AUSTRALIA'S

CHANGING
RELATIONSHIPS
WW2
Miss Beathe Year Ten History

Lesson Outline
Rapid

Recall: Recall Questions

Activity

One: Mapping the Allied and Axis Forces

Activity

Two: Source Examination (I do, We do,

You do)
Plough

Back: Self Evaluation

Learning Goal:
Examine Australias changing relationships with
Britain and the USA in WW2

Success Criteria:
Identify and explain Australias
changing relationships with Britain
and USA in WW2

Rapid Recall www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXSuaOozDE

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What War did Treaty of Versailles end?

How did Hitler Break the Treaty of
Versailles?
How did Britain attempt to appease
Germany?
Why did Hitler persecute the Jewish
people?
What country did Germany invade to
cause Britain and France to declare war
on Germany ?

Two Theatres of War

European
Theatre

Pacific
Theatre

European Conflict
Blitzkrieg
Battle
D-

of Britain

Day

Pacific Conflict
Pearl
Fall

Harbour

of Singapore

Bombing

of Darwin

Australia Becomes Involved

Following

Britain and Frances declaration of war on

Germany, Australian Prime Minister; Robert Menzies
announced that Australia was also at war.

Japanese Expansion in the

Pacific

Attack on Pearl Harbour

On December 7, 1941 the
Japanese launched a surprise
torpedo attack on the US Naval
Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
On December 8, President
Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a
speech, also known as the
Infamy Speech to the
American citizens, informing
them that this happened while
the US was in the midst of talks
to keep peace.
That same day, America

Fall of Singapore
Singapore

was a significant resources and trading base for

Great Britain

130,000

British and Commonwealth troops were situated in

Singapore to defend the base

British

forces believed that this amount of soldiers could

withstand an attack from Japan.

In

January 1942, the Japanese seized Malaya and by 15

February, the British surrendered Singapore after only a week
of fighting.

Highlight the key events that we have referred to within

your timeline

Why did Australia become

involved?

Menzies stated that Australia declared war on

Germany as Great Britain had done so; as a result,
Australia is also at war. Therefore, Australias
allegiance and bond with Britain resulted in Australia
automatically supporting Britain against Germany.

Questions

(We
do)

(You do)

(I do)

(We do)

How can I improve this

answer?

Australia turns to the United States

of America

(You do)

Source Examination - Reliability

Type

of Source: Political Cartoon

Author:
Date:

Not disclosed however, is Published

During WW2

Purpose:
Opinion

To depict or illustrate Australias changing relations

/ Fact: Opinion

Language:
Evidence:

Illustration

This cartoon , however can be supported by the

official facts within that given period

What does it tell us?

What:
Who:
When:
Why?

Plough Back
What

was Australias initial relationship with

Britain?

How

do we know this?

What

event resulted in America joining the

Allied forces in WW2?

What

events made Australia look to the USA

for security and an official alliance ?

Why

did Australia look to America as opposed

to Britain?