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World War 2
Dates of events in the war
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10th Grade
08/04/2012

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reparations
Definition
a punishment served to a country after war where they must give over certain assets
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Axis Powers
Definition
a group of countries that opposed the allied powers in World War II.
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Allied Powers
Definition
nations allied in opposition to the axis powers
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Prisoner of War
Definition
people that are captured during war and are forced to do labour
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Internment camp
Definition
prisoner camp
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Treaty of Versailles
Definition
a treaty signed by Germany after their defeat in the end of World War I in 1918
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Primary Source
Definition
a source of evidence that is directly from the event
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Secondary Source
Definition
evidence that is generated from a person's point of view of the matter
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Bias
Definition
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?
Definition
5&7 August 1945
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Who were the major Axis Powers?
Definition
Germany, Italy, Japan
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Who were the major Allied Powers
Definition
UK, France, USA, China, Soviet Union
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Timeline of Key events for the Pacific War
Definition
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?
Definition
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?
Definition
31 May 1942
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When was the Centaur sunk?
Definition
14 May 1943 by a Japanese submarine
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What happened at Pearl Harbor?
Definition
Pearl Harbor bombed on 7 December 1941
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Who was the Japanese commander?
Definition
Isoroku Yamamoto
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When and where was the Japanese surrender signed?
Definition
15 August, 1945 aboard USS Missouri
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How long did the campaign on the Kokoda Track take?
Definition
5 months
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In terms of WW2, what was the Burma Railway?
Definition
Purpose was to join Japanese forces in the Pacific and Burma campaigns by rail
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