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the places where Australians fought, and their perspectives and experiences during the Second World War, such as the fall of Singapore, prisoners of war (POWs), the Battle of Britain and Kokoda (AC9HH10K02)

Elaborations
  • identifying places where Australians fought, such as North Africa (including Tobruk), Darwin, New Guinea (including Kokoda), Malaya and Singapore, and evaluating their significance
  • investigating the significance of Kokoda as the battle that halted the Japanese advance on Port Moresby and why it helped reinforce the Anzac legend
  • comparing the experiences of various prisoners of war (POWs), such as the treatment of Australian POWs under German and Japanese control
  • examining the perspectives of particular groups of POWs, such as those in camps in Ambon or Rabaul, those used as forced labour on the Thai–Burma Railway, or army nurses captured in Singapore
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Intergovernmental organisations,  Contemporary world,  Peacekeeping

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