Impacts of WWI on Australia

Impact of war on Australian society

Grade 9 History
World War I

Students will demonstrate knowledge through answering questions.

Success Criteria

Students will apply knowledge of the significance of impacts upon Australia around WWI.

Focus

Expectations

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Brain Jog:

One word to show the Impact of war on Australian Society.

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World War I had a significant impact on Australian society. A young nation with a population of less than five m

in 1914 lost over 60 000 young men as a result of the war.

Multiple Choice

Many of these men were the fittest and most able of the male population. As a percentage of total troops sent to war, Australia’s losses were the ............................. of any of the Commonwealth nations

• middle
• average
• highest
• lowest

Dropdown

A summary of the numbers of those who served and of the numbers of deaths and other casualties makes it clear that Australia made a major .............................​

Select answer

for the Allied war effort.

Open Ended

why do you think propaganda like this was used toward the Australian public for enlistment?

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The initial e

with which most Australians greeted the outbreak of war did not last. By the middle of 1915, the reality of war began to dawn.

Multiple Select

Following the landing at ..............................., Australians received the news of more than 2000 ......................... As a result, many in the nation took a more sober view or became disillusioned. There was still strong .......................... for the war and the soldiers, but any excitement had evaporated.

• Gallipoli

• support

• deaths

• hatred

Open Ended

Why was there a divide in the country concerning the war?

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Many working-class Australians felt that they had contributed the most in terms of enlisting soldiers, and that they were also being e

at home.

Multiple Choice

There was a perception that middle- and upper-class people were less affected by the war. Some were even seen to be profiting from lucrative government war contracts. These perceptions were not always accurate, but they still had an impact on the growing divisions in the ..............................

• nation

• government
• economy
• community

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In 1914, the federal government passed the War Precautions Act, which gave the government i

powers for the duration of the war.

Multiple Choice

This Act gave the federal government the legal right to, among other things, monitor and intern German–Australians, impose a direct income tax, censor letters and publications, and set fixed prices for certain goods.

True or False?

• Partially true
• True
• Not mentioned in the Act
• False

Multiple Choice

World War I had a major economic impact on Australia and other nations. The cost of providing weapons, ammunition and supplies to the forces at home and overseas was vast. To meet these expenses, the federal government introduced i......................... tax.

• sales
• property
• import
• income

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It was also necessary to borrow funds from overseas. Australia borrowed heavily from Britain to build vital wartime infrastructure, such as expanded railways. Australia would take over 20

to pay back loans taken out during the war.

Multiple Choice

The redirection of raw materials to the war effort and the needs of wartime industries caused inflation. As a result, the cost of living in Australia rose by up to 50 per .................. during the war years. The war also disrupted international trade.

• yen
• cent
• dollar
• euro

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The Australian government had introduced tariffs (taxes) on imported goods to protect its local wartime supplies. Many countries looked elsewhere for

and discovered new sources in Japan and the USA.

Multiple Choice

On the positive side, however, Australia developed new industries. The fact that fewer goods could be brought in from overseas meant that inventive Australians began to develop alternatives that were made here. By the end of the war, 400 new products were being manufactured in Australia.

True or False?

• Not mentioned
• Partially true
• True
• False

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Brain Wrap:

How did the War impact Australia in one word.