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7–10History 7–10 Syllabus

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Stage 5

Life Skills for Stage 4/5

Through collaborative curriculum planning, it may be decided that Life Skills outcomes and content are the most appropriate option for some students with intellectual disability.

Australia at war – WWII (1939– c.1945)

Historical context: The Second World War played a pivotal role in shaping the modern world.

This focus area aligns with:

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Content in Working with historical concepts and skills outlines how historical concepts and skills are to be integrated with all other content in this focus area as part of the process of historical inquiry.

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Working with historical concepts and skills
  • Use relevant historical concepts and skills

  • Engage in the historical inquiry process

  • Communicate ideas about Australia at war through oral, visual, written or multimodal texts

Background, origins and connections to Australia at war
  • Symbols and celebrations that represent love of and belonging to Australia

  • Personal or local stories related to Australia at war

  • The reasons countries go to war

  • The geographical location of the Second World War (WWII) and the countries involved

Significant groups, individuals, ideas, beliefs, practices or events in Australia at war
  • The uniforms, weaponry and transport used by Australian troops in WWII

  • Aspects of the daily life and living conditions of military leaders, soldiers, nurses in the field, or women on the home front, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

  • Contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples on the home front

  • Significant places where Australians fought in WWII

  • Key moments of the war in the Pacific

  • Contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, women and migrants to WWII

  • People who were persecuted in WWII, including Jewish people

  • Key moment(s), achievement(s) or turning point(s) in WWII

Impact and legacies of Australia at war
  • Experiences of soldiers returning from active service, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldiers

  • How memorials, remembrances and institutions in Australia today reflect WWII, including those dedicated to people affected by the Holocaust

  • Perspectives on the impacts of WWII

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