VCE Australian History Past Exam Questions
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Question 1 – From custodianship to the Anthropocene (60 000 BCE–2010) 4–7 Question 1 (25 marks) From custodianship to the Anthropocene (60 000 BCE–2010) Refer to pages 2–3 in the S
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a. Using Source 1, identify two features of the image that represent changes brought to Melbourne by European colonisation. 2 marks
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b. Evaluate the extent to which Aboriginal land management and custodianship changed the natural environment of Australia prior to European colonisation. Use Source 2 and other evi
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 83.3% of available · official reportFull marks: 57% of students · official report
c. Using Source 3, outline three reasons supporting the idea that humans have caused Earth to enter a new geological age. 3 marks
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 47.5% of available · official reportFull marks: 11% of students · official report
d. Using your own knowledge, describe how atomic testing in the Pacific contributed to the anti-nuclear movement in Australia. 4 marks Section A
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 46.7% of available · official reportFull marks: 5% of students · official report
e. Using Source 4 and your own knowledge, explain how the impacts of human activity on the natural environment were challenged by individuals and groups between 1989 and 2010. 6 ma
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Question 2 – Creating a nation (1834–2008) 8–11 Question 2 (25 marks) Creating a nation (1834–2008) Refer to pages 4–5 in the Sources Book when responding to this question. Questio
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a. Using Source 5, identify two groups in the image that were present at the Ballarat goldfields. 2 marks
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b. Evaluate the impact of the White Australia policies on Australian population patterns between 1901 and 1913. Use Source 6 and other evidence to support your response. 10 marks S
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Report-based difficulty · EasyAverage marks: 83.3% of available · official reportFull marks: 60% of students · official report
c. Using Source 7, outline three reasons for the creation of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 3 marks
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d. Using your own knowledge, describe how the 1997 Bringing Them Home report contributed to debates about reconciliation in Australia. 4 marks Section A
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Report-based difficulty · MediumAverage marks: 50% of available · official reportFull marks: 7% of students · official report
e. Using Source 8 and your own knowledge, explain the competing perspectives on immigration policy and border security between 1992 and 2008. 6 marks
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