Topic 7

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Topic 7 - People Power and Politics in the Post-war Period


Section A: Australia as a Global Citizen

Australia's role in the following:

Students learn to:
  • outline key developments in Australia's role within the UN in the post-war period
  • assess an achievement of Australia in its role within the UN
  • explain the purpose of Australia's regional agreements

Section B: People Power
a choice of ONE event/issue and related individual

Events/Issues and Individuals
  • Freedom Rides / Charles Perkins
  • Women's Liberation / Germaine Greer
  • Green bans / Jack Mundey
  • Whitlam dismissal / Sir John Kerr
  • Green politics / Bob Brown
  • Republicanism / Paul Keating
  • One Nation / Pauline Hanson

Students learn to:
  • examine the role of the significant individual in the chosen study
  • assess the significance of the chosen study for Australia in the post-war period

Section C: Prime Ministers and Policies
one Prime Minister in the post-war period

Students learn to:
  • outline and explain a major policy or issue of the term of office of the chosen Prime Minister
  • assess the contribution of the chosen Prime Minister to Australia's post-war development


Section C: Prime Ministers and Policies
One Prime Minister in the post-war perio