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Explain the strategic importance of controlling Port Moresby for both Japan and Australia.

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Explain the strategic importance of controlling Port Moresby for both Japan and Australia.

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Controlling Port Moresby for japan would benefit them Because, they would be closer to the United States, and advance through the whole of Australia or even countries nearby. They would also have control of the sea and the airspace of Papua and Northern Australia.

Whereas for Australia, controlling Port Moresby would ensure that The United States would not be separated from Australia allowing them to, create Port Moresby as a base to potentially be used as a stronger offensive counter to Japan and to also prevent Japan and its allies to advance further on their goal of expanding.

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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5. To what extent was the Kokoda Trail Campaign a significant event?

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5. To what extent was the Kokoda Trail Campaign a significant event?

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This campaign was one of the biggest and most important events in australia's history that happend during wwII, because Australia were forced to stop the japanese with very little armed forces and very little skill, until they ended up creating an unlikely alliance with papua new guinea who then helped australia shut down japan's forces.

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Port Moresby was where it took place, but majority of soldiers died to the deadly conditions

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2. Why did the Kokoda Track Campaign happen? 

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2. Why did the Kokoda Track Campaign happen? 

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the Kokoda campaign happened because the Japanese wanted to take papa new guinea as at the time it was part of Australia and was important for attacking. this prompted untrained Australian solders to go to defend and take back what the Japanese had taken

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6. Source Analysis Activity: Kokoda Primary Sources.pdf 

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6. Source Analysis Activity: Kokoda Primary Sources.pdf 

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https://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/image/document-diary-soldier-kokoda-trail

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Private Clarke's diary shows the damage done by the jungle damp. Because of the high altitude, cold nights were a problem for the troops, as were mud, rain and hunger.

Private John Stewart Clarke, diary, 1942

Accession number: MS 10894

From the State Library of Victoria's Manuscripts collection.
See the catalogue record for this item
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Document: diary of soldier on Kokoda Trail

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Private Clarke's diary shows the damage done by the jungle damp. Because of the high altitude, cold nights were a problem for the troops, as were mud, rain and hunger. Private John Stewart Clarke, diary, 1942 Accession number: MS 10894 From the State Library of Victoria's Manuscripts collection.

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4. Japan also attacked another part of Australia during the Second World War, using midget submarines. Find out where this took place and what happened.

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4. Japan also attacked another part of Australia during the Second World War, using midget submarines. Find out where this took place and what happened.

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On 31 May 1942 three Japanese midget subs entered Sydney Harbour. The first sub got entangled in an anti-subnet. The second sub managed to get in and fired two torpedoes at the USS Chicago missed and hit the Sydney. The third Sub was detected in the harbour on the 1st of June where it was depth charged repeatably and was soon pulled out of the water with its two-man crew found dead inside from self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

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1. Outline the events of the bombing of Darwin

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1. Outline the events of the bombing of Darwin

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The attack on darwin was the first attack on Australia since the European settlement. In 1942 on the 19th of February the Japanese attacked in 2 separate raids. 240 Japanese air crafts attacked.
the war finished on the 12 of November 1943

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2. What was the Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia meant to do?

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2. What was the Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia meant to do?

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The japanese bombings that took place in darwin were meant to destroy all of the northern territores defences so that the allies would not be able to use them in future times, and using the defences as bases during World War II.

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1. Outline the events of the Kokoda Track Campaign

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1. Outline the events of the Kokoda Track Campaign

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The events that occured during the kokoda trail campaign were, Young untrained Australian soldiers were sent to the kokoda trail and confronted the japanese along the trail and fought them and not let them take over port moresby.

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3. How many people died in the bombing of Darwin and how many times was Darwin bombed?

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3. How many people died in the bombing of Darwin and how many times was Darwin bombed?

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After the bombing of Darwin, it is estimated that 235 people were killed, 300 - 400 were wounded and they were bombed approximately 64 times or more.