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Off to war: Australia answers the call

Learning objects Off to war: Australia answers the call

TLF ID M019469

This is a Stage 5 resource that looks at the reasons for World War I, the reaction in Australia and the messages promoted by enlistment posters. The resource will support the introduction of the new syllabus and will dovetail with the Anzac Centenary commemorative events and publications.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource addresses outcomes and content in the Board of Studies NSW Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum in History K-10. It provides an overview of content and examples of lesson activities that relate to Stage 5 – Depth Study 3: Australians at War: World Wars I and II (1914-1918, 1939-1945). The resource makes extensive use of primary source material.
Year level

9

Topics Aboriginal history Propaganda Military campaigns Conscription Assassinations Australian history International relations Invasion Domestic war effort Enlistment Federation Sex role Recruitment (Military service) Torres Strait Islander history Primary sources Military mobilisation World War I
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • History

Other details

Contributors
  • Author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Contributor
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: author
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Data contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Organization: State of NSW, Department of Education
  • Description: Publisher
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Generic
Learning Resource Type
  • Interactive
Rights
  • c State of NSW, Department of Education and Communities.