Central Hawke's Bay College .::. Year 11 History Outline

History offers an understanding of human activities in the past in the context of change through time. It enables students to understand their heritage and that of their community, society and nation. In the process, students learn that events require explanations, that change is complex, that truth is often difficult to establish and that personal judgements and opinions should be supported by firm evidence and coherent argument.

The NCEA Year 11 History course offered at Central Hawke’s Bay College in 2011 will be offering students the opportunity to complete SIX Level One Achievement Standards in History which are worth a total of 24 credits. You can gain grades for each Achievement Standard: Not Achieved, Achieved, Merit, or Excellence. The grade you achieve is determined by the quality of your work as measured against National Standards.

What are we going to study in Year 11 History?

The topics that we study illustrate forces which helped shape the Twentieth Century.

1. International Relations: New Zealand’s Search for Security 1945-1985

External Assessment Focus A.S. 1.6

FQ 1: What new directions did New Zealand foreign policy take after World War Two?

FQ 2: Why and how has New Zealand increasingly become involved in South-East Asia and the Pacific after World War Two?

FQ 3: What was New Zealand’s role on the international stage 1970-1985?

2. International Relations: Origins of World War Two 1919-1941

External Assessment Focus A.S. 1.5

FQ 1: What attempts were made to establish a peace after World War One?

FQ 2: What challenges to peace occurred in the 1930s?

FQ 3: Why did war break out?

3. Social Change: Black Civil Rights in the USA 1954-1970

External Assessment Focus A.S. 1.5

FQ1: What position did blacks hold in American society in the mid-1950s and why were there moves to bring about change?

FQ2: How did blacks attempt to bring about change, 1955-65?

FQ3: What new directions were pursued in the 1960s?