Week Two Task 3 -

Week Two Task 3:

Why and where Australian's fought in WW2

Lesson Objective

Understand the places Australian armed forces served in during WWII.

Lesson success criteria

I will be able to discuss the difference in locations served between the world wars.

Lesson Overview

• Revision

• Correcting Mrs Pope

• Film and questions - Australian Army At War 1939 - 1945

• Take home message

• Multiple choice

• Exit question

Open Ended

Rewrite the passage in your notes but beware!

You will need to correct the errors in the passage; there is either a spelling, grammar or punctuation error for each sentence.

Australians fought all around the word during World War Two (WWII). fighting with the British as airmen in the Battle of Britain, Australians also fought significant battles with the Brits in the Middle East. The aggression of the Japanese Empire means that there was a more direct threat in WWII. Darwin was bombed, and midget submarenes attacked Sydney. Australia turned back the Japanese in New Guinea, but many were captured in the Fall of Singapore

Australian Army At War 1939 - 1945

Write the following questions in your notes and (on the next slide) watch the film and answer the following questions:

1. List the places that the Australian armed forces served.

2. Describe a hardship faced for each of the locations.

3. Which place do you think the Australian forces found hardest?

4. Why do you think this film was made?

Multiple Choice

What year did WWII start?

• 1949

• 1939

• 1935

• 1945

Multiple Choice

Who did the Australian troops face in the Pacific Campaign?

• German

• Italian

• British

• Japanese

Multiple Choice

The Australian's troops in the Battle of Tobruk were referred to what animal?

• Tigers

• Rats

• Kangaroos

• Eagles

Multiple Choice

When Australian's faced defeat in Greece and Crete, where did they retreat to?

• Egypt

• Australia

• UK

• USA

Open Ended

What event brought an end to WWII?

Take home message

_{Copy into your notes}

• Australians fought mainly outside of Europe in WW2

• Major Battles were in North Africa alongside British troops

• Danger came close to Australia with the Japanese attacking Australian

  Soil

Open Ended

Exit questions

3 things you learned from the lesson

2 things you want to know more about

1 question about the lesson