AUSTRALIA 1918 - 1950: NELSON MODERN HISTORY

Australia 1918-1950s explores Australia’s modern history from 1918 and considers how Australians responded to the rapid social, technological, economic and political changes that came in the aftermath of World War l at both the domestic and international level. In exploring these themes particular attention is paid to:

the ambitious agricultural and infrastructure development schemes of the 1920s and their successes and failures
everyday experiences of those who lived global crises such as the economic Depression of the 1930s and World War Two
the changing roles of women
political position of Indigenous Australians
Australian foreign policy
World War Two
Post-war reconstruction, migration schemes and nation building programs
Impact of the Cold War on Australian Labour Party politics and society. STUDENTS: Year Level: 11 and 12 PRODUCT: Discipline: History and History | Series: Nelson Modern History and Nelson Modern History | Subject: Modern History and Modern History
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tony Taylor is the past Director of the National Inquiry into the Teaching and Learning of History and the National Centre for History Education. From 2006 to 2010 he was a senior consultant to federal government bodies responsible for the development of Australian Curriculum History, while researching and publishing extensively in various topics in education and History. As series editor, Tony played a pivotal role in the development of the Nelson Modern History series. He is author of Nelson Modern History title, The Industrial Revolution and co-author of The Changing World Order, to be released next year.

Sarah Mirams has taught history in secondary and tertiary settings, worked as an education officer for cultural and heritage institutions, and has contributed to numerous textbooks for secondary students. Sarah is the author of Nelson’s successful Twentieth Century History 1900–1945 for VCE Unit 1 and Twentieth Century History 1945–2000 for VCE Unit 2. She is also the author of Nelson Modern History titles, Civil Rights in the United States of America and co-author of Australia 1918-1950s, to be released next year. Sarah now works as an independent historian.

Merredith has taught History in Western Australian government and private schools and also developed teaching and learning resources for the Department of Education, the Maritime Museum, Freemantle, and the National Trust of Australia. She currently lectures in the UWA Graduate School of Education.

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