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History Faculty
Year 10 History 2016
Course:
Topic:
Task:
Date Issued:
Marks:
History
World War II
Exam
Week 5, Term 1, 2016
40
Date Due:
Weighting
Explains and assesses the historical forces and factors that shaped the modern
world and Australia
explains and analyses the motives and actions of past individuals and groups in the
historical contexts that shaped the modern world and Australia
uses relevant evidence from sources to support historical narratives, explanations
and analyses of the modern world and Australia
explains different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world
and Australia
Description of Task
Study the Key Terms and their definitions on the back of this page. You will be tested on these
in your exam.
Marking Criteria
Your task will be marked on your ability to:
Explain the historical forces and factors of WWII that shaped the modern world and Australia
Explain the motives and actions of individuals and groups during WWII that shaped the
modern world and Australia
Use relevant evidence from sources to support explanations of the modern world and
Australia
Explain different contexts, perspectives and interpretations of the modern world and
Australia
WORLD WAR II
TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
Five of these terms and definitions will appear in your assessment task.
ALLIES
APPEASEMENT
The name for the countries that allied themselves against the Axis
powers during World War II. They included the United States, the
Soviet Union and Britain and her former colonies.
A policy followed by Britain and France in the 1930s that gave into
some of Germany and Italys demands in the hope of avoiding war.
AXIS POWERS
The powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan who fought against the
Allied powers in World War II.
BLITZKRIEG
A term meaning lightning war, that was used to describe a fast and
powerful German military attack using combined aircraft, artillery,
tanks and infantry.
COLLECTIVE
SECURITY
COMMUNISM
CONSCRIPTION
DEMOCRACY
FASCISM
A political ideology that states the individual should serve the state,
and is governed by a dictator.
A policy followed by the United States to limit its involvement in
international affairs unless its own interests were threatened.
ISOLATIONISM