AC9HH10K05 Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences

This Content Descriptor from Year 10 Humanities and Social Sciences provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

the significance of the Second World War to Australia’s immediate post-war economic, political and social development, and Australia’s international relationships in the 20th century

Elaborations

• 1 examining the role of Prime Minister Ben Chifley in post-war reconstruction
• 2 evaluating the significance of the Second World War to Australia’s changing relationship with Britain and the USA, particularly the shift in importance from the one to the other, such as the creation of the ANZUS alliance
• 3 evaluating the short- and long-term effects of the Second World War on the emergence of Australia’s deeper engagement with Asia, such as the development of SEATO, the South Pacific Forum, APEC, the ASEAN Regional Forum and various trade alliances
• 4 describing the involvement of Australia in the founding of the United Nations, such as the roles played by HV Evatt and Jessie Street in drafting the charter of the United Nations
• 5 investigating the impact of the significant wave of post-war European and Asian migration, including the Colombo Plan, and views about race, including attitudes towards First Nations Australians

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