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This resource is aligned with the Australian Curriculum: History for Year 10 students. It engages students with a rich selection of sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about World War 2. Using the lens of internment, this resource looks at home front human stories, impacts of war and genocide, migration and multiculturalism.

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At 9.15 pm on Sunday 3 September 1939, Australia’s Prime Minister, Robert Menzies (1894-1978), gave a radio address, announcing that Australia was at war with Germany.

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As the outbreak of war was announced, police forces around Australia moved swiftly to ensure there were no concerns about security at home.

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In the years leading to the outbreak of World War II, Hitler and his government’s anti-Semitism became increasingly violent.

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Opened in 1941, the Cowra camp was used as a site to house the growing number of Prisoners of War (POWs) from the Mediterranean theatre of war, mainly Italian and German troops.

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Explore a rich selection of sources and challenges them to draw their own conclusions about the role of media in World War 1.

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After Gallipoli, the AIF reorganised 2 divisions into 5 and troops were sent to the Western Front in France. 

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The Ypres Offensive (1917) was a brutal campaign on the Western Front aimed at capturing key Belgian ports.

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By late 1918, the Allied forces had won a series of key battles that forced the German troops into retreat.

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Historian Dr. Jennifer Wellington explores the similarities and differences of commemorative ceremonies in Australia with the rest of the world and unpacks the question of whether what we are commemorating is based in truth or myth.

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Military historian, Dr. Aaron Pegram, explores the experience of Australian men and women across the 4 year conflict.

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Reflect on the deep divisions this referendum imposed and its long-term effects on Australian society