History / Year 9 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding

Curriculum content descriptions

Reasons why ONE key idea emerged and/or developed a following  (ACDSEH086)

Elaborations
  • investigating reasons why a key idea gained support, such as the support for Chartism among the poorer classes as a response to deteriorating living and working conditions
General capabilities
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Imperialism,  Socialism,  Capitalism,  Chartism,  Nationalism,  Economy

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