TASC Modern History Level 3 case studies
TASC Modern History Level 3 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Modern History Level 3 is a Tasmanian senior secondary course listed under the Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification (TASC) course catalogue. It is designed for students in Years 11 and 12 who want to study the modern world in depth and who are prepared for the reading, source analysis and extended writing demands of a Level 3 subject. The TASC Modern History Level 3 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,085 words.
1The Suffrage Petition and the Wartime Pivot
A regional archive holds a petition from 1915 demanding votes for women. It bears 4,200 signatures, but archivists notice that 900 of them come from three factory wards that were canvassed door-to-door in a single weekend.
407 words, about 2 min2Interpreting a Wartime Ration Order
In 1917 a city council issued an order limiting bread purchases to 2 pounds per person per week. The order exempted households with more than four children and workers in heavy industry.
414 words, about 2 min3A Museum Label and the Question of Causation
A museum is drafting a label for an exhibit on a 1919 general strike. Draft A reads: 'The strike collapsed because union leaders betrayed the workers.' Draft B reads: 'The strike collapsed after troops were deployed, newspapers denounced strikers, and union funds ran out within nine days.' A trustee prefers Draft A for its moral clarity.
413 words, about 2 min4Two Sources on a Factory Reform
A student is comparing two sources about an 1830s factory reform law. Source 1 is a speech by a mill owner opposing the law, arguing that limiting hours to ten would ruin competitiveness and throw children into worse poverty.
424 words, about 2 min5Commemorating a Contested Anniversary
A city plans to mark the centenary of a 1920 labor uprising in which strikers seized a rail depot and seven people died. Descendants of the strikers want the event called a massacre and demand a monument naming the dead as martyrs.
427 words, about 2 min