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1. The Kokoda trail is in Papua New Guinea. It starts in Owers Corner and end in Port Moresby.

2. Australia was involved in the battle of Kokoda because the Japanese army next target is obviously Australia, so in order to stop them Australians fought to stop the Japanese in their track. Australia is also part of the Allied and Papua New Guinea was also part of the Australian’s territory. This was significant bad it was a turning point for the Allied in the battle of the Pacific.

3. Japan code of honour is to die for your country in battles, while the Diggers fighting style is different as it’s more cautious and upfront. The Japanese put a lot of pride on their life as soldiers who is serving their countries, so they were somewhat more determine. The Diggers show more bonding between each other, as teamwork contributed to their cautious combat style.

4. The Japanese was interested in the Port Moresby, and wanted to take controlled of it as this would give them control of Papua, and a base from which to attack the Australian mainland and shipping in the Pacific.

5. I think Australia was in danger of a Japanese invasion as, Papua is very close to Australian and it was also one of its colony. With Japan rapid expansion and strong army, it is very like that Australia was in danger of an invasion. Jane Japanese attempt of taking Papua was a sign as it showed how they will it use it as a base to land their attacks in Australia.

6. This dairy showed the feelings and hardships that an Australian soldiers faced during the battle of Kokoda. It show us the determination of the soldiers and how the inexperience of his knowledge led to struggles. This was created by an Australian soldiers and it is a Primary source. It was written in his perspective and how he felt towards the campaign. The source was created in 1942 during the battle of Kokoda between the Japanese and Australian army. The target audience was either himself or he wrote it knowing that someone would read it once the war was over. This source was made so he can keep the memories of going to war, or so he can read it when he is old. Or he could’ve created it because he know that someone will read it after the war ended, and his diary would goes down in history as an artefact.

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1. the kokoda trail is in Papua New Guinea, it starts at Port Moresby and finishes at Kokoda
2. Australia was involved because the invasion of Kokoda would have meant the eventual invasion of Australia,

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1. in Papua New Guinea and port moresty to kokoda
2. because japan was going to invade Australia and take over the port which was a crucial point of attack for the allies.

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1.  Located in Papa New Guinea, it starts at Owens COrner (50km east of Port Moresby) and ends at the village of Kokoda or in Oro Province.
2. Because at the time New Guinea was a territory of Australia and if the Japanese were to take it they were afraid of them going for Australia next. It was an important significance because

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1. The Kokoda trail is located in Papua New Guinea, it begins at Port Moresby and end at Kokoda.

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1. The Kokoda trail starts in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea and ends in the north.

2. Australia was afraid of Japan invading them because they were getting close during WW2. So they sent troops to Papua New Guinea to fight off the Japanese and stop them from invading Australia.

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1. The Kokoda trail is located in Papua New Guinea, it starts at Port Moresby and ends at  Kokoda.

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1. The Kokoda Trail is in Papua new guinea it starts at Port moresby and ends at Kokada.

2. Australia was involved in the battle of kokoda, one because obviously we were part of the allies so we had to fight and two Australia fought this battle because we were the next target for the invading Japanese so we had to stop them before they got to close.

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4. Japanese´s interest in Port Moresby was that it was a good base for the following

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1.  The Kokoda trail is in Papua New Guinea. It starts at Port Moresby and ends at Kokoda.
2. Australia was involved in the battle of Kokoda because they need to keep Japan from reaching Port Moresby. It was significant

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1. The kokoda trail begins in port moresby and end in kokoda. itś located in Papa new Guinea.
2. Australian was one of the main leading countries with it´s soilders pushing back the Japanese forces during the kakida track campaign. Australia did also not want the Japanese to take over port moresby.

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1. the Kokoda trail i located in Papua New Guinea; it starts at Port Moresty and ends at Kokoda.
2. Australia was involved in the battle of Kokoda because New Guinea was a part of Australian territory at that time. It´s significance is that it was a crucial turning point in the battle for the pacific, for the allies.
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1. The Kokoda trail ends in the north of Papua new Guinea and starts in Port Moresby. It is a 165 km trail of ravenous jungles and mountains.

2. Australia's could see japans aggressive expansion getting close, so Australia moved to secure their northern flank and secured Papua from Japanese occupation.

3. Japans code of honour to die in combat differed to the Diggers more cautious style of combat

4. It was of tactical significance and it was thought it could give Japan a launching area to invade Australia and secure the south Pacific.

5. Yes, Japan despised western nations and I believe they would not hesitate to invade Australia as their ambition was to rule over the Pacific

6. This diary proves what harsh conditions both sides had to endure for the majority of this conflict and how the inexperienced Australians Suffered in this new terrain

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1. Papua New Guinea, start is port moresby and it ends in kokoda.

2. Australia was involved because the japanese had gone as far south to New Guinea that the Australians feared an invasion and at the time New Guinea was Australian land

3. i dont know

4.  It would protect their right flank (the Dutch East Indies or Indonesia) which had oil fields, tin mines and rubber plantations. It would take away a strong base from the Allies to launch attacks against strategic targets such as Rabaul.

5.no the japanese would not be able to because the australians were to strong

6. no

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1. the kokoda trail is in Papua New Guinea and starts at Port Moresby, finishing at Kokoda
2. Australia was involved in the battle of Kokoda as the japanese were threatening to invade Australia. it was very significant in ww|| as it stopped the japanese with their expansion dreams
3. the diggers culture differed as there thoughts were to defend and hold back the japanese, while the japanese wanted to attack and take the kokoda track
4. the japanese wanted to take port moresby as it was a crucial point of attack for both sides and a crucial point in deciding a win or loss in the war
5. i believe australia was in a real danger of invasion from japan as japan was at its strongest and had already taken many countries and islands, therefore putting Australia on the radar as japans next target
6.  the image below shows the victory of the allies when they took the kokoda track. this is historically important as it was an article in a australian news paper which shows the allies victory in capturing the kokoda track, giving all australians a sense of relief.

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Answer the following questions in a new post:
1. Where is the Kokoda trail and where does it start and end?
2. Why was Australia involved in the battle of Kokoda and what was its significance in WW2?
3. How do you think the diggers culture differed from the Japanese?
4. What was the Japanese interest in Port Moresby and why did they want to control it?
5. Using your knowledge of Imperial Japan and the extent of their territorial gains in WW2, do you believe Australia was in real danger of a Japanese invasion? Why/why not? (Provide evidence with your answer)
6. Find a primary source from Kokoda and evaluate its value as a historical source. Upload it with your answer . Address all of these points: Context, Historical events, Audience, Motive, Perspective, Information, Origin, Author. Use full sentences and structure in a paragraph.

Hint 1: Make sure you put your name at the top of your answer.
Hint 2: There are some excellent photographs from Kokoda here: https://www.kokodaexpeditions.com.au/wartime-history.html

Once you have finished, go to this link to brush up on your source analysis skills before our assessment tomorrow: https://www.historyskills.com/source-criticism/analysis/
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