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, individuals, groups, events and developments that shaped the history of a selected nation. Students are to investigate ONE of the following countries during a specific period of the 20th century.
The historical concepts and skills content is to be integrated as appropriate.
- Australia 1918–1949
- China 1927–1949
- Cuba 1940–1991
- Indonesia 1945–2004
- Iran 1945–1989
- Japan 1904–1937
- Russia and the Soviet Union 1917–1941
- United States 1919–1941
An overview of Bolshevik ideology, and the October coup in 1917
The Civil War, and the introduction of the New Economic Policy
The power struggle between Stalin, Trotsky, Kamenev and Zinoviev
Reasons for the emergence of Stalin as leader of the Soviet Union by the late 1920s
The nature and development of the Stalinist regime, including the role of ideology and the concept of totalitarianism
Political transformation, including the methods used to control the population
Economic transformation, including collectivisation and the Five-Year Plans
Social and cultural transformation, including religion and cultural expression
The aims, nature and strategies of Soviet foreign policy
Factors shaping Soviet foreign policy, including ideology