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Unit 3: National experiences in the Modern World (Australia 1914 to 1949)
Quick questions on Australia and World War II: the Pacific turn, Curtin's appeal to America and total home front mobilisation (QCE Modern History Unit 3)
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What is curtin's domestic leadership?Show answer
John Curtin was Labor Prime Minister from October 1941 to his death in July 1945. His government:
What is the home front?Show answer
The home front of 1942 to 1945 was more comprehensively mobilised than in World War I.
What is indigenous Australians at war?Show answer
Indigenous Australians served disproportionately in the second AIF (estimates of 3,000 to 5,000 in uniform), often despite being formally excluded from enlistment under the Defence Act. The Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion was formed in 1941. Indigenous workers in northern Australia (the cattle industry, military construction, missions) made significant contributions; many were paid in rations rather than cash.
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