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World War Two (WWII or WW2), also called the Second World War, took place between 1939 and 1945. It is called a world war because most of the world's major ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
Primary sources are things like letters, diaries, photos, poems and other documents and objects created during the war or soon after by people who were invol...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24World War Two (1939-1945) is also known as WW2, WWII, or the Second World War. This entry will show you how to find information about what daily life was lik...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
Holocaust is the name given to the systematic persecution and extermination of over six million Jews and others in Europe during the World War Two. The plan ...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
A conscientious objector (CO) is someone who is against using weapons to kill. CO's claim the right to refuse to be part of any kind of armed forces training...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
On 5 September 1941, Prime Minister Joseph Savage announced that New Zealand would be joining World War Two. Even thought New Zealand was in the war to suppo...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24World War II started in 1939 when many countries, including New Zealand, declared war on Germany when it attacked Poland. The rise of Fascism and Hitler's ne...
Entry last updated: 26/05/22Junior Secondary (Years 7 - 10)
World War Two took place between 1939 to 1945. This war involved almost every part of the world. It became the deadliest in history, and resulted in the deat...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
There were two Boer Wars, or Anglo-Boer Wars. The first Boer War of 1880-1881 has also been named the Transvaal Rebellion, as the Boers of the Transvaal revo...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24Senior Secondary (Years 11 - 13)
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was fought between the United States of America (USA) and the Communist forces in Vietnam. The war b...
Entry last updated: 17/09/24