Jacaranda History Alive 10 Victorian Curriculum, 3e learnON and Print (Paperback, 1st)

About This Resource vii

Acknowledgements xiv

Understanding cognitive verbs

1 Historical concepts and skills 1

1.1 Overview 2

1.2 Historical concepts and skills 4

1.3 SkillBuilder: Historical questions

1.4 SkillBuilder: Chronology

1.5 SkillBuilder: Using historical sources

1.6 SkillBuilder: Continuity and change

1.7 SkillBuilder: Causes and consequences

1.8 SkillBuilder: Historical significance

1.9 SkillBuilder: Communicating

1.10 Review 16

2 Australians at war: World War II 19

2.1 Overview 20

2.2 What do sources tell us about World War II? 22

2.3 What caused World War II? 26

2.4 How was Japan involved? 32

2.5 Where did Australians fight up to 1942? 37

2.6 Why did Australians fight on the Kokoda Track? 42

2.7 How did Japan change the war for Australia? 46

2.8 What were the experiences of Australian POWs? 51

2.9 What were the causes and impacts of the Holocaust? 56

2.10 What was the war like on the Australian home front? 61

2.11 How did Australian women contribute to the war effort? 67

2.12 How did the war end and what was its lasting significance? 73

2.13 How were Australia’s international relations changed by the war? 77

2.14 Inquiry: Honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians’ World War II service 81

2.15 Review 83

3 Rights and freedoms (1945 to present) 89

3.1 Overview 90

3.2 What do sources tell us about rights and freedoms? 92

3.3 How did the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ protest movement begin? 96

3.4 What did the members of the Stolen Generations experience? 101

3.5 Who were the significant individuals in the world’s civil rights movements? 106

3.6 What impact did the Freedom Ride have in Australia? 112

3.7 What was the significance of the 1967 Referendum? 116

3.8 What have the Torres Strait Islanders experienced during their fight for freedom? 121

3.9 Why was the Aboriginal Embassy significant? 127

3.10 How are land rights and protests crucial in the struggle for rights and freedoms? 131

3.11 Why is the journey to reconciliation complex? 138

3.12 Why is the fight for equity still going? 144

3.13 How are Indigenous Peoples recognised around the world? 152

3.14 How have women influenced Australian politics? 159

3.15 How has the status of Australian women changed? 165

3.16 How far have we come for the women’s rights movement? 171

3.17 Inquiry: Comparing perspectives of Australian history 176

3.18 Review 178

4 Popular culture and environment movement 187

4.1 Overview 188

4.2 What do sources tell us about the modern world? 190

4.3 How did Australian society change after World War II? 193

4.4 How did sport impact Australian society after World War II? 199

4.5 How did music impact Australian society after World War II? 204

4.6 How did television and film impact Australian society after World War II? 209

4.7 How have standards of living changed since 1945? 214

4.8 What were the origins of the environmental movement? 218

4.9 How do we respond to climate change? 227

4.10 Inquiry: How have teenagers’ perspectives changed? 233

4.11 Review 235

5 Migration experiences 241

5.1 Overview 242

5.2 How did Australia’s immigration policies change during the twentieth century? 244

5.3 What were the experiences of migrants in Australia? 249

5.4 How has Australia’s immigration policy continued to evolve? 254

5.5 How are asylum seekers and refugees treated in Australia? 261

5.6 What is immigration like in Australia today? 266

5.7 Inquiry: How has the government shaped immigration? 269

5.8 Review 273

6 Political crisis and conflict 277

6.1 Overview 278

6.2 Examining the evidence 280

6.3 What was the Cold War in Asia? 283

6.4 Anti-communism in Australia and the US 289

6.5 Why was there a war in Vietnam? 294

6.6 Vietnam and Australian politics 302

6.7 ‘It’s time’ ? the Whitlam victory in 1972 310

6.8 The Whitlam dismissal, 1975 315

6.9 The Whitlam legacy 322

6.10 Review 327

Glossary 333

Index 337