Free WACE Modern History Flashcard Review

The historical skill of extracting, examining and evaluating evidence from primary and secondary sources to construct historical knowledge; includes identifying origin, message, purpose, context, reliability and usefulness.

The creator, date, form and provenance of a source; understanding who created it, when, and in what context helps evaluate its reliability and perspective.

The main idea, argument or information conveyed by a source; what the source directly communicates about the topic or period.

The intended effect or reason for creating a source; why the creator made it (to persuade, inform, record, propagandise) influences what it emphasises or omits.

The historical circumstances surrounding a source's creation and use; understanding the period's events, beliefs and pressures helps interpret what a source represents.

The trustworthiness of a source as evidence; assess whether the creator had knowledge, motive and bias to provide accurate information.

The value of a source for historical investigation; a source can be useful even if unreliable (e.g. propaganda reveals intended messages), and reliability does not guarantee usefulness for your inquiry.

The viewpoint, values and assumptions embedded in a source; reflects the creator's social position, beliefs and interests at a particular time.

How a source depicts a person, group, event or idea; may be accurate, selective, distorted or symbolic; ask who is shown, omitted or stereotyped.

The study of how historians interpret the past; how historical interpretations change as new evidence emerges and historical questions shift; the 'broad perspectives' theme in sources.

The importance or consequence of a person, event or idea in shaping history; assess causation, impact on different groups, and influence on subsequent events.

The historical forces and events that maintain or transform societies; identify what persists across a period and what shifts, and explain why.

Identify the importance of a person, event or development, explain the consequences and how it shaped the period, and make a judgment about its historical weight relative to other factors.

Describe the effects of an event, policy or group on society and individuals; consider both intended and unintended consequences and effects on different social groups.

Judge the outcomes of a policy, war or movement on the nation, economy or social groups; assess both short- and long-term effects and their relative significance.

A government programme to resettle returned World War I soldiers on farmland; aimed to keep soldiers employed, support rural development and reward military service; largely unsuccessful due to poor soil, weather and low commodity prices.

The Country Party slogan for managing the rural economy: securing workers for farms, funding rural development, and opening markets for agricultural exports; reflected tension between urban industrialisation and rural interests.

The Country Party emerged in the 1920s representing rural and farming interests; held balance of power with Labor or Liberals; introduced the position of Deputy Prime Minister reserved for the Country Party leader.

Trade union membership and industrial action increased during the Depression as workers fought wage cuts and unemployment; unions became central to Labor politics and working-class identity.

Labor government split over economic policy responses to the Depression; NSW Premier Jack Lang and his supporters rejected the deflationary Premiers' Plan accepted by Prime Minister James Scullin's federal caucus, splitting federal Labor; contributed to Labor's fall from office and the formation of the Nationalist-based United Australia Party under Joseph Lyons.