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Elaboration (1) ACDSEH031

generating a range of questions to investigate a source (for example, a shell midden in ancient Australia – where it was found, how long it was used for, what it reveals about technology and the use of environmental resources)

Elaboration ACDSEH017

mapping the British Empire c.1800 AD (CE) and the raw materials it obtained from colonies (for example, sugar from Jamaica, wool from Australia and cotton from India)

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH080

investigating changes to the cities and landscape in European countries and Australia as the Industrial Revolution continued to develop, using photos (for example, those that were taken as the Eiffel Tower was being constructed using iron)

Elaboration ACDSEH088

assessing the impact of a key idea in Australia and elsewhere (for example, the effect of increasing nationalist sentiment in Australia in the mid- to late nineteenth century or the effects of Chartism on democracy in Britain or on the Victorian gold …

Elaboration ACDSEH018

mapping the movement of peoples in the transatlantic slave trade or in convict transportation to Australia

Elaboration ACDSEH084

investigating the experiences of a specific group of arrivals to Australia (for example, convicts in Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane; or free settlers in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth or Darwin)

Elaboration ACDSEH089

outlining the migration of Chinese to the goldfields in Australia in the nineteenth century and attitudes towards the Chinese as revealed in cartoons (for example, 'The Mongolian Octopus')

Elaboration ACDSEH090

identifying the main features of housing, sanitation, transport, education and industry that influenced living and working conditions in Australia

Elaboration ACDSEH091

explaining the factors that contributed to federation and the development of democracy in Australia, including the role of key individuals, defence concerns, the 1890s depression, nationalist ideals and egalitarianism

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH091

examining the key features of and British and Western influences on Australia's system of government including the Westminster System and Federalism

Elaboration ACDSEH092

investigating how the major social legislation of the new Federal Government affected living and working conditions in Australia (for example, invalid and old-age pensions and the maternity allowance scheme)

Elaboration ACDSEH095

identifying the places where Australians fought, including Fromelles, the Somme, Gallipoli, Sinai and Palestine

Elaboration ACDSEH096

graphing the proportion of Australian servicemen who died during World War I, compared to that of other countries involved in the war

Elaboration (1) ACDSEH096

investigating examples of the war’s impact on Australia’s economy and society (for example, the development of the steel industry in Newcastle and the implementation of the War Precautions Act)

Elaboration (5) ACDSEH096

investigating the short- and long-term impact of World War I on the role of women in Australia

Elaboration ACDSEH097

investigating the ideals associated with the Anzac tradition and how and why World War I is commemorated within Australian society

Elaboration ACHHS165

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

Elaboration ACHHS170

graphing historical data to identify past trends and to draw conclusions about their significance (for example, the proportion of Australian servicemen who returned from World War I, and the ‘lost generations’ in the years after the war)

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 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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