The film 444 Days The Iranian Hostage Crisis is a detailed analysis of the 1979-80 event that reveals the political undercurrents around the event. This worksheet assists students to analyse the issues from the film. It is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989

Developing better literacy skills assists History students to read, write and view creatively and critically. This activity provides students with the opportunity to use selective elements of grammar (capital letters, full stops and commas) in a history context. Student worksheet and correct answers are provided. It is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth study 4: Rights and Freedoms

From the dramatic events around the storming of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, 1915 to the public commemorations of today, Anzac Day is the national celebration of a military defeat. Why is the day important to Australians? This source-based activity examines the history of Anzac Day, the construction of memorials across Australia and wider afield, the personality traits held to be the examples set by the Anzacs and the role of Anzac Day in the development of Australia as an independent nation. This activity is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 3: Australians at War - World War I

From the early days of Pompeii its people needed to collect water from local streams. As the population grew and water became a scarcer resource, aqueducts were built, then water storage towers that were then linked to public and private buildings via lead pipes. Maintenance of the water supply system, keeping the water clean and maintaining pressure were key concerns for the city. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Core Study: Cities of Vesuvius - Pompeii & Herculaneum

The city of Petra spans the ancient world from the Nabataeans to the Romans. It is an extraordinary archaeological site that will fascinate students and introduce concepts of the nature and purpose of historical sites and various problems and issues associated with sites including conservation, restoration and education.

US withdrawal from the Vietnam War is attributed to: + Increasing US casualties; + War crimes/atrocities; + The 1968 Tet Offensive; + The Vietnamisation Policy; + Heavy financial costs of the war; + Increasing opposition to the war in the US; + Inability of US troops to counter the guerrilla tactics of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces; & + Poor morale of US forces compared to the opposing forces. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Peace & Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

During the Second Vietnam War (between the US/South Vietnam and North Vietnam) there was another war in Indochina: the war between the Royalist Lao forces and the Communist Pathet Lao. Referred to as the 'Secret War" because its existence was kept from the Western public, this war for control of Laos had its own atrocities and heroic acts. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum Higher School Certificate course Peace & Conflict Option A: Conflict in Indochina

This worksheet accompanies the ABC-TV documentary Australia on Trial - The Myall Creek Massacre (2011). It covers the events around the 1836 massacre and the two court cases in 1837/38 culminating in the verdict when in the hanging of 7 convict stockmen. The agendas of the squatters, Governor Gipps and urban middle-class society are examined. It is probably beyond the scope of the video to investigate the perspectives of the Kamilaroi people and that of the convicts. Neither had power in the 1830s to give their view of the crimes.

This worksheet and answers accompany the Crash Course World History - The Vikings. It is a great overview to Viking society and northern Europe in the early Middle Ages.

Did you know that the North Vietnamese used elephants to transport arms and materiel along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and that the main danger was not American bombings but disease and hunger? The Ho Chi Ming Trail was an essential supply line for the North Vietnamese. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict Conflict in Indochina Option A: Conflict in Indochina

This activity includes a passage from Abraham Biderman's book, The World of My Past where Abraham describes the life of people in the Lodz Ghetto who have been punished by being allocated the responsibility of cleaning rest-rooms (toilets). The passage is rich in description and pathos. After reading the passage aloud, there are some comprehension questions, followed by an empathy activity where students need to imagine that they are spending the day with these unfortunates. A text type summary for narrative writing is provided. The outcome being examined is: HT5-6 - uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations and analyses of the modern world and Australia. Students are also encouraged to develop Empathetic Understanding. These are outcomes from the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

It's Saturday, July 19, 1938 and your newspaper editor in chief has asked you, the gun reporter at The West Australian newspaper to write the feature for the front page of tomorrow's paper. You have a format to work within and recent photographs from Germany that inspire you in your task. Can you manage the stress of the task and keep the editor in chief happy? Remember that your audience, the people of Western Australia expect accuracy but strongly believe in fair-play. This task is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

Mongol Warriors requires students to locating, selecting and organising information in order to page to explain why Mongols warriors were successful in defeating their enemies. Stents are provided with the stimulus sheet and the response sheet with scaffolding. The activity exposes students to outcome HT4-8 locates, selects and organises information from sources to develop an historical inquiry of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 4 Depth Study 6: The Mongol Expansion

What were the experiences of young people during the Holocaust? This worksheet accompanies the excellent film, I'm Still Here. Real Diaries of Young People Who Lived During the Holocaust. The film is highly recommended high school students.

The video Spartans at the Gates of Fire gives a brief overview of Spartan society before concentrating on the narrative of the Battle of Thermopylae and in particular, the role of Sparta in the defence of the southern Greek city-states. This worksheet helps students to focus on problems and issues in Sparta and the Battle of Thermopylae. The answers are also provided. It is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary course Ancient Societies Option G: Spartan Society to the Battle of Leuctra

The Celts Episode 2: Heroes in Defeat covers La Tene culture, various sites including La Tene, the Celtic invasions into the Mediterranean world, Celtic influence on Iberia, western China, Ireland and Britain, and the defeat of Celtic armies under the chieftains Vercingetorix and Boudicca. This worksheet assists students to focus on the key issues in the film.

Word Search to accompany the topic Celtic Society.

The Celts. Iron, Blood and Sacrifice is an outstanding 2015 BBC series on the Celts that goes into the usual finds at Hallstatt and Hochdorf but extends our understandings of the Celtic peoples with explanations of more recent discoveries. But what will really appeal to high school students is the back story of Celtic chieftain, Brennus' invasion of Italy, defeat of the Romans and sack of Rome. This video is a balance of academic content and a great narrative. This worksheet focuses student understandings on the archaeological finds that gives evidence of Celtic society. It is designed for students of the NSW Ancient History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary course Investigating Ancient History – Case Studies List A: Case studies from Egypt, Greece, Rome, Celtic Europe A8. The Celts

Crash Course World History: The Persians and the Greeks gives an overview of the causes of conflict between the Achaemenid Persian Empire and the Greek city states in the 5th century BCE, the results of Greek victory the resulting squabble between the Greek states that was the Peloponnesian War. Presenter, John Green gives an interesting argument that it may have actually been better if the Persians had won the war.

SAVAK were the secret police of the Shah's administration. Responsible for widespread human rights abuses including kidnapping, imprisonment and torture, they also served as a means of repression of various groups including bazaaris, students, government employees, writers and Shi'ite clergy, to list but a few. Their activities were known to the Shah and supported by the Iranian military and the USA. This source-based activity is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate Course National Studies Option H: Iran 1953-1989