Australia's involvement in World War II by Ms Vogel https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII en-us 2022-10-19 22:23:56 UTC 2022-10-19 23:21:33 UTC hello@padlet.com 3. How many people died in the bombing of Darwin and how many times was Darwin bombed? nap00063 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347908641 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.]]> 2022-10-19 22:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347908641 2. What was the Japanese bombing of Darwin and northern Australia meant to do? https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347910016 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. ]]> 2022-10-19 22:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347910016 1. Outline the events of the bombing of Darwin pee00071 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347915033 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

]]> 2022-10-19 22:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347915033 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. mcm0032 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347922681 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. ]]> 2022-10-19 22:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347922681 6. Source Analysis Activity: Kokoda Primary Sources.pdf mcm0032 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347939215 https://ergo.slv.vic.gov.au/image/document-diary-soldier-kokoda-trail ]]> 2022-10-19 23:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347939215 1. Outline the events of the Kokoda Track Campaign https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347941003 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.]]> 2022-10-19 23:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347941003 2. Why did the Kokoda Track Campaign happen? pee00071 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347941127 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]]> 2022-10-19 23:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347941127 3. Where did it happen? Include a map pee00071 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347943823 Port Moresby was where it took place, but majority of soldiers died to the deadly conditions]]> 2022-10-19 23:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347943823 5. To what extent was the Kokoda Trail Campaign a significant event? https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347947411 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.]]> 2022-10-19 23:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347947411 Explain the strategic importance of controlling Port Moresby for both Japan and Australia. nap00063 https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347950243 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. ]]> 2022-10-19 23:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jul_vogel/AustaliaWWII/wish/2347950243