Timeline
Click here to access an interactive timeline of WWI on the Australian War Memorial website. Spend about 10 mins scrolling through the events of WWI, observing the size and scale of the military campaigns and the incredible loss of life. Reflect on the nature of some of the key battles and locations, and take note of significant groups and individuals.
Learning Activities
Exam-style Revision Questions
1. Access the link to the timeline on the Australian War Memorial website to complete the following activities:
a) Calculate the amount of days that the First World War lasted, from the British declaration of war against Germany, to the German signing of the armistice.
b) What reasons could you give for Australia also declaring war?
c) Which battle or campaign represented the biggest Australian death toll? Which battle or campaign had the biggest death toll overall?
*These activities develop numeracy skills as well as skills of historical analysis.
2. Study Column A and B below to complete the following activities:
a) Match the sources below in Column A with the corresponding event in Column B.
b) Choose ONE source from Column A and analyse it using this scaffold
c) Organise the events from Column B in a chronological sequence using TimeToast
a) Calculate the amount of days that the First World War lasted, from the British declaration of war against Germany, to the German signing of the armistice.
b) What reasons could you give for Australia also declaring war?
c) Which battle or campaign represented the biggest Australian death toll? Which battle or campaign had the biggest death toll overall?
*These activities develop numeracy skills as well as skills of historical analysis.
2. Study Column A and B below to complete the following activities:
a) Match the sources below in Column A with the corresponding event in Column B.
b) Choose ONE source from Column A and analyse it using this scaffold
c) Organise the events from Column B in a chronological sequence using TimeToast
Column A
Source 1
Source 2 Source 3 Source 4 Source 5 |
Column B
Event 1
Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 |