Year 9 History

1. Year 9 History Yearly examination

2. Multiple Choice Questions • Question Types • Straight knowledge • A source with one or more questions asking for interpretation of the source • Strategies • Read the question carefully • Read the sources carefully • Choose the MOST CORRECT answer (even if you think it is not totally accurate in detail) • don’t over analyse

3. Single Line Questions • Question types • Single line answers worth 1 mark • Short paragraph answers worth more than one mark • Strategies • Read or look at the sources carefully • If visual, make sure you look at the detail carefully as well as seeing any word cues and/or captions • Write answers appropriate to the mark value – not too much for one mark which wastes time, not too little for more marks. The more marks, the more information required • Answer the question asked directly – refer directly to the sources through quotes, paraphrase or referral to visual aspects

4. Extended Response Questions • Question type • One question that requires an extended response of a page • You are given direction about what might be included in the response • Strategies • Read the question and the sources carefully – underline key words or ideas as you go. • When responding, don’t leave any part of the question directions out • Answer in proper prose form with paragraphs and correctly constructed sentences, correct spelling and punctuation

5. Answer the question asked directly . Refer directly to the sources through quotes, paraphrase or referral to visual aspects • Give detailed information from your own knowledge, don’t just use the sources • Follow the direction of the key verb. Don’t describe or narrate if it says discuss or explain • Have an introduction which outlines your main points but doesn’t give the detail • Have a conclusion which summarises what you have said

6. Revision • Australia to 1914 • How people lived in Australia around the turn of the century • Federation • Reasons for Federation • The Constitution • Division of responsibilities between federal and state governments • The composition of our population at Federation and attitudes • Voting rights of different groups – women and Aborigines • origins and implementation of the Immigration Restriction Act 1901 • Working conditions in Australia at turn of century • Social legislation 1901-1914: Harvester Judgement, basic wage, invalid and old age pension schemes, maternity allowance

7. Australia and WW1 • Australia as a member of the British Empire • Why we joined the war; attitudes to the war • Australia’s involvement in WW1 • How the war started: imperialism, alliances, arms race, assassination of Archduke Ferdinand • Where Australians fought in the war • Gallipoli Campaign • Reasons, conditions, battles • Creation of the Anzac Legend • Conscription issue • The opposing sides and their arguments • Experiences of women in WW1 in Australia • Australia’s commemoration of WW1

8. Australia Between the Wars • Group – the unemployed • Why the Depression occurred • What life was like for the unemployed • Individual – student choice • Event – Building and Opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge • Political Development – Dismissal of Jack Lang • Main developments – Lang’s response to handling the economic crisis of the Depression • Main features – the reaction of Lang’s opponents and the Federal Government • Significance of his dismissal • Know about the nature of the times – 1920s and 1930s – social, economic, political

9. Australia and World war 2 • How the war began • Failure of Treaty of Versailles • Expansionist policies of fascist countries, especially Germany • Britain and France’s policy of Appeasement • The steps that led to the war • How Australia became involved • Legally – Statute of Westminster not ratified • Culturally – ties and loyalty to Britain – remains of a sense of British Empire