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Learning Intention: To understand the changing nature of warfare between WWI and WWII
Success Criteria: I can:
understand the changing nature of warfare, particularly weapons, technology and medical advancements between WWI and WWII
identify and explain reasons for the changing nature of warfare between WWI and WWII
identify continuity between the nature of warfare in WWI and WWII
Activity 1 - Copy the paragraph below into your workbook
Both World War Two (WWII) and World War One (WWI) were some of humanity’s darkest moments in the 20th century—cities destroyed, acts of unspeakable cruelty and deaths numbering in the untold millions. Despite the devastation of the "War to End All Wars", WWII had an even greater scope and impact than WWI.
Over 61 nations took part in World War II, and around between 50 to 80 million of those people were killed from the years 1939 to 1945.
416 809 Australians enlisted for service in WWI during the years 1914 to 1918, representing 38.7% of the total male population aged between 18 to 44. In comparison 990 900 Australians enlisted for service in WWII from 1939 to 1945.
Activity 2 - View World War I vs World War II - How Do They Compare?
Complete note-taking on the accompanying worksheet as you view.
Your teacher may choose to print this.
World War One vs World War II How do they compare worksheet.docxActivity 3 - Read Source A below and complete the questions
Source A
...factors like an immeasurable body count, greater aggression across all parties concerned, a more profound impact on industries, the participation of more civilians and the involvement of countries and regions that were previously not involved in WWI...
There can be little doubt as to the immense scope of both world wars. WWII achieved an even greater level of total war than WWI... The global reach of both the battlefields and the participants were far wider in WWII and there can be no doubt as to the increased casualties of civilians during WWII compared to WWI.
WGCDR Michael Rouhan, Essay: Did The Second World War, More So Than the First World War, Exemplify the Character Of ‘Total War’? October 2022. https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/safti/pointer/documents/pdf/monthlyissue/oct2022.pdf
Is Source A a Primary or secondary source?
According to Source A, what are 5 reasons that WWII was a more "total war" than WWI?
Activity 4 - Copy the following into your workbook
World War I was fought mostly from the lines of trenches and was supported by artillery and machine guns, infantry assault, tanks, early airplanes and poisonous gas. World War I's mobility was static in nature and mobility was minimal.
During World War II nuclear power and missiles were used, as were modern concepts of covert and special operations. Submarines and tanks were mastered and heavily used during the conflict. Methods of Encryption codes for secret communication became more complex. Blitzkrieg fighting was also a common method used by Germans.
Advances in technology enabled global conflict to occur on a larger scale. It also enables the continuous reassurance of the home front in the nature of total war.
Activity 5 - Read Impact of the Aeroplane and complete activities
Impact of the Aeroplane WWII.pdfActivity 6 - Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb
View the following clips, then complete the instructions below
View Crash Course The Atomic Bomb: CC History of Science #33 Make 10-15 dot-point notes.
-make sure you explain what the Manhattan Project was!
***View from 8:50 - end*** of Crash Course WWII Pt 1: US History #35 8-12 dot-point notes.
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