World War One

Loyalty to the ‘Mother Country’ Reciprocal ties- ‘Britain will help us in our

hour of need if we support them in theirs’Threat of German ImperialismPerceived German atrocities- “killing women

and children on the steps of Belgium” Adventure/ MateshipNaiveté and ignorance of the cost‘Six bob a day tourists’Unemployment

Why become involved?

Enlistment numbers

Sharing the load

The cost

Conscription Referendum 1916

Conscription Referendum 1917

The Cost

The Cost

The Anzac LegendAnd the Band played Waltzing Matilda

1917 Election Result May

Key knowledgeThis knowledge includes• the chosen crisis and the ways in which

Australians responded to that crisis;• the extent to which this crisis shook old

certainties and provided opportunities for people to argue

for change;• the extent to which the cohesion of

Australian society was maintained or redefined by the experience

of the crisis.

Areas of Study- Key Knowledge

Initially unified the Nation as an opportunity to prove ourselves in the heat of battle

Challenged our view of who we were/ Made us aware we were uniquely different- the dual loyalty was redefined

Challenged our ‘blind faith’ in all things BritishHighlighted significant social divisionThe Nation lost its’ innocence and naivetéCreated the Anzac LegendReaffirmed key values of egalitarianism and

individualismGrowing influence of conservative forces

What did WW1 do to our nation?