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AC9HH10K07

the effects of significant post–Second World War world events, ideas and developments on Australian society

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Knowledge and understanding in Year 10.

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the causes, outbreak and course of the Second World War and the significance of Australian involvement

AC9HH10K02

the places where Australians fought, and their perspectives and experiences during the Second World War, such as the fall of Singapore, prisoners of war (POWs), the Battle of Britain and Kokoda

AC9HH10K03

the significant events and turning points of the Second World War, including the Holocaust and use of the atomic bomb

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the effects of the Second World War, with a particular emphasis on the continuities and changes on the Australian home front, such as the changing roles of women and First Nations Australians, and the use of wartime government controls

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the significance of the Second World War to Australia’s immediate post-war economic, political and social development, and Australia’s international relationships in the 20th century

AC9HH10K06

the commemoration of the Second World War, including different historical interpretations and debates

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the causes of changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values on migration that have influenced Australian society since 1945

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the causes of First Nations Australians' campaigns for rights and freedoms before 1965, such as discriminatory legislation and policies, the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations

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the contributions of significant individuals and groups in the campaign for the recognition of the rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they brought change to Australian society

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the significant events and methods in the movement for the civil rights of First Nations Australians and the extent to which they contributed to change

AC9HH10K12

the significant events, individuals and groups in the women’s movement in Australia, and how they have changed the role and status of women

AC9HH10K13

the continuing efforts to create change in the civil rights and freedoms in Australia, for First Nations Australians, migrants and women

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changing historical perspectives over time in relation to the developments in technology, public health, longevity, standard of living in the 20th century, and concern for the environment and sustainability

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the origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration

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causes and effects of the significant events and developments of the major global influences on Australia in the post-Second World War period

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changing social, political, economic, cultural, environmental and technological conditions, and the causes of a major global influence in Australia

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continuities and changes in perspectives, responses, beliefs and values that have influenced the Australian way of life

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the effects of global influences on Australia’s changing identity as a nation and its international relationships

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different historical interpretations and debates during the second half of the 20th century

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9HH10K07 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 10.

  1. Year 9AC9HH9K01the causes and effects of European imperial expansion and the movement of peoples in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the different responses to colonisation and migration
  2. Year 9AC9HH9K014the changing population movements and settlement patterns during the period 1750 to 1900
  3. Year 9AC9HH9K02the key social, cultural, economic and political changes and their significance in the development of Australian society during the period
  4. Year 9AC9HH9K03the causes and effects of European contact and extension of settlement, including their impact on the First Nations Peoples of Australia
  5. Year 9AC9HH9K04significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements in the development of Australian society
  6. Year 9AC9HH9K05continuities and changes and their effects on ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in Australian society
  7. Year 9AC9HH9K06different experiences and perspectives of colonisers, settlers and First Nations Australians and the impact of these experiences on changes to Australian society's ideas, beliefs and values
  8. Year 9AC9HH9K07the development of Australian society in relation to other nations in the world by 1914, including the effects of ideas and movements of people
  9. Year 9AC9HH9K08the causes of the First World War and the reasons why Australians enlisted to fight in the war
  10. Year 9AC9HH9K09the places of significance where Australians fought, their perspectives and experiences, including the Gallipoli campaign, the Western Front and the Middle East
  11. Year 9AC9HH9K10significant events and turning points of the war and the nature of warfare, including the Western Front Battle of the Somme and the Armistice
  12. Year 9AC9HH9K11the effects of the First World War on Australian society, such as the role of women, political debates about conscription, relationships with the British Empire, and the experiences of returned soldiers
  13. Year 9AC9HH9K12the commemoration of the First World War, including different historical interpretations and debates about the nature and significance of the Anzac legend and the war
  14. Year 9AC9HH9K13the social, economic, political, technological and/or environmental causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution on Europe in the late 18th and 19th century
  15. Year 9AC9HH9K15the short-, medium- and long-term effects of population movements and changing settlement patterns during this period, such as global demographic changes, transport, new ideas, and political and social reforms
  16. Year 9AC9HH9K16the different perspectives and experiences of men, women and children during the Industrial Revolution, and their changing way of life
  17. Year 9AC9HH9K17the ideas that emerged and influenced change in society, such as nationalism, capitalism, imperialism, socialism, egalitarianism and Chartism
  18. Year 9AC9HH9K18the role of a significant individual or group such as agricultural and factory workers, inventors and entrepreneurs, landowners, politicians and religious groups in promoting and enacting some of the ideas that emerged during the Industrial Revolution
  19. Year 9AC9HH9K19the key social, cultural, economic and political features of an Asian society during the 18th and early 19th Century
  20. Year 9AC9HH9K20the causes and effects of European contact, including colonialisation, on an Asian society
  21. Year 9AC9HH9K21significant events, ideas, people, groups and/or movements in the development of an Asian society
  22. Year 9AC9HH9K22continuities and changes and their effects on the ways of life and living conditions, political and legal institutions, and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century in an Asian society
  23. Year 9AC9HH9K23different experiences and perspectives of colonisers and Asian peoples from the time and the impact of changes to society, including events, ideas, beliefs and values
  24. Year 9AC9HH9K24the development of an Asian society in relation to other nations in the world by 1914, including the effects of ideas such as nationalism and self-determination

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