VCE Australian History Past Exam Questions
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a. Describe the attitudes of European settlers towards land in the Port Phillip District/Victoria between 1834 and 1860, as revealed in Source 1 and Source 2. 4 marks Instructions
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b. What does Source 3 reveal about one Aboriginal response to the changed circumstances resulting from European settlement in the Port Phillip District/Victoria between 1834 and 18
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c. Evaluate the extent to which a desire for land was the most significant motivation for immigration to the Port Phillip District/Victoria between 1834 and 1860. Use evidence to s
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Question 2 (20 marks) To what extent was the vision of a ‘White Australia’ the dominant force that shaped the new nation between 1890 and 1920? OR
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Question 3 (20 marks) To what extent did the Australian experience in World War I disrupt the optimism underpinning the new nation? Instructions for Section B This section is based
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a. What do Source 4 and Source 5 reveal about the wellbeing of many individuals and groups during the crisis of the Great Depression? 4 marks Instructions for Section C This sectio
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b. Do Source 4 and Source 5 accurately reflect the shared experience of the Great Depression in Australia? 6 marks 2016 AUSHIST EXAM 12
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c. To what extent were the responses of the Australian governments effective in combating the crisis of the Great Depression? Use evidence to support your response. 10 marks 2016 A
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a. What do Source 6 and Source 7 reveal about the reasons for Australia’s involvement in World War II? 4 marks 15 2016 AUSHIST EXAM TURN OVER
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b. From Source 7, identify and explain two changes that were called for in order to achieve ‘total war’. 6 marks 2016 AUSHIST EXAM 16
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c. To what extent were the Menzies Government (1939–1941) and the Curtin Government (1941–1945) able to maintain the cohesion of Australian society during World War II? Use evidenc
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Question 6 (10 marks) Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War Discuss to what extent loyalty to the United States united the Australian people in support of involvement in the V
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