Robert Menzies committed Australia to war in Late 1939. After this speech Australians weren't as encouraged to join the war effort because of their experience with WW1. ... John Curtin: John Curtin was one of Australia's Prime Ministers during both world wars. ... In 1942 John Curtin introduced major rationing on many hard to come by items, such as butter, tea, alcohol, meat, clothes petrol and chocolate. ... Curtin died just before the war ended due to "the immense pressure/strain leading Australia during periods of war"...

• Word Count: 405
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Greene uses the aftermath of World War II on which to base his intriguing plot and allows his characters to become like real life people, while at the same time including the theme with its overwhelming thoughts of the effects of war. First, Greene chooses the aftermath of World War II to center around his plot. ... On one particular morning, the group decided, with the clever thinking of "T", to tear down the last unharmed home left standing by the war. ... This is apparent by the way that he offers chocolates to the young boys and feels sad that there is not enough for all the boys. ... La...

• Word Count: 648
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Once in Italy he was dispensing cigarettes and chocolate to some soldiers when they fell under fire. ... He looked at this pretty girl as a war flirt. ... Since the war seemed to be based in France Hemingway showed that war was everywhere, and that no place and no one was safe from the horrific war. ... In time of war you hear the word or theme love very often. ... Another prevailing theme in this book is War. ...

• Word Count: 876
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

TONY BULLIMORE AWOKE THE IMGAINATION OF THE WORLD BY SURVIVING IN AN UPTURNED BOAT CALLED EXIDE CHALLENGER ON CHOCOLATE AND WATER FROM LATE 4TH JAN TO MIDDAY 9TH JAN TONY WROTE A BOOK CALLED SAVED' ON WHICH I BASED MY SPEECH ON TODAY. ... TONY PLAYED A MAJOR PART IN THE BUILDING OF HIS BOAT, THEREFORE HE KNEW EVERY CENTIMETER, EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND WHEN NEED WHAT HIS BOAT WAS CAPABLE OF.TONYS FIRST MEMORIES AS A CHILD GO BACK TO WORLD WAR II AND SURVIVING THE BOMBING OF THE EAST END. HIS MOTHER WORKED IN A FACTORY AND HIS FATHER WENT AWAY TO WAR. DURING THE WAR HIS FATHER WAS AN...

• Word Count: 1185
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School