VCE Units 3 & 4 - History: Revolutions
VCE Units 3 & 4 - History: Revolutions
Overview
VCE History: Revolutions examines the causes and consequences of conflict and change in the modern era. Students of VCE History: Revolutions develop social, political, economic and cultural understandings of the conditions and features which have helped shape the present. They also explore continuity and change: the world is not as it has always been, and it will be subject to change in the future. In this sense, history is relevant to contemporary issues. It fosters an understanding of human agency and informs decision making in the present.
Unit 3 – The Russian Revolution
Students analyse significant events and evaluate how particular conditions profoundly influenced and contributed to the outbreak of revolution. The Russian Revolution from 1896 to 1927.
Areas of Study:
- Causes of revolution: The Russian Revolution from 1896 to October 1917 (Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II to the announcement of the Soviet government on 26 October 1917). Students focus on the events and conditions that contributed to the outbreak of revolution.
- Consequences of revolution: The Russian Revolution from 26 October 1917 to 1927 (Early Sovnarkom decrees to the end of the NEP). Students focus on the challenges the new regime faced in attempting to consolidate its power.
Unit 4 – The Chinese Revolution
Students analyse significant events and evaluate how particular conditions profoundly influenced and contributed to the outbreak of revolution.
Areas of Study:
- Causes of revolution: The Chinese Revolution from 1912 to 1949 (The founding of the Chinese Republic to the Communist victory in the Civil War in October 1949). Students focus on the events and conditions that contributed to the outbreak of revolution.
- Consequences of revolution: The Chinese Revolution from October 1949 to 1976 (Proclamation of the People’s Republic of China to the death of Mao 1976). Students focus on the challenges the new regime faced in attempting to consolidate its power.
Forms of Assessment
A combination of:
- a historical inquiry
- an essay
- evaluation of historical sources
- extended responses
Prerequisites and Corequisites
It is an advantage to have completed a Unit 1 &2 Modern History and/or Unit 1 & 2 Ancient History.