World War II
The following page has been created to add to Year 10 History class materials already in use at Aquinas College.
The Aquinas Library has many resources on World War II. Use the following search term: WORLD WAR, 1939-1945 Print resources are found at 940.53
Some DVDs which may be of use are:
The causes of World War II – DVD0780
Australians at War – DVD0772
The great sea battles of WWII – DVD0134
The history of WWII – DVD0136
Prelude to war – DVD0006
Fury in the Pacific – DVD0007
Battle of the Coral Sea – DVD0885
Kokoda – DVD0764
Australians at war – DVD0772
Websites:
Bombing of Japan
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (includes a number of audio files)
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Pearl Harbour:
Curtin’s speech announcing that Australia had entered WWII
Kokoda:
Kokoda Trail Campaign (Aust. War Memorial)
Threat to Australia:
All in – ‘leaving home’ (The role of women in WWII)