Modern History
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What will be in the course?

Students explore changes within the world since 1750, examining developments and movements of significance, the ideas that inspired them, and their short- and long-term consequences on societies, systems, and individuals. They explore the impacts that these developments and movements had on people’s ideas, perspectives, and circumstances. They investigate ways in which people, groups, and institutions challenge political structures, social organisation, and economic models to transform societies. Students build their skills in historical method through inquiry, by examining and evaluating the nature of sources, including who wrote or recorded them, whose history they tell, whose stories are not included and why, and how technology is creating new spaces in which histories can be conveyed. Students explore different interpretations, draw conclusions, and develop reasoned historical arguments.

What specific topics will be covered?

How will I be assessed? 

Students are expected to apply the skills of historical inquiry throughout the course. These include Understanding and Exploration, Application and Evaluation and Analysis. Each of these skills can be expected to be assessed against the Performance Standards for Modern History in a range of assessment tasks.