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Unit : Australia and World War II

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Topic 1 : Why did Australia become involved?

Chapter 1: The European background

Chapter 2: The build up to World War II

Chapter 3: The Australian response

Chapter 4: The Pacific background

Topic 2 : War time experiences

Chapter 1: Troops: North Africa

Chapter 2: Troops: Europe

Chapter 3: Air and naval war

Chapter 4: The Pacific War

Chapter 5: Kokoda

Chapter 6: Nurses in the War

Chapter 7: Australian prisoners of war: Changi and the Burma-Thailand Railway

Chapter 8: Australian prisoners of war: Sandakan, Japan, female POWs and Europe

Topic 3 : The Australian home front

Chapter 1: The bombing of Darwin

Chapter 2: Submarines in Sydney

Chapter 3: Enemy aliens: Policy of internment

Chapter 4: Enemy aliens: Internment

Topic 4 : Government control

Chapter 1: Conscription and manpower controls

Chapter 2: Censorship and propaganda

Chapter 3: Rationing and other controls

Topic 5 : Women in World War II

Chapter 1: Women on the home front

Chapter 2: Women in industry

Chapter 3: Women in the armed forces

Topic 6 : Relations with Britain and the United States of America

Chapter 1: Fall of Singapore

Chapter 2: US naval power in the Pacific

Chapter 3: John Curtin: Labor PM (1941-1945)

Chapter 4: The end of World War II

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Unit : Australia and World War II

Topic 1 : Why did Australia become involved?

Topic 2 : War time experiences

Topic 3 : The Australian home front

Topic 4 : Government control

Topic 5 : Women in World War II

Topic 6 : Relations with Britain and the United States of America

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Unit : Australia and World War II

Topic 1 : Why did Australia become involved?

Topic 2 : War time experiences

Topic 3 : The Australian home front

Topic 4 : Government control

Topic 5 : Women in World War II

Topic 6 : Relations with Britain and the United States of America

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