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 **   YEAR 10 HUMANITIES    ** **  CORE HISTORY TASK   ** You are required to research one of the following areas based on the experience of Australian soldiers in Changi prison (and Sandakan) OR the treatment of Australian Prisoners of War on the Thai/Burma Railway. The aim is to shed light on the ** evolving, quintessential Australian character ** as a consequence of one of the above events, during WW2. Your research must cover the following areas and include a bibliography. 
 * 1)  You must provide a map/s of the areas of involvement, with accompanying explanations and the reasons for Australia’s involvement in the area/conflict.
 * 1)  You must provide an account of how many Australian prisoners were captured, how many were badly injured and how many died.
 * 1)  Explain the treatment of and hardships faced by Australians in the Japanese POW camps.
 * 1)  How were so many of the Australians able to survive in these appalling conditions.
 * 1)  Some of the prisoners assigned to Changi Prison were relocated to the camp at Sandakan, where atrocities were also a daily event including the “death marches” from Sandakan to Ranau. Discuss the significance of these death marches and the harsh treatment of the Australian prisoners and include a map.
 * 1)  Using the site [] delve into two of the men who died at Sandakan and include a photo and a brief biography of each of them.
 * 1)  Provide details of the calorie intake by the Australians and explain how this could be justified in the minds of the Japanese when they understood the necessity for nutrition and work output.
 * 1)  What effect did the camps have on the psyche of Australian POW’s and was this reflected in a new resolve in the Australian character?
 * 1)  Was recovery possible for these POW’s post war and what form did it take?