Year+10+History.+Global+Conflicts

The Year 10 curriculum provides a study of the history of Australia from 1939 to the present, with an emphasis on Australia in its global context. The twentieth century became a critical period in Australia’s social, cultural, economic and political development. The transformation of the modern world during a time of political turmoil, global conflict and international cooperation provides a necessary context for understanding Australia’s development, its place within the Asia-Pacific region, and its global standing.
 * **S** || **History - Global Conflicts** ||  ||
 * **What will you do?**

An overview of the causes and course of World War II An examination of significant events of World War II, in the Pacific theatre The experiences of Australians during World War II (such as Prisoners of War (POWs), the Battle of Britain, Kokoda, the Fall of Singapore) 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 __**2 Rights and freedoms**__ Students investigate struggles for human rights in depth. This will include how rights and freedoms have been ignored, demanded or achieved in Australia and in the broader world context. Rights and freedoms (1945 – the present) The origins and significance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Australia’s involvement in the development of the declaration Background to the struggle of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for rights and freedoms before 1965, including the 1938 Day of Mourning and the Stolen Generations The significance of the following for the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: 1962 right to vote federally; 1967 Referendum; Reconciliation; Mabo decision; Bringing Them Home Report (the Stolen Generations), the Apology Methods used by civil rights activists to achieve change for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the role of ONE individual or group in the struggle The continuing nature of efforts to secure civil rights and freedoms in Australia and throughout the world, such as the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007)
 * __1. World War II (1939-45)__**

$20 ||
 * What does it prepare you for?** **VCE History**
 * Is there a cost?**