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Australia 1918–1949

MOD-AUS is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Modern History papers. Practise 15 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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Topic notes

Australia after World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression and political responses, the changing relationship with Britain and the USA, Curtin, postwar reconstruction and the 1949 election, with how to write the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2Australia after World War I
  3. 3The changing face of the 1920s
  4. 4The Great Depression
  5. 5Foreign policy and the USA
  6. 6Curtin, the war and social welfare
  7. 7Postwar reconstruction and the 1949 election
  8. 8Planning a 25-mark essay
  9. 9Common mistakes
  10. 10Exam tips
  11. 11Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Which statement best describes the outcome of the soldier settlement schemes set up for returned servicemen after World War I?

  1. AMany settlers failed on small blocks of poor land, burdened by debt
  2. BMost settlers prospered because wool and wheat prices stayed high through the 1920s
  3. CThe schemes were abandoned in 1919 because almost no returned soldiers applied
  4. DSettlers were given large, irrigated farms free of charge by the Commonwealth

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

Why did the Curtin government adopt the Statute of Westminster in 1942?

  1. ATo end the role of the British monarch as Australia's head of state
  2. BTo confirm Australia's legal independence from British law in wartime
  3. CTo allow the British government to command Australian forces directly
  4. DTo join the United Nations, which required members to cut ties with Britain

Answers and worked solutions appear when you practise these questions.

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