jr involved in?

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference SCLC

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Why did American bomb Japan?

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President Truman didn’t want to lose any more American lives and he wanted to push Japan into surrendering.

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Who was the Australian Prime Minister?

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John Curtin

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