Secondary Social Studies Syllabus

Substrand: "8.2 The Protectorate & World War Two(WW2) 1896 – 1945"

Subject: Secondary Social Studies Year: 8
Strand 1: History of Solomon Islands and Its Relations with the World

Substrand: "8.2 The Protectorate & World War Two(WW2) 1896 – 1945" (7 periods)

This sub strand looks at why British made a protectorate over Solomon Islands and explains the causes of World War 2 and its positive and negative impacts on Solomon Islands.

General Learning OutcomesSpecific Learning OutcomesSuggested Assessment Events

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8.2.1 understand the impacts of the protectorate and Colonial Government in Solomon Islands (u)

8.2.1.1 refer to the reasons for the establishment of the protectorate in Solomon Islands in Chapter 1
8.2.1.2 discuss the negative and positive impacts of Colonial Government in Solomon Islands

8.2.2 understand reasons for WW2 in the Pacific, the countries involved and how it ended and its impacts on Solomon Islands (u)

8.2.2.1 explain the causes of WW2 , the countries involved, how the war came and their positive and negative impacts on Solomon Islands
8.2.2.2 explain the reasons for the ending of WW2 in Solomon Islands
8.2.2.3 discuss some skills and attitudes learnt from the Allied Forces in the war

8.2.3 understand the role of Solomon Islanders in the WW2 (u)

8.2.3.1 relate stories about WW2 that they might know of
8.2.3.2 describe the roles of Solomon Islanders in the war

8.2.4 be able to locate on the map the main battle grounds in Solomon Islands, the routes of invasion and retreat from Solomon Islands (s)

8.2.4.1 locate on a map the main battle grounds of WW2 in Solomon Islands, the main countries involved and trace their invasion routes into the Solomon Islands

8.2.5 from opinions about whether WW2 has helped in the development of Solomon Islands (a)

8.2.5.1 discuss whether there were positive impacts of WW2 that has contributed to the development of Solomon Islands

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