WWII - Homefront - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did the Curtin government seek to thwart foreign spies and boost morale at home?

censorship of the news

requiring factories to manufacture war materials

controls of banks and shipping

rationing of food and essential goods

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the Curtin government's wartime controls would have helped ensure that hardships caused by the war were equally shared?

censorship of the news

requiring factories to manufacture war materials

control of banks and shipping

rationing of food and essential goods

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

By 1942, how many Australian women were working in industries such as munitions, ship building and aircraft manufacture?

125,000

250,000

500,000

1,000,000

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the main role of the Australian Women's Land Army?

To guard Japanese prisoners of war

To monitor the coasts for signs of enemy activity

To fill the shortfall in rural labour due to the war

To fight the enemy if they invaded Australian territory

5.

Multiple Select

45 sec

1 pt

Why did so many women work on farms (land armies) and in factories

during WW II ?

They were bored with traditional jobs ,at home.

The men were fighting in the war and those jobs needed to be done.

They needed a more physical job.

To support the war efforts from the homefront.

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was NOT a reaction of the Australians in 1942?

Mobilisation of women in industrial production

Collection of material for recycling

An increase in industrial production

Mass evacuation of civilians to the countryside

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

War bonds were

designed to reduce spending during the war.

a form of saving whereby civilians lent money to the govt.

restrictions placed on workplaces.

money deposited in the bank during the war.

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The practice of limiting the amount of particular goods and services that a person can obtain is called

rationing.

reducing supply.

unfair.

price controls

9.

Multiple Select

30 sec

1 pt

The National Security Act, 1939

overrode the constitution.

overrode the parliament.

turned Australia into a dictatorship.

was opposed by many on the grounds of the erosion of liberty.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Rationing was used to

ensure that the sacrifices of the war were evenly spread.

keep prices down.

prevent inflation

prevent surplus production

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which significant social change persisted, at least in part, long after the war?

Women working in non-traditional occupations.

Equal pay for women.

Equal pay for indigenous men.

Censorship.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What name was given to government controls placed on the labour market during the war.

Trade Unions

Wage fixing

Labour force organisation.

Manpower planning

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Communication aimed at convincing others of a particular idea or position

Propaganda

Bias

slogan

Name-calling

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was created after WWII to replace the League of Nation and promote international stability?

United Nations

Treaty of Paris

League of Nations

Berlin Conference

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the AWLA?

Australian Women's Legal Association

Army of Weak Lazy Australians

Australian War Liberation Association

Australian Women's Land Army

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Study the poster. Which aspect of government control during the war does this represent?

Rationing

Conscription

Allocation of manpower

Censorship

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Study the poster. Which aspect of government policy during the war does it represent?

Rationing

Conscription

Allocation of manpower

Censorship

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Apart from sending troops, how else did Australia support its allies in WW2?

Providing better aircraft designs

Providing new technologies

Providing food and resources

Providing comic relief

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