Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Identify and engage with diverse cultural understandings of and approaches to history regarding the early 20th century

• Identify and describe key social, political and economic developments that shaped the early 20th century

• Use participatory classroom practices to stimulate student discovery of material and student ability to articulate realistic perspectives from past societies and eras

• Use both primary and secondary sources in explaining major historical events in the early 20th century

Unit Description

This unit examines the events of the early twentieth century as well explores how history is written by looking at the methods used by historians of this period.

Topics

• Introducing Historiography - Methods of historiography and multicultural perspectives on history
• Australian Federation - Rise of nationalist sentiment and the impact on ATSI/Indigenous communities
• The Russian Revolution
• World War I
• The Great Depression and the impact on ATSI/Indigenous cities
• World War II
• World Wars and the contribution of ATSI/Indigenous troops

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Unit offerings

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.