Descriptors›Humanities and Social Sciences›Year 9›Knowledge and understanding›First World War (1914–1918)›AC9HH9K12
AC9HH9K12 Year 9 Humanities and Social Sciences

AC9HH9K12 | Year 9 History: First World War (1914–1918)

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor the commemoration of the First World War, including different historical interpretations and debates about the nature and significance of the Anzac legend and the war
Strand
Knowledge and understanding
Substrand
First World War (1914–1918)

This content descriptor sets out learning for Year 9 History. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

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

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