Kokoda Trail Essay

1. Which countries were involved in WW2 in Papua New Guinea and when?

Japan, Australia, America and fuzzy wuzzies of Papua New Guinea were involved in WW2 in Papua New Guinea.

They were involved in the war from January 1942 to August 1945.

2. Copy a map of a Papua New Guinea and referring to the map discuss Australia’s involvement in WW2 there. You could use annotations.

After Japanese failed to capture Port Moresy by sea, they decided to cross Owen Stanley Range. The Militia was sent to Papua New Guinea. Australian mission was to stop Japanese from capturing Port Moresby. The Aussies fought well and forcing Japanese to go back. They kept them away from Australia and their people. Comparing to the ground Campaign, Allied control

Collect three facts that have interested you about WW2 and the Kokoda campaign and describe each one in its own paragraph.

1. "Kokoda Trail" or "Kokoda Track”?

There has been a debate about whether the path should be called the "Kokoda Trail" or the "Kokoda Track". Both "Trail" and "Track" have been used commonly during the war. "Trail" is probably of American origin but has been used in many Australian history books and was recognized by the Australian Army as an official "Battle Honour". "Track" is from the language of the Australian bush. Both terms are correct, but "Trail" is used more widely.

2. The Japanese army considered invading Australia in early 1942, but canceled the plan in February. The coral-sea naval battle in May 1942 ruined the Japanese in their first try to capture Port Moresby. A month later, the Japanese lost more aircraft carriers at the Battle of Midway, reducing the possibility of the Japanese naval launching a large war in the South Pacific even further. The Japanese army then changed overland to Port Moresby, and if the Japanese did so early in February, it would most likely to be succeeded with little fought

The kokoda track was super rough and narrow as well. Also, since the weather was quite humid, hot, I could easily get diseases, for example, malaria which I could simply die from. Moreover, when fighting in the track, I needed to be really concentrated so that I could avoid slips, falls and rocks. The conditions could be even worse if it’s raining because it could be fairly muddy. Additionally, even just walking, I had to be brave and careful enough to steeping up and down, climbing over fallen tree logs and stepping in 2 feet wide slippery dirt trails. It was just mud, mud, and mud. However, on the other hand, I would believe we could win the battle because we had the help of those kind fuzzy wuzzies who helped us carry supplies and injuries which were both extremely vital. It made sure that we had more supplies than the Japanese and better medical conditions. As supply routes of the Japanese were cut from our and American air force, those Japanese soldiers had to deal with much more problems than us. We also had better weapons and armies than the Japanese because a large percentage of them were militiamen. By considering all these factors, I would think one day we could win this