World War One
by Lisa Hayman
Introduction · rubric · conclusion · teacher's guide
ANZAC Day · Gallipoli · Western Front · Government Sites · WW1 Background · General · Statistics · Multi Media · Dictionary · MemorialsIntroduction · rubric · conclusion · teacher's guide
ANZAC Day · Gallipoli · Western Front · Government Sites · WW1 Background · General · Statistics · Multi Media · Dictionary · MemorialsIntroduction
When you want to study a topic like Australia's involvement in World War One, it helps to have a few good questions in mind. The following are ones which we will investigate.
What is the ANZAC Legend and how did it develop?
Why has Gallipoli played such an important part in Australia's history?
What role did Australians play on the Western Front?
Internet Links
ANZAC Day
- Anzac Day
- ANZAC Day Commemmortion Site - Queensland
- ANZAC Day in New Zealand
- New Zealand Celebrations of ANZAC Day
- Introductory site on ANZAC Day
- A huge site with many links..
- The ANZAC story - identifies key events
- Alec Campbell - Australia's last ANZAC
- Song - Bombed Last Night
- The Anzac Landing
- Background Information
- Veterans on Line - RSL
- Menin Gate Service
Gallipoli
- Researching Australians at Gallipoli
- Role of women at Gallipoli
- Women at Gallipoli
- Personal reflections of life on the battlefields
- Gallipoli
- Images of ANZAC Cove and Lone Pine Cemetery
- The Anzac Landing at Gallipoli
Western Front
- Ypres 1917
- Visual images of the Ypres battlefields
- The Second Battle of Ypres
- The Menin Gate
- List of other links relating to Ypres
- Passchendaele (officially the third battle of Ypres).
- A Photographic Tour of The Ypres Salient
- The Battle of 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele)
- Villers-Bretonneux military cemetery
- Australian army joined the Western Front
- Passchendaele: Drowning in mud
- Drowning in Mud
Government Sites
- Australian War Memorial
- ANZAC Day Celebrations
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
WW1 Background
- History of Australia Day
- National Australia Day Council site
- Australia Day Timeline
- National Australia Day Council site
- BBC News - Background Information on WW1
- Background Info on WW1 from the BBC
General
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The war to end all wars - BBC
- A BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF MAJOR EVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR
- The Great War in Australia
- Provides link to many sites!!
- BBC News on WWI
- Links to other sites
- WWI Document Archive
Statistics
- Battle Casualties
- Fast Facts - 42nd Battalion
Multi Media
- WWI Music
- Recorded Interviews
Dictionary
- Webster Online Dictionary
Memorials
- The Australian Memorial to the Great War
- Villiers Bretonneux
- Villiers Bretonneux Memorial
Conclusion
Because anyone can publish on the Web, it sometimes reflects the chaotic, uneven, sometimes confusing world around us. By exploring the Web, you've journeyed into real learning where you must judge between fact and opinion, bias and insight, importance and insignificance. We hope you've added to the wisdom carried around in that head of yours. If you want to check yourself, take a look at the evaluation rubric for this activity. Either way, remember that understanding isn't a destination, but a journey. Have a great trip!
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