Exam Revision

Your Semester History exam will assess you on the following topics:

The Holocaust

• Escalation of anti-Jewish policies in Nazi Germany
• Operation Barbarossa and the Einsatzgruppen
• The Wannsee Conference and the Final Solution

Migration policies followed in Australia post 1945- 1979

• the White Australia Policy
• Populate or perish programs
• role of the Vietnam War
• Tampa incident and off-shore processing

Civil rights for Indigenous Australians

• methods used to achieve equality (legislative reform, socio-political movements)
• Effectiveness in bringing about change

Skills assessed

You will be asked to answer source analysis questions, extended response questions (3-8 marks), and to write an essay (15 marks)

Create revision notes on the above topics, practice analysing Sources and writing historical paragraphs that include facts, dates and significant people to prepare. The below booklet has source questions and a practice essay question for you to prepare.