100 Days to Victory (ATOM Study Guide)

SYNOPSIS

100 Days to Victory is a two-part series marking the centenary of the Hundred Days Offensive, the German surrender and the subsequent Armistice declared on 11 November 1918. This series provides students with an unprecedented insight into the key events that took place over the final months of World War I. Incorporating a wealth of historical resources and academic authorities, 100 Days to Victory reconstructs the events, decisions, victories and losses of the war’s final stages. Battle scenes are vividly recreated with sets and actors, while key technological developments and strategy are explained through highly detailed CGI. The way in which these different resources, techniques and technologies are employed to present a historical explanation is a key point of interest for the study of this series.

CURRICULUM LINKS

• Year 9 History: The Making of the Modern World: World War I (1914–1918)

Students investigate key aspects of World War I and the Australian experience of the war, including the nature and significance of the war in world and Australian history.