Year 10 History · Australian Curriculum v9
The significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb
Content descriptor
The significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
- Code
- AC9HH10K03
- Year level
- Year 10
- Subject
- History
- Strand
- Knowledge and understanding
- Sub-strand
- Second World War
Resources you can generate for AC9HH10K03
Every resource is built from the same learning intention, so the vocabulary and examples stay consistent across the whole lesson. All outputs are fully editable.
Lesson plan
5-part or workshop structure (DOCX)
Worksheet
MCQ, true/false, short & extended response
PowerPoint slides
Designed, year-level-appropriate deck
Cloze activity
Fill-in-the-blank with word bank
Kahoot / Blooket
Import-ready quiz files
Reading & vocab
Levelled texts, comprehension guides
A sample to start from
Generated from the descriptor as a starting point — edit to suit your class.
Learning intention
We are learning to the significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
Cloze sentence
The events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
Related Year 10 History descriptors
- AC9HH10K01The causes, outbreak and course of the Second World War and the significance of Australian involvement
- AC9HH10K02The places where Australians fought, and their perspectives and experiences during the Second World War, such as the fall of Singapore, prisoners of war (POWs), the Battle of Britain and Kokoda
- AC9HH10K04The effects of the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on the continuities and changes on the Australian home front, such as the changing roles of women and First Nations Australians, and the use of wartime government controls
- AC9HH10K05The significance of the Second World War to Australia’s immediate post-war economic, political and social development, and Australia’s international relationships in the 20th century
- AC9HH10K06The commemoration of the Second World War, including different historical interpretations and debates
- AC9HH10K07The effects of significant post–Second World War world events, ideas and developments on Australian society
- AC9HH10K08The causes of changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values on migration that have influenced Australian society since 1945
- AC9HH10K09The causes of First Nations Australians' campaigns for rights and freedoms before 1965, such as discriminatory legislation and policies, the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations
History at other year levels
Frequently asked questions
What is AC9HH10K03?
AC9HH10K03 is a content descriptor in the Year 10 History curriculum (Australian Curriculum v9, Knowledge and understanding strand). It asks students to the significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb.
What year level is AC9HH10K03?
AC9HH10K03 sits in the Year 10 History curriculum.
How can I create resources for AC9HH10K03?
Enter the learning intention on the Lesson Creator create page and generate a lesson plan, worksheet, slides, cloze activity and quiz aligned to AC9HH10K03 — all editable and ready for the classroom.
Free for Australian teachers
Generate a full set of aligned resources in under two minutes.