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What started Kokoda?
A Japanese force moved down the Kokoda Track to capture Port Moresby.
What were the outcomes arising from the kokoda track?
The Japaness attempt to capture Port Moresby was averted.
What were the chain of events which lead up to the battle of the Kokoda Track?
Japanese forces attempted to capture Port Moresby by sea and were defeated in the Battle of the Coral Sea. The attempted a land approach down the Kokoda Track.
Why did the battle for Kokoda Track happen?
Japanese forces used it as a route to capture Port Moresby, and were repelled by Australian forces.
How did kokoda track get its name?
The Kokoda Track is a road in Papua New Guinea, famous for being the site of a World War II battle. There is much debate over whether it should be called the Kokoda Track or Kokoda Trail; however, in 1972, it officially became the Kokoda Trail.
Who were the Australians fighting in the Kokoda Track campaign and why?
An Australian force was established from 6th Division to protect Port Moresby from a Japanes attempt to capture it.
Why were our soldiers on the Kokoda Track?
To stop the approaching Japanese armies, kokoda is right next to the cape york peninsula, a few hundred kilometres away, The Japanese wished to press further south past kokoda in order to capture ports and set up airbases to bombard the Australian coast and possibly support an invasion of Australia. In the end Australian soldiers were on the Kokoda Track to prevent the Japanese advance which they succeeded in doing after months of fighting
When was the Kokoda Track used?
In 1942.
Conditions of the kokoda track?
Dirty
Where does the Kokoda Track start and finish?
The two ends of the Kokoda Trail are at Kokoda and Owers Corner sixty miles apart.
Why do people walk the kokoda track?
So that they can see the track.
Why did they call it the kokoda trail?
The Kokoda Trail or Kokoda Track gets its name from the village of Kokoda, which is at one end of the trail. Owens Corner is the town at the other end.
