History 7-10 / Year 9 / Knowledge and understanding / World War I (1914-1918)

Curriculum content descriptions

the commemoration of World War I, including different historical interpretations and debates about the nature and significance of the Anzac legend and the war (AC9HH9K12)

Elaborations
  • investigating the ideals associated with the Anzac tradition and how and why World War I is commemorated within Australian society
  • discussing the similarities and differences in historians’ views of the Anzac legend over time
  • identifying differences between commemoration and glorification of war
  • evaluating the fairness of post-war treaties on the defeated powers, such as the Treaty of Versailles on Germany
General capabilities
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural Understanding
ScOT terms

Historical sources,  Indentured workers,  British history,  Australian history,  Aboriginal history,  Racial discrimination,  Historians,  Indian history,  Torres Strait Islander history

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