§-Modern History syllabus
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Modern History syllabus, dot point by dot point
Every dot point in the TAS Modern History syllabus, with a focused answer for each. Click any dot point for a worked explainer, past exam questions and links to related points.
Modern Asian Nations
Module overview →How did China move from civil war and revolution to communist rule and reform between 1931 and 1984?
Analyse the transformation of China from 1931 to 1984
How did India move from anti-colonial struggle to independence, partition and democratic nationhood between 1930 and 1984?
Analyse the transformation of India from 1930 to 1984
How did Japan move from militarism and war to defeat, democracy and economic superpower status between 1931 and 1984?
Analyse the transformation of Japan from 1931 to 1984
Modern Nations
Module overview →How did Australia change politically, economically and socially between the end of the First World War and the election of the Menzies government in 1949?
Analyse continuity and change in Australia as a modern nation, 1918-1949
Why did Weimar democracy collapse and how did the Nazi state take total power between 1918 and 1945?
Analyse the rise and consolidation of Nazi power in Germany, 1918-1945
How did the Nazis turn Germany into a totalitarian state and reshape society between 1933 and 1939?
Analyse the consolidation of Nazi power and the nature of the Nazi state, 1933-1939
How did revolution transform Russia from tsarist autocracy into Stalin's totalitarian Soviet state between 1914 and 1945?
Evaluate revolution, consolidation and dictatorship in Russia and the Soviet Union, 1914-1945
Why did two revolutions destroy tsarism and bring the Bolsheviks to power in Russia in 1917?
Analyse the causes and course of the February and October Revolutions of 1917
How did Stalin transform the Soviet Union through collectivisation, industrialisation and terror between 1928 and 1953?
Evaluate Stalin's transformation of Soviet society, economy and politics, 1928-1953
What caused the Great Depression in the United States and how far did the New Deal solve it?
Evaluate the causes of the Great Depression and the impact of the New Deal, 1929-1941
How did the United States move from prosperity to depression to global power between 1917 and 1945?
Examine American society, economy and power from the First World War to 1945
How prosperous and modern was the United States during the 1920s, and for whom?
Analyse the prosperity, society and tensions of the United States during the 1920s
Why did the Weimar Republic fail to establish stable democracy in Germany between 1918 and 1933?
Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic and the causes of its collapse, 1918-1933
The World since 1945
Module overview →How did movements for civil rights and the idea of universal human rights develop after 1945?
Analyse the United States civil rights movement and the growth of international human rights after 1945.
Why did the European empires collapse after 1945 and how did newly independent nations emerge?
Analyse the causes, course and consequences of decolonisation in Asia and Africa after 1945.
What caused the Cold War and how did the superpower rivalry develop and end between 1945 and 1991?
Analyse the origins, key crises and end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, 1945-1991.