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Elaboration ACHHS171

understanding that the reliability and usefulness of a source depends on the questions asked of it (for example, an account may be one-sided; however, it may still be useful in revealing past prevailing attitudes)

Elaboration ACHHS172

investigating the role of human agency in historical events and developments

Elaboration (1) ACHHS172

analysing the accounts of poets such as William Blake (‘dark Satanic mills’) and novelists such as Charles Dickens (Oliver Twist, Bleak House) as sources of information on living conditions in England during the Industrial Revolution

Elaboration ACHHS173

recognising that historical interpretations may be provisional

Elaboration (1) ACHHS173

examining different accounts of eighteenth-century journeys to Australia (for example, ships’ logs; diaries; recorded testimonies of male and female convicts, and officers; and explaining the variations in perspective which can lead to different historical …

Elaboration ACHHS174

developing a historical argument that identifies different possibilities in interpretation and argues a particular point of view with consistent reference to the evidence available

Elaboration ACHHS175

using online conferencing and other forms of ICT to discuss historical questions and issues

Elaboration (1) ACHHS175

creating a travel brochure (incorporating written text and graphics) to advertise the achievements and opportunities available to an immigrant to nineteenth-century Brisbane

Elaboration ACDSEH024

outlining the contributing factors of World War II (for example, the outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations; the rise of Hitler and Japan’s imperial ambitions)

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)

Elaboration (2) ACDSEH024

identifying key events in the Asia-Pacific theatre of war (for example, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941; the fall of Singapore in 1942; the American victory at the Battle of Midway in 1942)

Elaboration ACDSEH107

investigating the scale and significance of the Holocaust, using primary sources

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH107

explaining the race to build the atomic bomb (by Germany, Japan, the US) and why the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Elaboration ACDSEH108

explaining the significance of Kokoda as the battle that halted the Japanese advance on Port Moresby and helped foster the Anzac legend

Elaboration ACDSEH109

investigating the impact of World War II at a local and national level (for example, significant events such as the bombing of Darwin; the Japanese submarine attack on Sydney and the sinking of ships off the Australian coast; the ‘Battle of Brisbane’; …

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