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
The regime of Saddam Hussein
Reasons for the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990
The reaction of neighbouring Gulf states, the United States and the United Nations to the invasion
Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, and the liberation of Kuwait: the nature of warfare, strategies and tactics
The 1991 uprisings in Iraq and developments in Iraqi Kurdistan
The aims and outcomes of sanctions against Iraq
The 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration, the doctrine of ‘pre-emptive’ military action, weapons of mass destruction and the role of oil
Opposition to, and support for, the war, including in Australia
Operation Iraqi Freedom: combat operations and the establishment of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA)
The impact of Operation Iraqi Freedom on civilians
The impact of regionalism, sectarianism and tribalism on nation-building
Operation New Dawn and US troop withdrawal
The rise and fall of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq