VCE Australian History Past Exam Questions

Browse VCE Australian History exam questions from 2015–2025, including VCE papers. Filter by topic, year and paper; open the original source.

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Section C, Question 4(b)Question part (b)

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b. Using Source 5 and your own knowledge, explain the difficulties faced by some of the unemployed during the Great Depression. 5 marks 13 2020 AUSHIST EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n

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Section C, Question 4(c)Question part (c)

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c. Using Source 5 and Source 6, and your own knowledge, explain how the unemployed were supported in managing the crisis of the Great Depression. 6 marks 2020 AUSHIST EXAM 14 D O N

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Section C, Question 4(d)Question part (d)

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d. Evaluate the effectiveness of the economic responses of Australian governments to the crisis of the Great Depression. Use evidence to support your response. 10 marks 15 2020 AUS

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Section C, Question 5(a)Question part (a)

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a. Using Source 7, outline the reasons why there was some opposition to the changing role of women during World War II. 4 marks 2020 AUSHIST EXAM 18 D O N O T W R I T E T H I S A R

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Section C, Question 5(b)Question part (b)

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b. Using Source 8 and your own knowledge, explain the difficulties faced by many women during World War II. 5 marks 19 2020 AUSHIST EXAM d o n o t w r i t e i n t h i s a r e a TUR

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Section C, Question 5(c)Question part (c)

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c. Using Source 8 and Source 9, and your own knowledge, explain the ways in which the Australian Government imposed increasing regulations on the home population to support the war

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Section C, Question 5(d)Question part (d)

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d. Evaluate the effectiveness of the responses of the Australian people to the crisis of World War II. Use evidence to support your response. 10 marks 21 2020 AUSHIST EXAM d o n o

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Section D, Question 6

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Question 6 (15 marks) Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War To what extent did the Tet Offensive and the reporting of the My Lai massacre change Australian public opinion abou

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Section D, Question 7

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Question 7 (15 marks) Aboriginal land rights To what extent were attitudes to Aboriginal demands for land rights affected by concerns about economic development and loss of individ

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Section D, Question 8

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Question 8 (15 marks) Equality for women To what extent was significant change achieved in the 1970s in the quest for equality for women? Use evidence to support your response. OR

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Section D, Question 9

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Question 9 (15 marks) New patterns of immigration To what extent did debates about both the Blainey controversy (1984) and the rise of One Nation (1996) reflect differing Australia

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Section D, Question 10

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Question 10 (15 marks) A global economy To what extent were changes in Australian internal economic policy, such as the privatisation of government-owned assets, the management of

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