Year 10 History practice questions

Lock in’s Year 10 History course has 5 units with 90 flashcards and 84 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.

• World War II and AustraliaCauses of World War II; Course and turning points; Australians at war; The home front
• The Holocaust and the legacy of the warNazi ideology and persecution, 1933–1939; The Holocaust, 1939–1945; Resistance, rescue, liberation and justice; The atomic bombs and the consequences of the war
• Rights and freedoms (1945–present)Background: human rights after 1945; The US civil rights movement; First Nations campaigns, 1960s–1970s; Stolen Generations, land rights and continuing efforts
• Depth study: the environment movementOrigins, 1960s–early 1970s; Australian campaigns: Pedder, the Franklin and beyond; Going global: ozone and climate; Community action, First Nations and youth
• Historical skillsAnalysing sources: OCCP; Reliability and usefulness; Perspectives and contested interpretations; Concepts, chronology and extended responses

Try each question before you open the answer. Written answers show what a full-marks response needs to include.

1. Question 1. World War II and AustraliaMultiple choice

   Germany invaded Poland on…

   1. A15 February 1942
   2. B6 June 1944
   3. C7 December 1941
   4. D1 September 1939
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   D. 1 September 1939

2. Question 2. The Holocaust and the legacy of the warMultiple choice

   Kristallnacht took place in…

   1. AJanuary 1933
   2. BMay 1945
   3. CSeptember 1939
   4. DNovember 1938
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   D. November 1938

3. Question 3. The Holocaust and the legacy of the war: resistance, rescue, liberation and justice2 marks

   Outline TWO forms of resistance or rescue during the Holocaust.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. Jewish fighters resisted in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, holding out for about four weeks. In October 1943, Danish citizens helped most of Denmark’s Jews escape by boat to neutral Sweden.

   A full-marks answer:

   • One valid form with detail, e.g. the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943)
   • A second valid form with detail, e.g. the Kindertransport, Danish rescue of Jews, hiding Jews, preserving records
4. Question 4. Rights and freedoms (1945–present)Multiple choice

   The UDHR was adopted by the…

   1. AUS Supreme Court
   2. BAustralian Parliament
   3. CUnited Nations General Assembly
   4. DLeague of Nations
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   C. United Nations General Assembly

5. Question 5. Rights and freedoms (1945–present): Stolen Generations, land rights and continuing efforts2 marks

   Outline the importance of the Mabo decision.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. The 1992 Mabo decision recognised native title and overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius. It led to the Native Title Act of 1993, which created a process for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to claim rights to land and waters.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Recognised native title, overturning terra nullius (1992 High Court decision)
   • Led to the Native Title Act (1993), allowing claims to land and waters
6. Question 6. Depth study: the environment movementMultiple choice

   Silent Spring was written by…

   1. ABob Brown
   2. BJack Mundey
   3. CGreta Thunberg
   4. DRachel Carson
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   D. Rachel Carson

History answers earn marks for specific evidence: names, dates, places and numbers. For “explain” questions, give the cause or effect and then say why it mattered. For source questions, say who made the source, when and why, before you judge how useful it is.

In Lock in, every History topic has short notes, then flashcards that use spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it comes back just before you would forget it. Practice questions come in three levels, Foundation, Standard and Complex. Three right in a row moves you up a level, and two wrong moves you back.

Press Study for me and the app builds a 15 to 20 minute session from the cards that are due, the mistakes that are due and questions on your weakest topics. Anything you get wrong comes back 1, 3 and 7 days later until you get it right. When an exam is close, sit a timed practice exam with AI marking.

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