TASK 3: WHY DID AUSTRALIANS ENLIST TO FIGHT IN BOTH WARS:
CONTENT POINT:
An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought:
OUTCOME:
HT 5-5: Identify and evaluate the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process.
HT 5-7: Explain different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world and Australia.
An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought:
- explain why Australians enlisted to fight in both wars.
OUTCOME:
HT 5-5: Identify and evaluate the usefulness of sources in the historical inquiry process.
HT 5-7: Explain different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world and Australia.
SOURCE ANALYSIS:
Points to Remember:
When completing a source analysis keep in mind:
Answer the questions in your notebooks. Keep it neat as your teacher may need what you have written and you will need these responses later.
WORLD WAR ONE:
Source A:
Points to Remember:
When completing a source analysis keep in mind:
- Is this source primary or secondary?
- The author/composers motive, bias, and context.
- Consider the intended audience of the source.
- What is the content of source and what does this tell us about the events it relates to, or the perspectives it presents?
Answer the questions in your notebooks. Keep it neat as your teacher may need what you have written and you will need these responses later.
WORLD WAR ONE:
Source A:
Australian Propaganda Cartoon by Australasian Films (Cartoonist is Australian Harry Julius): Cartoons of the Moment: The War Zoo. (1915). Australia.
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THINK ABOUT:
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Source B:
Lowndes, C. (2011). Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Service: The World War 1 Experience of the 9th Battalion (Queensland) AIF & Reflections on the Gallipoli Campaign. Queensland: Boolarong Press.
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THINK ABOUT:
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Source C:
QUESTION:
- To what extent is Source A, B and C useful to an historian seeking to understand the motivation for Australian's enlisting in World War One? In your response discuss these source's reliability and the perspectives conveyed within them.
WORLD WAR TWO:
Source A:
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THINK ABOUT:
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Australian Propaganda Film by Enterprise Films: Australia Today- Australia and the Fifth Column. (1941). Australia.
Source B:
Johnston, M. (2002). At the Front Line: Experiences of Australian Soldiers in World War II. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
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THINK ABOUT:
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QUESTION:
- To what extent is Source A, B and C useful to an historian seeking to understand the motivation for Australian's enlisting in World War One? In your response discuss these source's reliability and the perspectives conveyed within them.
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