St Ursula's College Kingsgrove

Year 9 Australian History

Topic 2 Australia and World War I

• Australia as a member of the British Empire and Australia’s regional context
• Australia’s involvement in World War I
• the Gallipoli campaign
• the creation of the Anzac Legend
• the conscription issue in WWI
• the experiences of ONE of the following during World War I in Australia:
  • persons of German descent
  • women
  • indigenous peoples
• Australia’s commemoration of World War I

War Cemetery and Australian Memorial near Villers-Bretonneux