Why is WWI signigicant?

Why is WWI so significant today – nearly 100 years later?

World War One began with a minor assassination in a long-forgotten empire in Europe. Yet it was to become history's first truly global conflict. It embroiled (involved) some 30 countries across five continents and was fought on a scale never before.

An estimated 13,000,000 soldiers died or went missing. Europe lost almost an entire generation of men. Unknown numbers of civilians lay dead.
Almost overnight, empires that had taken centuries to build were gone. Cities had been demolished and homes destroyed. The USA had transformed itself into a world power. The way war was fought changed forever. Women now held jobs that in the past had been done exclusively by men. Many more women had joined the military. People travelled to places they could not even pronounce. Yes, the face of the world had changed, and the “War to End All Wars” became the first in a long line of wars to come.

Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it.
Source: http://computasaur.tripod.com/ww1/


To summarise, WWI is significant because...
- history's first truly global conflict
- estimated 13million soldiers died
- USA had transformed itself into a world power
- empires that had taken centuries to build were gone
- more women had joined the military
- women now held jobs that in the past had been done exclusively by men

Post Box Assessment

Today, we individually answered questions about WWI, and then groups of students collated all our answers to make generalisations.

Here are our findings...


What do we know about WWI?

Most of 9PE know that people died during WWI.

Some of 9PE know that WWI happened a long time ago.

A few of 9PE know that New Zealand was involved and that there was a fight at Gallipoli.


What do we want to know about WWI?

Most of 9PE want to know everything about WWI.

Some of 9PE want to know how WWI started.

A few of 9PE want to know what countries were involved in WWI.


Why do I think it is important to know about WWI?

Most of 9PE think it is important to know about WWI because WWI is a part of our history.

Some of 9PE think it is important to know about WWI because it is good to acknowledge the people who fought for us and our country.

A few of 9PE think it is important to know about WWI because it is important to know who was involved and how many people died in WWI.

War Stories

We are starting a new topic called "War Stories."


In this topic we will look at New Zealand's participation in World War I, and how it helped to shape New Zealand today.


Here are some pictures to get you thinking...

These are some medals given to soldiers:

This is a propaganda poster - to make people believe things that were not necessarily true about the enemy.

This is a U-boat and ship fighting at sea.

Here are some soldiers relaxing in a trench.

Here some cavalry are trying to shoot down an enemy plane.

Here are some men who are on duty in a trench. They are trying to shoot the enemy.

Effects of early European Migation on Aotearoa

Task 1: the difference between a history road and a timeline is that a history road is “crocked” and does not have an even scale, whereas a timeline is straight and has an even scale.

Task 2:4 pull factors on page 8 are:
o To hunt for whales for their oil (act)
o To trade timber, rop,weapons-axes,spears
o To hunt seals for their skin to make felt hats and flax and make ropes
o Some missionaries came to spread the word about “Jesus Christ”



Task 3:a) A musket is an old fashioned gun.
B) I think that the muskets were bad for Maori people because people that were Influencing to kill and started wars.
c) The diseases like the common cold killed many Maoris because the Maoris were used to the warmth


Task 4: Items that European and Maori swapped with each other were:
Maori wanted: European wanted:
-Axes -Flax
-Spades -Maori spears
-Fresh pork -Kauri tree’s (timber)
-Muskets -tomahawks
-Alcohol -Maori carvings



Task 5: European migration affect on...

Maori people:
Education
Clothing style
Life style

natural environment:
Cut more (Kauri) tree’s to build, house,(ect)


Aotearoe (NZ) culture:
New genres (music)
New sport options
Eg:tennis,rugby,soccer

Geography - Thinking about the facts of Tokelau

Part A:
1. Identify and list 5 facts about the country Tokelau.
-Tokelau is made up of low-lying Coral Atollsen closing large lagoons.

-1932 is living in Tokelau.

-Tokelau has very Youthful population, with 42% under the age 15.

-Tokelau's small size (three villages) and lack of resources.

-Prone to tropical Cyclones from November through to April.

2. Identify 2 facts that may push people to from their homeland.

-Prone to tropical Cycclones from November through to April.

-Tokelau's small size (three villages) and lack of resources.

3. Justify why you think ONE of these facts could influence people to emigrate from their homeland?

-I rekon people would leave from the tropical Cyclones because its a natural disaster, and it would be a big loss for people who will loose their family and lives.


Part B:
Use your imagination for the next tasks…

4. Change two facts that you identified in question one. (For example, if the population is 2,000 people, you may like to change it to 200,000 people. You can change any fact you like and be as imaginative as you can be)

-Every year on Janurary the 21st natural disasters will strike.

-Tokelau's villages are very small and lack of resource.

6. Explain how each “fact change” could affect the country.

Definitions...

Today we read some information about the Geography of Tokelau. These were the words we did not understand and the definitions we created:


Abroad: To go to, or be in another country
Agriculture: grow crops and livestock
Atoll: Ringed shape coral reef which encloses a lagoon
Confine: Restrict something, limits
Copra: Dry oiled coconut
Christian Denominations: different kinds of Christian groups eg Methodist, Anglican...
Economic: To do with money
Elevation: height of land above sea level
GDP: Gross Domestic Product - how much a country earns
Isolation: to set apart or be alone
Prone: Something that is likely to happen to you (eg. I am prone to getting a cold in winter)
Remittance: Money sent back home (eg. to Tokelau from NZ) to support family
Revenue: Income
Sources: where you get something from
Souvenir: something people keep from an experience to remember it by
Subsistance: Being able to provide for yourself by growing just enough food for you and your family
Substantially: this relates to quantity and size

Tomorrow: we are going to look at what kind of Geography Tokelau has.

Pasifika Migration to New Zealand

They came to this land of plenty:
Pacific Island Migration

Since the 1960s many people from the Pacific Islands have migrated to New Zealand and have mainly settled in Auckland and Wellington. Auckland is now the largest Pacific Island city in the world. The New Zealand Government has agreements with some Pacific Island nations (Samoa, Tonga and Fiji) which allow them to come to New Zealand to work. Some Pacific Island nations get free entry to New Zealand (Tokelau, Niue and Cook Islands) as New Zealand has control over these countries. Many Pacific Islanders come to New Zealand because they have family who already live here. Others come because there are more jobs, better health and education facilities.

Migration from China to New Zealand

Migration from India to New Zealand

Push-Pull Model for Migration

What does New Zealand really look like?

Would do you think immigrants to New Zealand expect to see when they arrive in New Zealand?


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