Depth study 3 – Australians at war (part 2) World War II (1939-1945)
A student-led history learning sequence, where students review the causes of the World War II, why men enlisted and where Australians fought.
Students create a series of pages (digital or paper) to explain the chronology of events or problems from the end of World War I in 1918 to the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
Each student will choose one of the following events or problems:
- Treaty of Versailles
- The League of Nations
- The Great Depression
- Japanese Expansion
- Rise of Fascism
- Hitler and the Nazi party
- Nationalism
- Lebensraum
- Appeasement – Munich Agreement
- Ribbentrop- Molotov Pact
Pages should contain the following information:
- one or two pictorial primary sources
- an outline of each event or process that lead to the outbreak of war.
Syllabus
Please note:
Syllabus outcomes and content descriptors from History K-10 (2012) Syllabus © NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2012