Kahoot questions Flashcards
who was australias PM through most of world war 2
john curtin
what is the date of the pearl harbour attacks
7 December 1941
Why was australia significant to Japan and the US during WW2
A strategically positioned land base
how did japan respond to US policy during the pacific war
Isolate australia
who took charge of australian defence in WW2
General McArthur
When and how much did japan bomb australia
in 1941 and over 60 times
When was the battle of the coral sea?
4-8 may 1942
In what way was the battle of the coral sea unique?
None of the ships could see each other
Who won the battle of the coral sea?
Neither side “won”, there were equal losses for both sides
Why was the battle of the coral sea important for australia?
The battle was important because it ended the threat of a japanese naval/sea invasion
What was the allies’ stratergy against japan during the pacific war
attack from the south and the east
What was the japanese warrior code
The samurai code
The the existance of the samurai code effect how australians viewed the japanese during the war
yes
what happened in new guniea to the japanese when they invaded
Their advance slowed significantly due to them struggling to transport rescources to the front lines
where did teh australians reverse the movement of the japanese invasion
The kokoda trail
Why did japan continue to fight even though they were almost certaintly going to lose
To delay defeat, retain territory and prevent invasion
why was a surrender so hard to negotiate with the japanese
Their bushido code to never give up
When was “Little Boy” dropped on Hiroshima?
6th of August 1945
Why did the US decide to drop 2 bombs on japan
To have a quick end to the war and force japan to surrender
what were the consequences of the pacific war
The end of colonialism and division on some countries
in what year in the 19th century did japan open to foriegn influence
1853
What impact did opening to foriegn infuence have to japan.
it copied european ideas
What limited japans industrial progress after it opened to foriegn infuence
Lack of natural rescources
What decade did japan become recognised as a superpower
1930s
why did japan want to be an empire
to be like europeans, china and russia
why was japan so expansionist leading up to WW2
to secure rescources
What name best described US foriegn policy from 1918-1942
isolationist
Why did the US choose this policy
To keep out of european wars
What was the neutrality act
an act to ensure that the US is only at war for it’s own defence
why was china vuneralble to japanese attack before WW2
poverty, weak government, civil war
in what year did the marco polo bridge incident happen
1937
in what city did the chinese slow the japanese advance?
Shanghai
Why do the chinese remember the “Rape of Nanking” with anger
Japanese brutality
what impact did japan have in china in the period of 1932-45
caused mass destruction and chaos
what decision did japan make in an effort to defeat china
isolate china
When did world war 2 start in europe
september 1939
what particular event caused the start of world war 2
hitler invaded poland
what opportunity did hitler invading poland give japan
to attack european colonies
who formed the triparte pact
Japan, italy and Germany
What was the aim of the greater east asia co prosperity sphere
to secure rescources, end european colonisation in asia and create a japanese empire
how did the USA respond to the japanese invasion of china
they froze japanese assets
what significant event brought the USA into the war
Attack on pearl harbour
why was the attack not decisive
aircraft carriers at sea
By what methods did japan defeat singapore’s defences
attacked by land
in what ways did the invasion of singapore effect australia’s defence thinking
australia sought help from the US
what did the europeans think of the japanese before WW2
dismissed it, bellitled them, minimised them
Name the two obsticles to japanese expansion into southern asia.
singapore and the phillipines
on what date did singapore fall to japan
15th of february 1942
what did General McArthur promise when he left the phillipines in 1942
I shall return
why was japans conquest of south east asia a relative failiure strategically
not enough ships
