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 accompanies the documentary, Auschwitz. The Forgotten Evidence. The video was originally shown on the History Channel and is available on You Tube. The video examines the question about why the Allies did not know about what was happening at Auschwitz and when they did, why they did not bomb the facility. The interviews with Holocaust survivors are powerful.

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

Modelled on the US Moratorium Marches, the Australian Moratorium Marches of 1970-71 brought together a number of anti-Vietnam War groups in the staging of massive shows of public anti-war feeling. However, they were not effective at all in changing the views of the federal Liberal-National Party Government or conservative groups such as the Returned Services League. But they were a key factor in showing the general public that majority support was behind withdrawing Australian troops from the Vietnam conflict and were a step towards the Labor Party winning the 1972 federal election. This source-based homework task is designed for students of the NSW Modern History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Higher School Certificate course Peace and Conflict 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

In 1945 women prisoners in concentration camps in south-western Poland and southern Germany were forced to walk until they died either from neglect or from acts of violence. The fact that some women actually survived is nothing short of a miracle. The Helmsbrechts Death Marches were, sadly, only one of many such incidents. This source-based activity is designed for NSW students of the K-10 History Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

The Warsaw Ghetto was a tragedy that even now defies belief. This source-based task uses primary and secondary sources to identify food and water shortages, inadequate shelter, brutalisation by Nazi soldiers, inadequate heating and the effects that these issues had on the Jewish inhabitants. Special focus is made on the impact of the vulnerable, notably children and the aged. This task is designed for students of the History K-10 Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 6: The Holocaust

This worksheet and answers accompanies the SBS program First Australians Episode 7: We Are No Longer Shadows. It covers the life of Eddie Koiki Mabo's life and his struggle for the most essential civil right: the right for Indigenous Peoples in Australia to claim legal ownership over their traditional lands. His success in the High Court in 1992 court meant that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples could actually own their land and make decisions with regard to that land such as who can live on it and any economic activities related to the land. But it was also a tremendous moral victory to those who fought for ATSI civil rights. The worksheet is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Topic 4: Rights and Freedoms. It can also be used as part of the NSW Legal Studies Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Preliminary Course Part I: The Legal System Law Reform in Action Higher School Certificate Course Option 4: Indigenous Peoples

In 1972 Aboriginal people established a Tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House. They were protesting about the Commonwealth Government refusing to grant land rights (native title) to the traditional owners. The incident was designed to embarrass the government into action. Attempts to legislate against the Tent Embassy and then actions by the police only led to further public support, particularly amongst indigenous peoples. This source-based task is designed for students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This worksheet accompanies the 10-minute documentary film UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It deals with the main sections in the Declaration and their application to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms

This is a mix and match activity using terms and concepts in the topic Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms. It is designed for NSW students of the History K-10 Syllabus Stage 5 Depth Study 4: Rights and Freedoms