Senior Secondary Student response sheet Complete your responses after viewing the exhibits and reading the accompanying information at the Museum, and useinformation provided in the sights and sounds multimedia presentation and by your tour guide. MURAL (on the wall of the Nui Dat Café) 1. Describe in your own words what is depicted in the photograph. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ LIGHT AND SOUND MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION (in the tent) 2. What was the average age of a soldier serving in Vietnam? How does this compare with the average age of a soldier in World War II? Vietnam______________________ World War II _________________________ 3. What main events led to the involvement of Australia in the war in Vietnam? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven 3925 Phone: (03) 5956 6400 www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org Page 1 4. In what year did Australian troops come under control of their own independent Task Force? __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Who was Private E. W. Noack, and why is what happened to him significant? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What adversities did the soldiers face who fought at Long Tan? Use supporting evidence. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why were the soldiers who fought at Long Tan considered heroes? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven 3925 Phone: (03) 5956 6400 www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org Page 2 8. Why was the Welcome Home March on 3 October 1987 significant? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 9. At the end of the presentation, what view is provided in relation to victory or defeat of Australian forces in the Vietnam War? What is the basis for this point of view? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ WEAPONS/ARMOURY DISPLAY 10. What weapons were predominantly used in warfare in Vietnam? What weapons were not suitable? How did the weapons issued to Australian soldiers vary from those issued to American soldiers? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Who used AK47 weapons? __________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven 3925 Phone: (03) 5956 6400 www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org Page 3 CONSCRIPTION MARBLES 12. Name the Australian Prime Minister of the time, and the year that the military conscription program commenced. Name of Prime Minister ___________________________________ Year ______________ 13. The conscription process has been described as ‘a lottery’. Describe the ballot process for selecting those to be considered for call-up, including the role and use of the marbles. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Imagine you were conscripted. How would you feel and react? Why do you think you would feel and react in that way? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 15. When and why was the National Service Scheme (conscription) suspended? _________________________________________________________________________________ 25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven 3925 Phone: (03) 5956 6400 www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org Page 4 __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ THE REMEMBRANCE AND VALOUR GALLERY 16. How many Australian casualties were there during the Vietnam War?__________________________ 17. Who was the first National Serviceman to be killed in Vietnam? ______________________________ 18. What two things are notable about this serviceman (you named in Q. 17). Note this relates to Q. 5. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 19. There are five display cases to represent casualties from the different AustralianServices represented in the Vietnam War. Name the five different services. i. ii. iii. iv. v. 20. Describe the hat or head-wear worn by the person from one of the represented services and explain its suitability for the job they did during the war. __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ MISSING IN ACTION (MIA) REMEMBRANCE BRACELETS 21. What is the significance of, and symbology associated withthe closed MIA remembrance bracelet boxes? 25 Veterans Drive, Newhaven 3925 Phone: (03) 5956 6400 www.vietnamvetsmuseum.org Page 5 __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ SCROLL: A QUEER PLACE BY PETER O’NEIL 22. Explain why the scroll is an important exhibit at the NVVM? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________