Year 10 History
The modern world and Australia The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of the modern world and Australia from 1918 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s …
Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard History Year 10
By the end of Year 10, students refer to key events, the actions of individuals and groups, and beliefs and values to explain patterns of change and continuity over time. They analyse the causes and effects of events and developments and explain their …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH123
Australia’s contribution to international popular culture (music, film, television, sport)
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ACDSEH123 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH147
The contribution of migration to Australia’s changing identity as a nation and to its international relationships
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ACDSEH147 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH023
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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ACDSEH023 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH145
The impact of changing government policies on Australia’s migration patterns, including abolition of the White Australia Policy, ‘Populate or Perish’
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ACDSEH145 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACOKFH021
continuing efforts post-World War II to achieve lasting peace and security in the world, including Australia’s involvement in UN peacekeeping
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ACOKFH021 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH110
The significance of World War II to Australia’s international relationships in the twentieth century, with particular reference to the United Nations, Britain, the USA and Asia
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ACDSEH110 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACOKFH023
the nature of the Cold War and Australia’s involvement in Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts (Korea, Vietnam, The Gulf Wars, Afghanistan), including the rising influence of Asian nations since the end of the Cold War
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ACOKFH023 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
ACDSEH127
Significant events and campaigns that contributed to popular awareness of environmental issues, such as the campaign to prevent the damming of Australia’s Gordon River, the nuclear accident at Chernobyl and the Jabiluka mine controversy in 1998
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ACDSEH127 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 | ACDSEH121 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH143
investigating the legacy of children’s experiences in ‘care’ (their placement in orphanages, Children’s Homes, foster care and other forms of out-of-home care), and the significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990)
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH143 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH023
describing the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the contribution of Australia’s HV Evatt
Elaboration | ACDSEH023 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH126
recognising the historic impact of the pictures of Earth taken during the Apollo 8 mission and how they influenced people’s view of the world
Elaboration | ACDSEH126 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 …
Elaboration | ACDSEH128 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 | ACDSEH024 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 (1) | ACDSEH024 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACDSEH110
evaluating the impact of World War II on the emergence of the United States as a major world power and on Australia’s alliance with the US (for example, the threat of Japan)
Elaboration | ACDSEH110 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACDSEH147
analysing post-World War II population growth and the development of Australia’s culturally diverse society using different types of graphs
Elaboration (1) | ACDSEH147 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum
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 (1) | ACHHS189 | Content Descriptions | Year 10 | History | Humanities and Social Sciences | F-10 curriculum