The Doomsday Clock, which is run by a group of atomic scientists, tells us when life as we know it will end. In 2023, the clocks hands moved the closest they’ve ever been to midnight, the point of annihilation. It sounds pretty scary, but this clock doesn’t work like a normal clock. We find out more about where it started and how it works today.

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◉ Yr10 History: World War II (1939 – 1945)
Examination of significant events of World War II, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb (ACDSEH107)

◉ Yr10 History: Historical Knowledge and Understanding
Continuing efforts post-World War II to achieve lasting peace and security in the world, including Australia’s involvement in UN peacekeeping (ACOKFH021)

◉ Unit 4: The Modern World since 1945 – Senior Secondary
The nature of responses and the success of governments and the UN to conflicts and threats in the post-Cold War period (1991-2010), including national counter-terrorism actions, efforts to ensure disarmament and non-nuclear proliferation; and the resolutions of the UN Security Council (ACHMH228)

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