History

Describe key features of the Agricultural Revolution in Britain

Farming was now a high-yield industry, rather than a subsistence system. Mechanised systems, selective breedings and land reclamation acts

Locate the growth of the British Empire 1750-1900 and identify raw materials Britain obtained from it

North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia

Identify key inventors and inventions, and how they affected transport and manufacturing

AutomobileKarl Benz, 1885, the first motorcar. James Watt, 1775, Watt Steam Engine; Henry Ford, 1908, and assembly line. more people could get to more places faster. The assembly line also affected manufacturing by

Explain how industrialisation contributed to the development of Britain and Australia

transformed Britain into the world's leading economic and manufacturing superpower while turning Australia into a vital supplier of raw materials and an expanding colonial market

Outline and explain population movements in Britain, including emigration to Australia

internal migration from the countryside to growing cities, and external emigration across the globe, notably to Australia

Investigate working conditions in factories, mines and other occupations, especially child labour

extreme hazards, grueling hours, and the exploitation of child labor

Describe changes to the way of life of men and women who moved from the country to towns and cities

fundamentally transformed the daily existence, social roles, and family dynamics of both men and women

Discuss positive and negative consequences of the new life of men and women and assess short-term and long-term impacts

Destruction of traditional family, women able to own independant money, Sever workplace exploitation and the 'double burden' for women

Outline the main reasons why the indsutrial revolution began in Britain

Learnt they could use coal and steam to power large machines, abundance of natural resources, rise of captalism and groundbreaking new technologies

How did the agricultural revolution help cause the industrial revolution?

It provided the food, labour source and economic foundation

Describe the woring conditions for children in factories and mines

Long gruelling hours, extreme hazards, and the exploitation of children

Identify one positive and one negative long term impact of the industrial revolotuion

One positive: Created breakthrough discoveries that would continue to advance. One negative: Severe pollution

Who developed the four field crop rotation system

Charles Turnip Towneshead

Why was manchester nicknamed 'Cottonpolis'

What was a rule introduced by the 'Factory Act'

No children can work under the age of 9

Outline the main causes of WW1

The assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand

Explain why Australians enlisted to fight in World War 1

Their loyalty to Britain and the empire, Travel and proving Australias nationhood due to the countries youth

Locate and sequence the places where

Australians fought in World War I

German New Guinea and Pacific, Gallipoli, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, Jordan, Syria and The Western Front (France & Belgium)

Describe the nature of warfare during the

Gallipoli campaign

A brutal deadlock, severe terrain disadvantages, close base combat and catastrophic environmental hardships

Explain the outcome of the Gallipoli

campaign

A success for the ottoman empire, whilst the allies secretly evacuated the peninsula

Explain the changing role of women during

World War I

Due to labour shortages, jobs that were usually given to men were now taken by women. Women took on physical labour like engineering. The number of women in the workforce surged to 7.3 million at the time. Civillian transportation jobs were also claimed, alongside the nursing jobs on the front line

Explain the arguments for and against

conscription and the outcome of the debate

For: Needed for military, necessary sacrifice, national security

Against: Class inequality, Labour threats, Violated fundamental democratic freedoms and political tension

The first referendum was narrowly defeated with only 2% more of the voters voting no

The second referendum there was a much wider margin of voting no

Explain the impact of the war on returned

soldiers and civilians

Deep phychological trauma, economic issues, social shifts and difficulty in readjustment on the home front

Explain how and why Australians have

commemorated World War I

to process immense national grief, honor personal sacrifice, and forge a distinct national identity

Explain different perspectives on the Anzac

legend

courage, endurance, mateship, and egalitarianism