History / Year 10 / Historical Knowledge and Understanding / Overview of the modern world and Australia

Curriculum content descriptions

the major movements for rights and freedom in the world and the achievement of independence by former colonies (ACOKFH022)

Elaborations
  • identifying the major movements for rights and freedom in the world (including the US Civil Rights movement, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander movements, women’s movements)
  • recognising the continuing nature of civil rights movements in the twentieth century, such as the struggle for democracy in Burma
General capabilities
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Ethical understanding Ethical understanding
ScOT terms

Civil rights,  Contemporary world,  Freedom,  Decolonisation

Refine by resource type

Refine by year level


Refine by learning area


Refine by topic

Related topic
Assessment

Year 10 history assessment - Rights and freedoms in Australia

This is an assessment package that uses the Year 10 Australian Curriculum history achievement standard to gather evidence about how well students have demonstrated what they know, what they understand and what they can do for the depth study 'Rights and Freedoms (1945 – present)'. Students plan and deliver a spoken presentation ...