ATARMAxxing
TCE Modern HistoryPractice Examination 20
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 720 |
| Questions | 12 |
| Structure | Section A — 4 Q, 240 marks · Section B — 4 Q, 240 marks · Section C — 4 Q, 240 marks |
This paper covers
- Section A Q1–Q4 (USA, Australia, Germany, Russia/USSR; earlier OR later period): an interpretation that the period's change was more apparent than real
- Section B Q5–Q8 (Japan, India, Indonesia, China; earlier OR later period): a constructed claim that internal chaos had far more impact than external threats
- Section C Q9 The Cold War (origins plus at least three specific incidents, named historians): whether the Cold War was inevitable after 1945
- Section C Q10–Q12 (Australia–Asia, terrorism, migration; interpretations required): continuity and change in Australian attitudes to Asia; terrorism's intended outcomes; the impact of migration on the Western world
- Stimulus type for this paper: constructed newspaper editorial extracts labelled original (Sections A and C); Section B follows the TASC 'Describe the internal divisions and external threats ... Assess ...' pattern
Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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