Difference between Yr 10 History and Modern (2 Viewers)

[Audranda]

What is the difference between yr. 10 history and modern history?

Your thoughts, views and preferences?

 

[hawkrider]

The main difference between yr.10 history and modern history is the fact that the former teaches Australian history i.e. where we came from, the stolen generations whereas the latter focuses on WW1, national studies, personalities in the 20th century and international studies in peace and conflict.

 

[enoilgam]

If we're talking about compulsory history, then the major difference is that Year 10 is focused on Australia and Modern isnt (hence why Modern is so much more interesting). Besides that they are pretty much similar except obviously Modern is more difficult being a senior course.

 

[iJimmy]

Yr. 10:Unit 1: Australia to 1914
Unit 2: Australia and World War I
Unit 3: Australia between the wars: 1920s
Unit 4: Australia between the wars: 1930s
Unit 5: Australia and World War II
Unit 6: Australia in the Vietnam War era
Unit 7: Changing rights and freedoms: Aboriginal people
Unit 8: Changing rights and freedoms: migrants
Unit 9: Changing rights and freedoms: women
Unit 10: Power, people and politics in the post-war period
Unit 11: Australia's social and cultural history in the post-war period
Unit 12: Investigating history
Unit 13: The Industrial Revolution
Unit 14: Australia after 1945 - the impact of new technology
Unit 15: The Russian Revolution

yr 11.

10 Content: HSC Course .................................................................................................26
10.1 Part I: Core Study: World War I 1914–1919: A Source-based Study................26
10.2 Part II: National Studies...................................................................................28
A Australia 1945–1983 ..............................................................................29
B China 1927–1949 ...................................................................................30
C Germany 1918–1939..............................................................................31
D India 1919–1947.....................................................................................32
E Indonesia 1959–1998..............................................................................33
F Japan 1904–1937....................................................................................34
G Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941.................................................35
H South Africa 1960–1994.........................................................................36
I USA 1919–1941.....................................................................................37
10.3 Part III: Personalities in the Twentieth Century................................................38
1 Yasser Arafat 1929 to 2000 ....................................................................40
2 Joseph Benedict Chifley 1885–1951.......................................................41
3 Herbert Evatt 1894–1965........................................................................42
4 Mikhail Gorbachev 1931 to 2000............................................................43
5 Emperor Hirohito 1901–1989.................................................................44
6 Ho Chi Minh 1890–1969........................................................................45
7 Kita Ikki 1883–1937...............................................................................468 William Randolph Hearst 1863–1951.....................................................47
9 J Edgar Hoover 1895–1972 ....................................................................48
10 Mohammed Ali Jinnah 1876–1948.........................................................49
11 Alexandra Kollontai 1873–1952.............................................................50
12 Douglas MacArthur 1880–1964..............................................................51
13 Nelson Mandela 1918 to 2000 ................................................................52
14 Golda Meir 1898–1978...........................................................................53
15 Robert Gordon Menzies 1894–1978 .......................................................54
16 Bernard Law Montgomery 1887–1976...................................................55
17 Jawaharlal Nehru 1889–1964 .................................................................56
18 Ian Paisley 1926 to 2000.........................................................................57
19 Leni Riefenstahl 1902–2003...................................................................58
20 Eleanor Roosevelt 1884–1962................................................................59
21 Albert Speer 1905–1981.........................................................................60
22 Achmad Sukarno 1901–1970..................................................................61
23 Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) 1866–1925.....................................................62
24 Leon Trotsky 1879–1940........................................................................63
25 Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924.................................................................64
26 Isoruku Yamamoto 1884–1943...............................................................65
27 Zhu De (Chu Teh) 1886–1976................................................................66
10.4 Part IV: International Studies in Peace and Conflict....................................................67
A Anglo-Irish Relations 1968–1998...........................................................68
B Conflict in Europe 1935–1945................................................................69
C Conflict in Indochina 1954–1979............................................................70
D Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951...........................................................71
E The Arab–Israeli Conflict 1948–1996.....................................................72
F The Cold War 1945–1991.......................................................................73
G The United Nations as Peacekeeper 1946–2001......................................74

compare and contrast to see similarities, i find yr 10 much more broader whilst modern being much more in depth. Obvious IK.

 

[hawkrider]

Yr. 10:Unit 1: Australia to 1914
Unit 2: Australia and World War I
Unit 3: Australia between the wars: 1920s
Unit 4: Australia between the wars: 1930s
Unit 5: Australia and World War II
Unit 6: Australia in the Vietnam War era
Unit 7: Changing rights and freedoms: Aboriginal people
Unit 8: Changing rights and freedoms: migrants
Unit 9: Changing rights and freedoms: women
Unit 10: Power, people and politics in the post-war period
Unit 11: Australia's social and cultural history in the post-war period
Unit 12: Investigating history
Unit 13: The Industrial Revolution
Unit 14: Australia after 1945 - the impact of new technology
Unit 15: The Russian Revolution

yr 11.

10 Content: HSC Course .................................................................................................26
10.1 Part I: Core Study: World War I 1914–1919: A Source-based Study................26
10.2 Part II: National Studies...................................................................................28
A Australia 1945–1983 ..............................................................................29
B China 1927–1949 ...................................................................................30
C Germany 1918–1939..............................................................................31
D India 1919–1947.....................................................................................32
E Indonesia 1959–1998..............................................................................33
F Japan 1904–1937....................................................................................34
G Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941.................................................35
H South Africa 1960–1994.........................................................................36
I USA 1919–1941.....................................................................................37
10.3 Part III: Personalities in the Twentieth Century................................................38
1 Yasser Arafat 1929 to 2000 ....................................................................40
2 Joseph Benedict Chifley 1885–1951.......................................................41
3 Herbert Evatt 1894–1965........................................................................42
4 Mikhail Gorbachev 1931 to 2000............................................................43
5 Emperor Hirohito 1901–1989.................................................................44
6 Ho Chi Minh 1890–1969........................................................................45
7 Kita Ikki 1883–1937...............................................................................468 William Randolph Hearst 1863–1951.....................................................47
9 J Edgar Hoover 1895–1972 ....................................................................48
10 Mohammed Ali Jinnah 1876–1948.........................................................49
11 Alexandra Kollontai 1873–1952.............................................................50
12 Douglas MacArthur 1880–1964..............................................................51
13 Nelson Mandela 1918 to 2000 ................................................................52
14 Golda Meir 1898–1978...........................................................................53
15 Robert Gordon Menzies 1894–1978 .......................................................54
16 Bernard Law Montgomery 1887–1976...................................................55
17 Jawaharlal Nehru 1889–1964 .................................................................56
18 Ian Paisley 1926 to 2000.........................................................................57
19 Leni Riefenstahl 1902–2003...................................................................58
20 Eleanor Roosevelt 1884–1962................................................................59
21 Albert Speer 1905–1981.........................................................................60
22 Achmad Sukarno 1901–1970..................................................................61
23 Sun Yixian (Sun Yat-sen) 1866–1925.....................................................62
24 Leon Trotsky 1879–1940........................................................................63
25 Woodrow Wilson 1856–1924.................................................................64
26 Isoruku Yamamoto 1884–1943...............................................................65
27 Zhu De (Chu Teh) 1886–1976................................................................66
10.4 Part IV: International Studies in Peace and Conflict....................................................67
A Anglo-Irish Relations 1968–1998...........................................................68
B Conflict in Europe 1935–1945................................................................69
C Conflict in Indochina 1954–1979............................................................70
D Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951...........................................................71
E The Arab–Israeli Conflict 1948–1996.....................................................72
F The Cold War 1945–1991.......................................................................73
G The United Nations as Peacekeeper 1946–2001......................................74

compare and contrast to see similarities, i find yr 10 much more broader whilst modern being much more in depth. Obvious IK.

Modern History looks interesting as I'm doing it next year, whereas Australian history bored the crap out of me.

 

[iJimmy]

i hate all history either way, win win.

 

[hawkrider]

History is the bomb! (I'm biased, I know).

 

[iJimmy]

if i had to do history would be ancient.

 

[hawkrider]

if i had to do history would be ancient.

I was going to have ancient as one of my subjects, but then I would have 15 units which is too much, so I didn't pick it.

 

[Rivaille]

It's not that different, tbh. Modern is more interesting, though. And of course, you're required to write more in a short-ish period of time.

 

[bec3]

Year 10 was incredibly boring. That's not to say Australian history is boring, it's just the bits they choose to teach aren't being presented in an interesting way. Plus it creates very narrow viewpoints on history by only teaching ONE interpretation of ONE country's past.
If you did elective history, you'd get a bit of a taste of what modern and ancient are like.
Personally, I adored modern, it was captivating. I'm not sure if you're tossing up between ancient and modern, but I personally chose modern because it seems to be fast paced. A lot of what you're studying is grounded in politics and differing ideologies, which for me was fascinating.

Basically,
Y10 history= snooze fest
Modern is nothing like it

 

[hawkrider]

Year 10 was incredibly boring. That's not to say Australian history is boring, it's just the bits they choose to teach aren't being presented in an interesting way. Plus it creates very narrow viewpoints on history by only teaching ONE interpretation of ONE country's past.
If you did elective history, you'd get a bit of a taste of what modern and ancient are like.
Personally, I adored modern, it was captivating. I'm not sure if you're tossing up between ancient and modern, but I personally chose modern because it seems to be fast paced. A lot of what you're studying is grounded in politics and differing ideologies, which for me was fascinating.

Basically,
Y10 history= snooze fest
Modern is nothing like it

THIS. This is why I'm excited for Modern next year.

 

[bec3]

THIS. This is why I'm excited for Modern next year.

A lot of work and essay writing
But it's well worth it! You basically get a soap opera every lesson (modern nerd alert over here)
Good luck guys, modern's definitely a subject to be thinking about!

 

[curiousteacup]

Besides the content, I think the main difference is that modern is more analytical. In yr 10, you are mainly recalling events, dates and facts. However, with yr 11, you're expected to analysis these events and their significance in history.