ANZAC Day: New Zealand's Identity Born
Understanding How a Day of Remembrance Shaped Our Nation Year 11 History - New Zealand Curriculum
They Were Just Like You
Legal age to serve overseas was 20 Thousands of teenagers lied about their age to enlist Some soldiers were as young as 16 Many were Year 12 and 13 equivalent students When you attend a Dawn Service, you're honoring people who were essentially your age
New Zealand's Coming of Age
Before 1915, New Zealand was largely seen as just a distant branch of the British Empire Gallipoli was the first time NZ fought under its own name on the world stage Often described as the moment New Zealand found its own identity Moving from being 'British' to becoming 'Kiwi' A brutal way to grow up as a nation
ANZAC Biscuit Investigation
Work in pairs to examine these ANZAC biscuit facts: Why no eggs in the recipe? Why were they so hard they could be used as 'tiles'? Why is it illegal to call them 'cookies' in NZ and Australia? What does this tell us about the connection between home and the battlefield?
Cultural Pride on the Battlefield
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