History Syllabus

TERM I

1. Anglo-Zulu War, 1879
* Causes of war
* Course of the campaign
* Results of the war 1879 - 1906

2. Bambatha Rebellion, 1906

TERM II

1. Mohandas Gandhi
* Biographical account of the life of Gandhi

2. World War II
* study of post-WW I Europe
* Causes of WW II
* Countires involved in the conflict
* War-time leaders

ASSIGNMENT: Poster project on any world conflict in 2000 years (except those studied)

TERM III

1. WW II (cont.)
* Outbreak of hostilities
* Axis success
* U.S.A. in the war
* Turning points
* Defeat of Germany
* Nuclear warfarew
* Post-war period

2. Cold War
* Concept of the Cold War
* Events that led to the Cold War
* Case study conflicts

3. Age of Empires

TERM IV

1. Cold War (cont.)

2. Discovery of Diamonds and Gold
* Diamond discoveries, 1870s
* Consequences of Diamond discoveries
* Gold discoveries
* Migrant labour

3. Revision

GRADE 9 VIDEOS

Gandhi
Great Battles of WWII: The Turning Points
History of the Indian South Africans
Hitler: Revenge to ruin
Hitler: The Road to War
Lenin & Hitler
Mahahna Gandhi: Soul Fire
Mandela
Adolf Hitler
Anne Frank: Diary
Benito Mussolini
Biography: Joseph Grebbels & Erwin Rommel
D-Day
Untold Stories of WWII
Winston Churchill
World of History - Explanation I
World of History - Explanation II
Zulu Wars
Zulu War: Isandlwana

GRADE 9 LINKS

TERM I

1. Anglo-Zulu War, 1879

http://www.battlefields.co.za/history/anglo-zulu_war/isandlwana/isandlwana_ian%20knight.htm

TERM II

1. Mohandas Gandhi

http://www.acusd.edu/theo/ref-gandhi.html

http://web.mahatma.org.in/

2. World War II

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