Level 1 History

History at Level 1 explores how historians engage in finding out about the past. History explores how and why change has occurred in countries and nations over time. An appreciation of the past allows a more thorough understanding of the present and provides lifelong interest and pleasure. 

Research Investigation – This allows students to work independently, using the inquiry process, to examine an event or place of historical significance.

This pathway provides students with knowledge and skills that are relevant for a wide range of occupations such as law, journalism, the media, politics, human resources, research, nursing, primary, secondary and tertiary teaching, medicine, management and many other careers.

 Themes studied include:

●War and Society - This study looks at the link between the Great War and World War II. It looks at international relations between 1914 to 1945 focusing on the key events on the road to war (Treaty of Versailles, the Munich Agreement, invasion of Poland and Pearl Harbour) and the key personalities involved Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Chamberlain and Churchill.

●Protest in the 20th Century – This study examines the methods of peaceful protest as a solution to national or international disagreements. It focuses on events including Bastion Point, The Maori Land March, Black Civil Rights, the 1981 Springbok Tour; Greenpeace and the Rainbow Warrior and nuclear testing in the Pacific.