10
History
World
War
II
Year
10
History
Study
of
the
modern
world
and
Australia
from
1918
to
present.
Year
10
History
Week
2:
Overview
The
inter-war
years
between
World
War
I
and
World
War
II,
including
the
Treaty
of
Versailles,
the
Roaring
TwenEes
and
the
Great
Depression.
The
major
movements
for
rights
and
freedom
in
the
world
and
the
achievement
of
independence
by
former
colonies.
The
nature
of
the
Cold
War
and
Australias
involvement
in
Cold
War
and
post-
Cold
War
conicts
(Korea,
Vietnam,
The
Gulf
Wars,
Afghanistan),
including
the
rising
inuence
of
Asian
naEons
since
the
end
of
the
Cold
War.
Week 3.
Week 4.
An examinaEon of signicant events of World War II, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
Weeks 5 and 6.
The
experiences
of
Australians
during
World
War
II
(such
as
Prisoners
of
War
(POWs),
the
Baele
of
Britain,
Kokoda,
the
Fall
of
Singapore).
Week 7.
The
impact
of
World
War
II,
with
a
parEcular
emphasis
on
the
Australian
home
front,
including
the
changing
roles
of
women
and
use
of
warEme
government
controls
(conscripEon,
manpower
controls,
raEoning
and
censorship).
Week 8.
The
impact
of
World
War
II,
with
a
parEcular
emphasis
on
the
Australian
home
front,
including
the
changing
roles
of
women
and
use
of
warEme
government
controls
(conscripEon,
manpower
controls,
raEoning
and
censorship).
Week 9.
Revision.
Formal
Assessment
Source
Analysis
Week
4
CogniEve
Test
Week
6
ExaminaEon
Week
9
* Subject to change.
Informal
Assessment
2x
each
week,
except
on
formal
assessment
weeks.
Historical Skills.
These
are
non-threatening
tests;
they
do
not