Year 9 History

Year 9 History on VCE Vault: 11 lessons written for Year 9 (Victorian Curriculum), each with worked examples, practice questions and Aari, an AI tutor. The first 4 lessons are free; the whole subject is a one-off A$9.99.

Lessons

History — Making a Better World

• Industrial Revolution — Causes and Change (free) — Explain the key causes of the Industrial Revolution and the changes it produced.
• Progressive Movements — Reform and Rights (free) — Analyse reform movements that improved conditions during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
• World War I — Causes (MAIN) (free) — Explain the causes of World War I using the MAIN framework.
• WWI — The Western Front and Soldier Experience (free) — Analyse the nature of trench warfare and its impact on soldiers.
• WWI — Australia's Involvement and ANZAC — Explain why Australia entered WWI and evaluate the significance of the ANZAC story.
• WWI — Consequences and the Paris Peace Conference — Evaluate the consequences of WWI and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles.
• Colonialism — Impact on Indigenous Peoples — Analyse the impact of European colonialism on Indigenous peoples in the 19th century.
• The Russian Revolution — Explain the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.
• Making a Nation — Federation, Rights and Exclusion in Australia (1890–1914) — Explain why the Australian colonies federated, how the new nation extended rights to some people and excluded others, and evaluate the significance of early Commonwealth laws.

Historical Inquiry Skills

• Historical Inquiry — Evidence and Interpretation — Use historical inquiry skills to analyse sources and construct arguments.
• History Exam Skills — Essay and Extended Response — Plan and write effective historical essays and extended responses.