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the extent of European imperial expansion and different responses, including in the Asian region (ACOKFH017)

Elaborations
  • outlining the technologies of mass production that contributed to the Industrial Revolution and the changes in Australian life that occurred as a result of these technologies
  • recognising how Asian societies responded to European imperialism, the extent to which they were changed and the influence they exercised on the rest of the world
  • identifying Asian societies that were colonised by the Europeans (such as Indonesia by the Dutch) and those that remained independent
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms

Imperialism,  Modern history

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