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a punishment served to a country after war where they must give over certain assets |
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a group of countries that opposed the allied powers in World War II. |
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nations allied in opposition to the axis powers |
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people that are captured during war and are forced to do labour |
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a treaty signed by Germany after their defeat in the end of World War I in 1918 |
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a source of evidence that is directly from the event |
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evidence that is generated from a person's point of view of the matter |
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when the point of view of an individual is already strongly influenced, impacting on the final decision |
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When was the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? |
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Who were the major Axis Powers? |
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Who were the major Allied Powers |
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UK, France, USA, China, Soviet Union |
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Timeline of Key events for the Pacific War |
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September 18, 1931 - Japan invades Manchuria December 7, 1941 - Japan bombs Pearl Harbor December 8, 1941 - United States declares war on Japan (entered World War II) 15 February, 1942 - Fall of Singapore 19 February, 1942 - Japan bombed Darwin 4 May, 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea 31 May, 1942 - Japan launched midget submarines on Sydney Harbor 4-7 June, 1942 - Battle of Midway Battle of Kokoda (5 months) 15&17 August, 1942 - Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombed 15 May, 1943 - Australian hospital ship Centaur was sunk by Japanese submarine |
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Where else on the Australian mainland did the Japanese raid? |
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Townsville, Broome, Katherine, Wyndham, Derby, Port Headland, Millingimbi, Exmouth Gulf, Horn Island |
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When were the Japanese midget subs found off of Sydney Harbour? |
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When was the Centaur sunk? |
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14 May 1943 by a Japanese submarine |
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What happened at Pearl Harbor? |
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Pearl Harbor bombed on 7 December 1941 |
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Who was the Japanese commander? |
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When and where was the Japanese surrender signed? |
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15 August, 1945 aboard USS Missouri |
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How long did the campaign on the Kokoda Track take? |
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In terms of WW2, what was the Burma Railway? |
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Purpose was to join Japanese forces in the Pacific and Burma campaigns by rail |
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