Analysis of article by Melissa Eddy, Overlooked No More: Rose Zar. The article was published in The New York Times and describes the extraordinary life of Polish-Jewish Holocaust survivor, Rose Zar. This is a story of resilience and survival despite the oppressions of Nazi-occupied Poland. Australians will enjoy the story of an underdog beating the odds: no-one is ever a loser.

This powerpoint is an examination of the contrasting experiences of women in Germany during the Nazi era. It includes specific Nazi ideologies impacting on the lives of women, appearance, laws, family life and reproduction, key quotes, education, the German League of Girls, employment, role in politics, opposition to Nazism, outcast women, why did women support the Nazis? and were Nazi policies towards women successful? Case studies of individuals with widely differing experiences include: Elfriede Lohse-Wachtler, Ilse Koehn, Irma Grese, Leni Riefenstahl, Helene Mayer.

Analysis of ezine article by Philip Jenkins and published at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation website, The Crime that did not happen: Nazi Germany’s nightmarish ambitions. This article examines Nazi Germany’s Generalplan Ost, the plan to conquer Eastern Europe to the Urals, exterminate the Slavic inhabitants and re-populate with ethnic Germans. It also touches on the 1941 negotiations with Britain to exit the war with freedom being given to some or all of the West European occupied nations.

Analysis of an article published on the British Broadcasting Corporation website by Lucy Burns, White Rose: The Germans who tried to topple Hitler. The article is the story of the White Rose resistance group as told by a surviving member, Lilo Furst-Ramdohr. It is the story of how a small group of young people attempted to rally support to resist Nazism but who were not supported by everyday Germans, informants, the court system and the secret police. This is a story that is told over and over again, for example, Tomorrow, When the War Began, The Hunger Games.

This is a program for the unit of work Conflict in Indochina 1945-1975 and is designed to meet requirements for the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

This worksheet accompanies the 2012 BBC documentary resented by Neil Oliver, Vikings Episode 1. The documentary focuses on building an understanding of the proto-Viking peoples of Scandinavia through an examination of archaeological evidence. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 4: The Western and Islamic World The Vikings

Worksheet to accompany the 6-minute Let Me Know documentary, Archaeologists Uncovered 50 000 Year Old Artefacts in this Cave that Rewrites Australian History. The video covers excavations at Bootie Cave, Barrow Island, on the Pilbara Coast of Western Australia. The remains give evidence of a first settlement of Australia at 47 000 BP or earlier.

Worksheet to accompany the 6-minute KnowledgeHub animated video, Why the Vikings Disappeared. The video covers factors in the decline of the Viking Age including loss in key battles, adoption of Christianity and settlement outside Scandinavia and adoption of local customs.

This worksheet accompanies the 5-minute Australian National Museum documentary, Defining Moments in Australian History: Women’s Suffrage. The documentary focuses on the development of the franchise, education rights and trade union protections for women in the Colony of South Australia, culminating in the right to vote and be elected to parliament. The progressive measures were copied by other Australian colonies/states and by other countries in the period 1858 to 1908. The worksheet includes answers.

Worksheet to accompany the 10-minute animated Extra Credit video, Viking Expansion: The Serpent Riders. Worked answers are included.

Worksheet to accompany the 11-minute animated Extra Credits video, Viking Expansion - Ireland. Answers to all activities are included.

Unit of work for the Core Study to the Higher School Certificate course of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. This bundle includes: Examining the Evidence: How did the people of Pompeii access water? Examining the Evidence: What do Pompeii’s mosaics tell us about life in Pompeii? Examining the Evidence: What was the role of slavery in Pompeiian society? Examining the Evidence: What has been the impact of tourism on the archaeological site of Pompeii? Examining the Evidence: How influential was Egyptian religion and culture in Pompeii? Empathetic activity Magazine article: What’s new in Pompeii Ezine article: Pompeii: Past, Present and Future Newspaper article: Saving Pompeii from the ravages of time and tourists Newspaper article: Is this the best they can do with €105m? Worksheet for video: Herculaneum. The other Pompeii Video: Herculaneum. The other Pompeii Worksheet for video: Pompeii. Life and death in a Roman town Video: Pompeii. Life and death in a Roman town Worksheet: Pompeii. The last day Ezine article: Driving the streets of Pompeii Worksheet: Pompeii. The Talking Walls Video: Pompeii. The Talking Walls Worksheet: Pompeii Treasure Video: Pompeii Treasure Word search: Cities of Vesuvius - Pompeii and Herculaneum Newspaper article: Pompeii faces doom (again): Can a massive EU bail-out save the ancient city from neglect, rain and Mafia meddling? 4 Cloze activities

Excellent look at current issues at the archaeological site of Pompeii. Worksheet to accompany the 4-minute news item from 9 Network, Australia, Secrets of the Lost City. The report covers the 2019 discovery of a fresco, engravings on a wall that indicate Mt Vesuvius exploded in October 79 CE rather than August and 5 skeletons of women and children. The Director of Archaeology outlines the work of archaeologists in interpreting 3 very types of archaeological remains. Answers are provided.

Worksheet and answers to accompany the 5-minute animated documentary by Ted Ed, How did Hitler Rise to Power? The video covers the impact of the Treaty of Versailles, post-war social and political issues in Germany, the impact of the Depression, the increasing power of the Nazi Party and the implementation of extremist policies following the Enabling Act, 1933.

Worksheet to accompany the 4-minute Simple History animated documentary, Penal Colonies Australia. The video covers reasons for establishment of penal colonies after 1776, reasons for transportation, convict work, female convicts, clothing, discipline and brutality, secondary penal settlements and rights of people upon completing their servitude. The worksheet is designed for Stage 3 students of the NSW History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Answers are provided.

This is a source-based homework task to support student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 6: School–Developed Topic The Great Depression Students examine a range of primary and secondary, visual and written sources to decide who or what killed the world's most successful racehorse, Phar Lap, in 1932 during a tour of the USA. Was it the perfidious American book keepers or just a bad case of colic? Only you can find the real answer to why thousands of Australians had their hearts broken (and wallets made a little thinner).

Worksheet to accompany the Extra Credits animated documentary, The Berlin Airlift. Answers are included.

Worksheet to accompany the YouTube The Great War video, Australian General John Monash. It gives a great overview of Monash’s life, personality, experiences in WWI, leadership and evaluation of his achievements. This resource supports student understanding of the NSW History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

This is a unit of work designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. It includes: + Teaching program for unit of work The Holocaust + Worksheet for video - Prisoner Number A26188 - Henia Bryer + Worksheet for video - Auschwitz - The Forgotten Evidence + Worksheet for video - I’m Still Here + Worksheet for video - Annihilation. The Destruction of European Jews. + Source-based activity - What happened at Babi Yar in September 1941? + Source-based activity - What was life like for Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto? + Source-based activity - What was the Judenrat? How did they try to protect fellow Jews? + Source-based activity - What were the experiences of prisoners and their captors on the Helmbrechts Death Marches? + Source-based activity - What were the reactions of German Jews and non-Jews to Kristallnacht? + Powerpoint - Chronology of the Holocaust + Powerpoint - Anti-Semitism The Longest Hatred + Powerpoint - Nazi Extermination Camps + Powerpoint - Living in the Warsaw Ghetto + Powerpoint - Aftermath of the Holocaust + Powerpoint - Security Police + Powerpoint - Nazi Ideology + Historical Perspectives: Anti-Semitism + Word Search - The Holocaust + Assessment Task + Newspaper front page activity + The restroom cleaners of the Lodz Ghetto activity + 3 Primary sources: the Holocaust + Terms and concepts activity + Walking in his/her shoes empathetic task Ezine article: What we must learn from Holocaust survivors, before it’s too late Ezine article: Kristallnacht surivivor Andy Factor warns antisemitism on 80th anniversary

Worksheet to accompany the 12 minute and 44 seconds Feature History documentary, The Eureka Stockade. The worksheet is designed for Stage 3/4 students of the History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. The video examines the causes of the Eureka Rebellion, events and significant outcomes including universal male suffrage, the right to elect men to parliament and the right to free from police harassment. The video is available on YouTube