UEE History case studies
UEE History · Put your knowledge to work in context.
UEE History is a humanities subject examination that assesses whether a candidate can think like a historian rather than simply recall dates. It is typically taken by upper-secondary students completing their school-leaving credential and by independent candidates who need a verified history result for university admission, civil-service eligibility, or further study in law, education, or the social sciences. The UEE History case studies are 5 cases and about 2,262 words.
1The Legate's 4,000 Denarii at Deva Victrix
You are a clerk to the legate at Deva Victrix (Chester) in Roman Britain, winter 120 CE. The legion's granary holds 1,100 modii of wheat; a convoy of 800 modii is due in 40 days.
487 words, about 2 min2The Wool Journeymen's Wage Petition, 1381
In June 1381, the council of a Tuscan wool town debates a journeymen's petition. Before the plague, 42 workshops employed about 1,200 workers; now 27 workshops employ 780.
439 words, about 2 min3Railway or River in a Southeast Asian Colony, 1890
In 1890, the governor of a French colony in Southeast Asia has 2.5 million francs for one transport project. Option A is a 60-km railway from the port to the rice plain, projected to cut freight costs by 35% and carry 40,000 tons a year within five years.
436 words, about 2 min4Copper Nationalization in a Newly Independent State, 1974
In 1974, the president of a newly independent copper-exporting state must decide the future of two foreign-owned mines that produce 90% of export earnings. A World Bank memo recommends a joint venture: the state buys 51% for 120 million, the company keeps management and markets the copper.
459 words, about 2 min5Two Historians and the 1640 Crisis
Two historians explain the outbreak of a civil war in a 17th-century European kingdom. Historian A argues that the war began because long-standing constitutional disputes over taxation had eroded trust between crown and parliament; she cites 40 years of disputed levies and a 1628 petition.
441 words, about 2 min