How to use the Jacaranda Retroactive resource suite x
About the authors xii
Acknowledgements xiii
Overview 1
OV1 The Making of the Modern World 1
OV1.1 Overview 1
OV1.2 The Industrial Revolution — nature and significance 2
OV1.3 The movement of peoples 8
OV1.4 European imperial expansion 13
OV1.5 Economic, social and political ideas of the modern world 18
OV1.6 Between the World Wars 24
OV1.7 Research project: What was life like in the Great Depression? 30
OV1.8 Review 32
Depth Study 1: Making a Better World?
1a The Industrial Revolution 34
1a.1 Overview 34
1a.2 Background 36
1a.3 The importance of Empire 40
1a.4 Improvements in agriculture 41
1a.5 The importance of cotton 45
1a.6 The age of coal and iron 47
1a.7 Transport 50
1a.8 The impact on Australia 53
1a.9 Changing ways of life 58
1a.10 The global impact 61
1a.11 Review 65
1b Movement of peoples 68
1b.1 Overview 68
1b.2 Influence of the Industrial Revolution 69
1b.3 Experiences of slaves 76
1b.4 Impacts of slavery 85
1b.5 Experiences of convicts 88
1b.6 Experiences of settlers 94
1b.7 Impacts of European settlement on Aboriginal people 99
1b.8 Impacts of settlement — the development of Australia 104
1b.9 Research project: Female convicts 107
1b.10 Review 108
1c Progressive ideas and movements
1c.1 Overview
1c.2 Emerging ideas and movements
1c.3 Capitalism
1c.4 Chartism 1836–1860
1c.5 Darwinism
1c.6 Egalitarianism
1c.7 Imperialism
1c.8 Nationalism
1c.9 Socialism
1c.10 Review
DEPTH STUDY 2: Australia and Asia
2a Making a nation 111
2a.1 Overview 111
2a.2 Expansion of settlement 112
2a.3 Indigenous contact experiences 118
2a.4 Non-European experiences 123
2a.5 Living and working conditions 128
2a.6 Self-government and democracy 138
2a.7 Indigenous and women’s rights 147
2a.8 Social legislation 150
2a.9 Research project: The Panter, Harding and Goldwyer memorial 156
2a.10 Review 158
2b China and the world 162
2b.1 Overview 162
2b.2 China — the Middle Kingdom 164
2b.3 Traditional Chinese society 166
2b.4 The leadership of the Dragon Throne 170
2b.5 Chinese culture and beliefs 172
2b.6 Contact, conflict and change 176
2b.7 Empress Dowager Cixi 184
2b.8 China in the modern world 185
2b.9 Review 194
DEPTH STUDY 3: Australians at War (World Wars I and II)
3a World War I 198
3a.1 Overview 198
3a.2 The Origins of World War I 199
3a.3 Australia’s involvement 203
3a.4 The Gallipoli campaign 207
3a.5 The Western Front 216
3a.6 Prisoners of war 222
3a.7 The home front 224
3a.8 Conscription: Australia divided 234
3a.9 War’s impact on soldiers and civilians 241
3a.10 Commemorating World War I 244
3a.11 The Anzac legend 246
3a.12 Research project: The Anzac Day memorials 250
3a.13 Review 251
3b World War II 255
3b.1 Overview 255
3b.2 The origins of World War II 256
3b.3 The European war begins 266
3b.4 War in North Africa and the Mediterranean 269
3b.5 The Eastern Front 273
3b.6 The Holocaust 275
3b.7 The Pacific 278
3b.8 Prisoners of war 286
3b.9 Ending the war 289
3b.10 The home front 292
3b.11 The changing roles of women 301
3b.12 Significance, impact and commemoration 306
3b.13 International relationships 311
3b.14 Research project: Why did the government withhold details about the bombing of Darwin? 313
3b.15 Review 314
OVERVIEW 2
OV2 The Modern World and Australia 319
OV2.1 Overview 319
OV2.2 Australia after 1945 — war and peace 320
OV2.3 The fight for rights and freedoms 322
OV2.4 The Cold War and beyond 328
OV2.5 A developing world 336
OV2.6 Review 344
DEPTH STUDY 4
4 Rights and freedoms 346
4.1 Overview 346
4.2 The UN and the UDHR 347
4.3 Early Aboriginal activism 351
4.4 The Stolen Generations 355
4.5 The Civil Rights Movement 360
4.6 Charles Perkins and the 1965 Freedom Ride 369
4.7 Civil rights in Australia in the 1960s 374
4.8 Land rights and Mabo 378
4.9 Bringing them home 382
4.10 The Apology 385
4.11 Securing civil rights and freedoms 388
4.12 Research project: Take the Freedom Ride 392
4.13 Review 394
Depth Study 5: The Globalising World
5a Popular culture 398
5a.1 Overview 398
5a.2 Popular culture at the end of World War II 399
5a.3 Changes in the post-war period 403
5a.4 Influences from the US and Britain 406
5a.5 The impact of television and communication technologies 416
5a.6 Contributions to international sport 421
5a.7 Contributions to music, film and television 427
5a.8 Continuity and change in beliefs and values 432
5a.9 Research project: Life in Australia in the 1960s 434
5a.10 Review 436
5b The environment movement
5b.1 Overview
5b.2 Two stories about sustainability
5b.3 The background to environmental awareness
5b.4 The intensification of environmental effects
5b.5 Growth and influence of the environment movement
5b.6 Significant events and campaigns
5b.7 National and international action
5b.8 Review
5c Migration experiences 440
5c.1 Overview 440
5c.2 Post–World War II migration and world events 441
5c.3 Government policies and patterns of migration 444
5c.4 Hardship and hostels 453
5c.5 The impact of world events on immigration to Australia 457
5c.6 The migrant contribution to Australia 462
5c.7 Review 469
Depth Study 6: School-developed Topic
6a The Holocaust
6a.1 Overview
6a.2 The Nazi threat
6a.3 Using the law 1933–38
6a.4 The Kristallnacht, 9–10 November 1938
6a.5 The ghettos 1939–45
6a.6 The ‘Final Solution’
6a.7 Aftermath and contestability
6a.8 Review
6b Australia in the Vietnam War era
6b.1 Overview
6b.2 Crushing the communists in Australia
6b.3 Why did Australia fight in Vietnam?
6b.4 Australia divided — opposition to or support for the war
6b.5 The impact of the Vietnam War
6b.6 Research project: Nuclear testing at Maralinga
6b.7 Review
Glossary
Index 472
