2024 HSC Chat (34 Viewers)

[weeze]

Any wages on what my trial question will be for Conflict in the Pacific:
Currently betting on allied occupation or A bomb
Thoughts?

Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951 HSC questions



2023

How successful was the bombing of Pearl Harbor in achieving Japan’s strategic aims?

OR

Assess the impact of the Battle of the Coral Sea on the course of the Pacific War



2022

Why were the Japanese defeated in World War II?

OR

Assess the impact of the Pacific war on the homefronts in Australia and Japan.



2021



For a while we’ll have everything our own way, stretching out in every direction like an octopus spreading its tentacles. But it’ll last for a year and a half at most.

Japanese Admiral ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, September 1941



To what extent does Yamamoto’s view accurately describe the nature and impact of Japanese imperialism during the Pacific War?

OR

The War Crimes Tribunals were more about Allied interests than achieving justice. To what extent is this statement accurate?

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2020

Evaluate how effective Allied strategies were in combating Japanese aggression in the period 1942–1945.

OR

To what extent was the Allied occupation of Japan successful in achieving its aims?



2019

How did the war affect civilians in occupied territories in South-east Asia?

OR

How significant was the use of the A-bomb to Japan’s defeat in the Pacific?



2018

To what extent were US and British policies responsible for the growth of tensions in the Pacific from 1937−1941?

OR

To what extent was the Battle of Midway the turning point in the Pacific War



2017

Assess the effect of the conflict in the Pacific on civilians in occupied territories in South East Asia.

OR

To what extent did strategies used by Allied forces against Japan between 1942 and 1945 lead to the defeat of the Japanese?



Previous syllabus

2016



To what extent was Japanese nationalism responsible for the growth of Pacific tensions to 1941?

OR

Evaluate the consequences of the Allied Occupation of Japan to 1951.



2015



To what extent did imperialism and the various responses to it contribute to the growth of Pacific tensions in the period 1937−1941?

OR

Assess the view that the Battle of the Coral Sea was the main turning point in the Pacific War



2014

The effect of the war on the home fronts was the same for Japan and Australia

To what extent is this statement accurate?

OR

(b) To what extent did the use of the A-bomb bring about the end of the conflict?





2013



Japan had little choice but to bomb Pearl Harbour if it wanted to achieve its foreign policy aims in the Pacific.



To what extent is this statement accurate?

OR

Assess the impact on civilians of the Japanese occupation in South East Asia in the period 1941 to 1945.



2012

Assess the role of US and British policies in the Pacific from 1937 to 1941 in the outbreak of the Pacific war. OR The success of the Japanese advance to 1942 could not be maintained and led to Japan’s defeat in 1945. How accurate is this statement?

2011

To what extent was Japanese foreign policy from 1937 to 1941 responsible for the increasing tensions that eventually led to war?

OR

How successful was the Allied Occupation of Japan in achieving its aims to 1951?



2010

To what extent was the Battle of Midway the most significant turning point in the Pacific War?

OR

Assess the impact of the Pacific War on the home fronts in Australia and Japan.



2009

To what extent did Japanese nationalism lead to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941?

OR

Evaluate the view that the United States had no option but to use the atomic bomb in 1945.



2008

Assess the impact of strategies used by the Japanese and the Allies in the Pacific in the period 1937-1951

OR

Evaluate the view that maintaining the status of the Emperor was responsible for the success of the Allied Occupation of Japan to 1951.



2007



Evaluate the view that the Battle of the Coral Sea was the major turning point in the course of the Pacific War.

OR

Assess the impact of the war on civilians in territories occupied by Japan in South-East Asia

2006



Account for the defeat of Japan in 1945 despite its dominant strategic position in 1942.

OR

Evaluate the view that the aims of the Allied powers were achieved successfully in the occupation of Japan in the period up to 1951.



2003



Assess the significance of Japan’s defeat in the Battle of Midway for the outcome of the Pacific War.

OR

Discuss the impact of Allied occupation on Japan in the period 1945-1951.



2001



Explain the failure of the Japanese armed forces to consolidate their position after the fall of Singapore.

OR

Discuss the impact of Japanese imperialism on Asian peoples in occupied territories from the Japanese attack on China in 1935.



INTERNAL QUESTIONS (past trials)


2023


Question 14 – Option B: Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951 (25 marks)

• Explain the strategic and political reasons for the attack on Pearl Harbor. 25

OR

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• Evaluate how effective Allied strategies were in combating Japanese aggression in the period 1942–1945. 25

2022



Question 14 – Option B: Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951 (25 marks)
(a) Assess the role of Japanese and Allied strategies in the turning points in the war. In
your response discuss the Battle of Coral Sea, Battle of Midway and Battle of
Guadalcanal. 25


OR


(b) To what extent was imperialism the most important motivation for the Japanese
advance in 1941–1942? 25





2021



Question 14 – Option B: Conflict in the Pacific 1937-1951 (25 marks)
(a) Assess the significance of the Japanese advance in 1941 -1942. 25


OR


(b) To what extent can the Battle of Guadalcanal be regarded as the key turning point of
the Pacific War?

im feeling a strong "Assess the impact of the Pacific war on the homefronts in Australia and Japan. " i will bet a 5 yen coin i found in my purse today on it

 

[hihglightermmmm]

im feeling a strong "Assess the impact of the Pacific war on the homefronts in Australia and Japan. " i will bet a 5 yen coin i found in my purse today on it

Your now 5 yen poorer

 

[weeze]

Your now 5 yen poorer

are you sure and you're not just lying that i was incorrect so you can have my 5 yen ?

 

[weeze]

I really like this quote and hope it helps anyone who is feeling upset or nervous about the trials and their marks:
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts" - Winston Churchill

 

[mvrcuriee]

people who have finished trials how are we doing mentally?

I’m finished tomorrow and I’ve never been happier bro I can’t wait to catch up on sleep and I’ve made plans w friends and to get my hair done

 

[thelittlepotatofrog]

religion and non religion notes for sor II have been uploaded! hope this can be useful to some of you!

 

[xoNat]

I’m finished tomorrow and I’ve never been happier bro I can’t wait to catch up on sleep and I’ve made plans w friends and to get my hair done

How'd you go?

 

[mvrcuriee]

How'd you go?

it wasn't as bad i was expecting, but im a bit nervous ab my time management for legal bc it took me 40 mins to write my 15 mark essay...

 

[xoNat]

it wasn't as bad i was expecting, but im a bit nervous ab my time management for legal bc it took me 40 mins to write my 15 mark essay...

that's good to hear I don't do any essay subjects but 40 minutes doesnt sound that bad

 

[Average Boreduser]

that's good to hear I don't do any essay subjects but 40 minutes doesnt sound that bad

brodie doesn't write essays for english. She dot points that shit

 

[xoNat]

brodie doesn't write essays for english. She dot points that shit

omg I wish I think i've tried it in my junior years
but nah that's just standard 40 minute essays and sor is pretty much a bludge for me

 

[thelittlepotatofrog]

istg im literally not gonna survive trials

 

[mvrcuriee]

istg im literally not gonna survive trials

I’ve become such a zombie the first thing im doing after is deep cleaning my room and sleeping I don’t remember the last time I slept before 12am for the past month

 

[its_ace21]

it wasn't as bad i was expecting, but im a bit nervous ab my time management for legal bc it took me 40 mins to write my 15 mark essay...

it used to take me 50 mins for the crime essay

 

[mvrcuriee]

it used to take me 50 mins for the crime essay

That actually gives me some relief thank you I thought I was doing something wrong cause my essay alone is like 990-1000w

 

[K2Trappy]

people who have finished trials how are we doing mentally?

I have got one more... this has probably been the driest month in my 16 years of life

 

[ziGma]

whoose taking a break after trial>>>

 

[bruhmoment.]

yo, does the uncle nathan website work or nah

 

[mvrcuriee]

whoose taking a break after trial>>>

Me bro I cannot burn out

 

[mvrcuriee]

I have got one more... this has probably been the driest month in my 16 years of life

All my friends finished today and here I am frantically memorising an essay