World War Two – the Kokoda track

A set of PowerPoints which I think History teachers will find helpful. If you use them, and like them, please come and give me a positive star rating / review. Constructive criticism is also appreciated.

PowerPoint 1: Kokoda lesson 1
• context
o What happened after Pearl Harbor?
o Japanese imperialism
• Where is New Guinea? What was it called back then?
• What were conditions like on the Kokoda track?
• Viewing activities clips from Getaway, the 2006 Kokoda film
• The experiences of Australian soldiers in the Kokoda campaign
o*** Number of Australians killed or injured in Papua New Guinea
o The Kokoda track and what it looks like
o Images of the golden stairs
o Dysentery
o What they ate
o What they carried
o The psychological impact*
• Links to other sources (including videos) which you might like to explore with your class (with descriptions)

Homework Sheet
Definitions to find for a glossary, a photograph (source) to view and answer questions about, two written sources to view and answer questions about

PowerPoint 2: Kokoda lesson 2
• The four groups who fought in New Guinea in 1942 (Australians, Americans, New Guineans and The Japanese)
• View an SBS news story about a fuzzy wuzzy angel being reunited with an Australian that he saved
• Who were the ‘fuzzy wuzzy angels?’
• The Japanese offensive continued
• How the Kokoda campaign ended