Australian Modern History Syllabus Points: Where to find reference material on this website

New South Wales
Modern History Stage 6 Syllabus
Option E Germany 1918-1945
Sections from:

Key Features of Germany 1918-1945
· Consolidation of Nazi power 1933-1934
Nazi Antisemitism
· Conformity, dissent and resistance in response to the goal of Volksgemeinschaft
· Support for, and opposition to, Nazism on the home front
World Inaction (Germany: Action, Germany: Inaction, Opportunities for Dissent)
· Nazi racial policy, anti-semitism and the Holocaust
Nazi Antisemitism, The Ghettos, The Final Solution, The Camps

Concepts to be studied in relation to the key features of Germany 1918-1945

· Racism
Nazi Antisemitism and The Final Solution

Groups to be studied in relation to the key features of Germany 1918-1945
· The Jewish community
Jewish Life before 1933 (Jewish Life in Europe)

Events that provide a framework within which to examine the key features, concepts, groups and an individual in the study of Germany 1918-1945
· 1935 the Nuremberg Laws
· Kristallnacht
Nazi Antisemitism
· The Wannsee Conference and the 'Final Solution of the Jewish Question'
The Final Solution

For teachers who do not intend to program the Option E National Study, Germany, for their students to study in the HSC, there is the opportunity to program The Holocaust or the History of Antisemitism as the content area for the teaching of the Preliminary Course outcomes. The Board of Studies syllabus shows that in the Preliminary course for Stage 6 of the new Modern History syllabus there is the option of choosing a topic for the depth study from a European study, in List A, which is not attempted for the HSC. The Holocaust is an appropriate example OR perhaps The History of Antisemitism.

This is an extract from the syllabus. It is easy to explain how effective the Holocaust is, as a topic to motivate students into exploring significant historical forces of European history. Please note the following extracts:

The organisation of the depth studies

The list of key features including social, political, economic and technological changes provides the primary focus for the depth studies. The other elements of the studies, that is, concepts, individuals and groups, significant historiographical issues and events are studied within the context of the key features.
Students learn about: key features of the modern world

• political, economic, social and technological features of a society or period
• forces for change that emerged in the society or period
• the nature of the political, social, economic and technological change that occurred in the society or period
• the impact of change on the society or period studied and beyond concepts to be studied in relation to the key features of the modern world
• autocracy
• capitalism
• communism
• decolonisation
• democracy
• imperialism
• industrialisation
• internationalism
• liberalism
• nationalism
• pan-nationalism
• racism
• revolution
• sectarianism
• self-determination
• socialism
  as appropriate to the depth studies chosen

individuals and groups to be studied in relation to the key features of the modern world

• the historical context
• the personal background and the values and attitudes that influenced their actions
• significant events and achievements
• their contribution to the society and time in which they lived and the legacy of this contribution
  significant historiographical issues to be studied in relation to the modern world
• the variety of primary and secondary sources available for the depth studies
• the usefulness and reliability of the sources for investigating the depth studies
• recognition of the different perspectives and interpretations offered by the sources events that provide a framework within which to examine the key features, concepts, individuals and groups of the modern world
• factors contributing to these events
• main features of the events
• impact of the events on the history of an individual nation, region and/or the world as a whole.

The Depth studies present the opportunity to do:

15. One other nineteenth century European,
North American or Australian study
OR
One topic developed from a European,
North American or Australian HSC
study but NOT attempted for the HSC

The Holocaust presents an opportunity to examine key concepts such as racism, pan-nationalism, nationalism, internationalism etc.

Western Australia
Syllabus Manual History (Year 11) 1999
Unit Three: Investigating Fascism
Sections from:

Area of Study: Nazi Germany
· 3.3 Fascism affects the state and its people
Nazi Antisemitism, The Ghettos, The Final Solution, The Camps, Non-Jewish Victims, Children and the Holocaust
· 3.4 Fascism engenders extremes of support and opposition
World Inaction, Resistance
· 3.5 Fascism generates an international response
World Inaction(The Church, The Allies and Evian, Australia & the Dunera), The Righteous Among the Nations, Nazis on Trial

South Australia
Stage 2 Detailed Syllabus Statement Modern History
Topic 5: Europe in Turmoil 1914-45
Sections from:

Issues to be Considered and Guidelines
· The rise of Fascism
· Fascist dictatorships and their impact on society
· Life under Fascist rule
Nazi Antisemitism and World Inaction

Queensland
Senior Syllabus Modern History
Semester Units: Unit 1 Nationalism and Internationalism in the Twentieth Century
Sections from:

Group A Pre-1945 - A3 Totalitarian nationalism - 1. Totalitarian nationalism in the interwar period
· Nazi Germany and racial superiority as a component of nationalism
· The cult of race; Lebensraum
Nazi Antisemitism, The Ghettos, The Final Solution, The Camps

Victoria
Study Design - History
Twentieth-Century History Units
Sections from:

Unit 1: Twentieth-Century History (1900-1945)
There are materials suitable for all three Areas of Study (Crisis and conflict, Social life and Cultural expression). Follow the Examples of learning activities, especially relating to Nazi Germany)