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  1. Y

    Help with Russia & The Soviet Union Essay

    Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone is willing to read an essay I have written for the following question: Account for Stalin’s emergence as leader of the USSR by the late 1920s? I would just like some feedback about the things I did well and what I could improve on. If someone replies and is...
  2. moonbow

    subject help pls (mostly worried ab scaling)

    hello :D this is my first post so im not sure if im doing this right anyways my current subjects r english advanced, maths standard, economics, legal studies, korean beginners n modern history. im aiming for an atar of definitely 90+ and it wld b amazing if i cld get 95+ but idk if itll b rly...
  3. iceecrream

    Modern history, legal studies, business studies or biology?

    Modern history, legal studies, business studies or biology? I'm going into Year 11 this year and I'm going to be doing Extension English, Extension Math, Chemistry and Physics but I need another subject to make it 12 units altogether as it is required by the school. I'm much better at applying...
  4. Modern4DaBois

    The Value of a Source

    Yo anyone got any tips for assessing the value of a source (so usefulness / reliability / limitations)? Help would be much appreciated!
  5. Modern4DaBois

    Does anyone have notes about the political transformation of Russia under Stalin?

    Sup, I have an assignment about the political transformation of Russia under Stalin, and I've chosen to focus on propaganda and show trials. Can anyone pls help with notes about how Stalin transformed Russian politics for his benefit, and how he used propaganda and show trials to eliminate...
  6. A

    Indochina HSC 2018 question

    How would i answer this question, "How significant were anti-war movements to the US withdrawal from the Second Indochina War?" I also do Ancient History and if these types of questions popped up, i would've added other factors that i think was important to US withdrawal, so for this question i...
  7. A

    Do we need to know the survey for national studies and peace and conflict?

    Since the national studies and peace and conflict is 25 marks, i don't think they would ask questions based on the survey but do i still need to know it to relate it to other syllabus dot points? Like, for national studies, i'm doing USA, and part of the survey is the impact of the Depression...
  8. C

    Dropping Subjects

    I currently have 13 units and I don't think my school allows 13 units + I don't know if I can even handle it. I was thinking of dropping either history extension (which I just picked up), SOR, or Maths Extension 1. I don't know if I can handle history extension in all honesty it seems extremely...
  9. S

    Selling Band 6 Modern History Notes

    Hi, I am selling notes for two Modern History modules. The notes are well-formatted, concise, and feature a number of effective essay scaffolds. $10 for both Power and Authority (12 pages) + Conflict in Europe (18 pages). The two modules complement each other well and were my largest focus...
  10. C

    Notes or Practice Responses for Nuclear Age

    Hi, does anyone happen to have any notes or practice responses for the topic, Nuclear Age? Kinda struggling with the topic atm 😅
  11. yx0302n

    Year 11 Subject Selection

    Hello, I'm struggling to decide on my last two units for next year. So far, I have: 2 English 3 Maths 2 Biology 2 Chemistry 2 Physics and am unsure what to pick for my last two. I have an idea of either Economics, Modern History or PDHPE. I want to achieve the highest ATAR possible and do well...
  12. G

    Modern Exam Section II & III - Essay Scaffolds

    Hi. My National Study is Russia, and my Peace and Conflict study is Indochina. After looking through some previous HSC exams, I found that there are realistically only a few different questions from different parts of the syllabus, which are worded differently/have different focuses from year...
  13. C

    History Essay

    My current modern history task is, “How significant was the war in the air in shaping the course of the European war?” I recognise that this question is fairly straight forward, however, I believe I'm overthinking what to include in my essay. For this part of the syllabus (the air war and its...
  14. justbellaforshort

    Can you do Ancient, Modern and Extension in Year 12?

    I'm looking at swapping Extension English out for Extension History, however I keep seeing "need a co-requisite of Ancient or Modern". So, would I need to discontinue my studies in one of those? Am already doing Ancient and Modern, but would I have to drop one to do Extension next year? Thanks...
  15. C

    Ancient History or Physics? DROPPING SUBJECTS!! help!!

    Currently i’m doing physics but for the longest time (during the holidays) I wanted to just do chemistry and drop physics for another subject. However, so many people seem to do two sciences and seem to love physics. So I don’t know whether it was because my tutor taught me badly, so should i...
  16. W

    Struggling with a question/specific topic

    Hi all, I am currently doing my major work for His Ext, however I am struggling to formulate a possible question or specific field of inquiry with which I can base my essay around. my overarching topic at the moment is Donald Trump, its really the only "historical topic" that interests me...
  17. cherubjin

    CUBAN REVOLUTION PRELIM NOTES :(

    DOES ANYONE HAVE NOTES FOR THE CUBAN REVOLUTION? I REALLY NEED THEM COS MY TEACHER CANT TEACH ;-;
  18. P

    Subjection Selection Year 10

    I'm currently not sure what subjects to choose this year for my HSC. I'm certain that I want to take Economics, 3U Math, 3U English but I'm not sure whether to take Phys, Chem or Modern History. I did quite well in a recent Physics test, in comparison with other peers so I don't know if I should...
  19. A

    Best way to prepare for national study essays?

    lol im stressing out cause my trials in 2 weeks and I haven't prepared essays. I have plans for all possible questions but my issue is remembering all of it. what are some tips. should I just memorise the plan and then hope for the best? or should I rote learn stuff?
  20. periodmami

    Should I do History Extension?

    Hey, my school is currently in the process of finding students to join History Extension. I've achieved good grades in modern, with my results being 1/40 in the first assessment with a score of 25/25 and 5/40 and a score of 27/30 for the second task. Do these grades correlate to history ext at...
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