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Elaboration ACHHS169

explaining the contextual significance of a source, such as Frank Hurley’s World War I photos, and identifying the purpose of Hurley’s creation of composite photos

Elaboration ACDSEH023

describing the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the contribution of Australia’s HV Evatt

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH063

explaining reasons for Japan’s closure to foreigners under the Tokugawa Shogunate and the impact of US Commodore Perry’s visit in 1853

Elaboration ACDSEH029

listing a range of sources (both archaeological and written) required in an historical investigation to develop a response to the question(s) being asked

Elaboration ACDSEH081

describing the impact of steam, gas and electricity on people’s way of life during the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH024

identifying key events in the European theatre of war (for example, Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939; the Holocaust 1942–1945; the Russians reaching Berlin in 1945)

using a cross-sectional drawing of the earth’s surface from an archaeological excavation to identify the evidence located at various layers (stratigraphy) and what it reveals about change over time (for example, a charcoal layer containing human remains …

Elaboration ACHHS165

discussing the contestability of particular historical terms such as 'settlement', 'invasion' and 'colonisation' in the context of Australia’s history

Elaboration ACDSEH050

describing the features of castles and churches of the period (for example, Warwick Castle in England and Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris) as examples of the Church’s power in terms of its control of wealth and labour

Elaboration ACDSEH034

explaining the nature of contact with other societies (for example, trade with Cyprus, Crete and Greece); and conflict (for example, the Battle of Kadesh in the New Kingdom that concluded with Ramses II’s peace treaty with the Hittites)

Elaboration ACDSEH121

investigating America’s cultural influence, as seen in the arrival of television for the Melbourne Olympics (1956) and Bill Haley’s Australian tour (1957)

Elaboration ACDSEH049

outlining Erik the Red’s development of Viking settlements in Eastern and Western Greenland in 985 CE

Elaboration (1) ACHHS192

explaining the significance of the fall of Singapore (1942) in the changes in Australia’s military alliances and use of troops during World War II, using a range of sources (for example, accounts of prisoners of war, commanders such as General Gordon …

Elaboration (1) ACHHS189

discussing the reliability and usefulness of Martin Luther King’s 1963 ‘I Have A Dream’ speech as a source to assist in understanding the aims and motivations of the US Civil Rights movement

Elaboration ACDSEH128

explaining the responses of governments and organisations to environmental threats (for example, New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy, the United States’ Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 1980 (CERCLA), Australia’s first …

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