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Zusammenfassung Contains a suite of innovative and flexible print and digital resources which are available for each year level. Foreword; About the authors; Acknowledgements; How to use this textbook;; Historical skills toolkit; Reading skills; Visual literacy skills; Writing skills; Speaking skills;; Chapter 1 Overview, the modern world and Australia; The interwar years; Peace and security post-World War II; Rights and freedom movements; The Cold War; Developments during the twentieth century;; DEPTH STUDY 1 WORLD WAR II;; Chapter 2 World War II (1939 1945); Causes and course of World War II; Significant event - the Holocaust; War in the Asia-Pacific; Significant event - bombing of Japan; The experience of Australian servicemen and women; Impact of World War II on the Australian homefront; Impact of World War II on Australia's international relationships;; DEPTH STUDY 2 RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS;; Chapter 3 Rights and freedoms (1945 the present); Origins of Human Rights; African-American Civil Rights Movement; Indigenous Rights and Freedoms in Australia up to 1965; Indigenous Freedoms from 1965;; DEPTH STUDY 3 THE GLOBALISING WORLD;; Chapter 4 Popular culture (1945 present); The nature of popular culture; Developments in popular culture; Changes in the industry; Australia's contribution and changing beliefs and values;; Chapter 5 The environment movement (1960s present); Background to environmental awareness; Intensification of environmental effects; Events and campaigns that contributed to popular awareness; Growth and influence of the environmental movement;; Chapter 6 Migration experiences (1945 present); Waves of post-World War II migration; Changing government policies; Impact of the Vietnam War; Impact of migration on Australian national identity;; Glossary; Index;
