History / Year 9 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding

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Curriculum content descriptions

The places where Australians fought and the nature of warfare during World War I, including the Gallipoli campaign (ACDSEH095)

Elaborations

identifying the places where Australians fought, including Fromelles, the Somme, Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine
using sources to investigate the fighting at Gallipoli, the difficulties of trench warfare, and the use of tanks, aeroplanes and chemical weapons (gas)
exploring the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people during the war

General capabilities

Numeracy
Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability
Ethical understanding

ScOT terms

World War I, Military campaigns

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Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, c1942 - item 1 of 2

TLF-IDR8917

This clip from a silent black-and-white home movie shows Torres Strait Islander servicemen undertaking army training drills on Thursday Island (Weiban) during the Second World War. It opens with a long shot of barefoot uniformed men marching in formation, and passing behind a squad of stationary men. It then cuts to shots ...

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