11–12Modern History 11–12 Syllabus
The new Modern History 11–12 Syllabus (2024) is to be implemented from 2027.
2025 and 2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Modern History Stage 6 Syllabus (2017) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching new syllabuses for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for new syllabus
Content
Year 12
Students investigate key features of the history of ONE of the following options in Peace and conflict.
The historical concepts and skills content is to be integrated as appropriate.
- Conflict in Europe 1935–1945
- Conflict in the Pacific 1937–1951
- The Cold War 1945–1991
- The Arab–Israeli conflict 1948–2000
- Conflict in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos 1954–1976
- Conflict in the Gulf 1980–2017
German foreign policy to September 1939, including the Nazi–Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The failure of the League of Nations, including disarmament and collective security
Britain, France and the policy of appeasement
Aims and strategies of the Allied and Axis powers
German advances: the fall of Poland, the Low Countries and France, the invasion of the Soviet Union
The air war: the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, the bombing of Germany
The North African campaign 1940–1943
Turning points of the war: the Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk
The impact of the war on civilians in Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union
The impact of Nazi policy on Jewish people in Germany and occupied territories
Operation Overlord, D-Day and the liberation of France
Russian counter-offensives: Operation Bagration
Reasons for Allied victory