History Files

Modern History HSC Podcast: In this episode, we'll explore the events leading up to the Sino-Soviet Split, including the ideological differences, the political maneuvers, and the personal tensions between Stalin and Mao. We'll also examine the impact of the split on the global communist movement, as well as the long-term consequences for the two countries and their people.

Modern History HSC Podcast: Assess the effectiveness of the strategies used by Allied forces against Japan in the period 1942–1945.

Modern History HSC Podcast: This is a bit of a catch-up episode with some of the students from season one. We discuss war fatigue in Ukraine, Chinese flying objects and AUKUS.

Modern History HSC Podcast: To what extent was the Battle of Midway the most significant turning point in the Pacific War? In this episode, we explore this statement, by comparing it to the actions at the Coral Sea and the land battle at Guadalcanal.

Modern History HSC Podcast: In this episode, we discuss a question sent in by a student out of Barellan, so a big shout out to all educators and students in the Riverina. The student asks, to what extent did Hitler and Stalin use terror to consolidate power leading up to 1939?

Modern History HSC Podcast: The success of the Japanese advance to 1942 could not be maintained and led to Japan’s defeat in 1945. How accurate is this statement?

Modern History HSC Podcast: To what extent is the following statement true? Japan had little choice but to bomb Pearl Harbour if it wanted to achieve its foreign policy aims in the Pacific.

Modern History HSC Podcast: We have just remastered one of our most popular episodes. Join us on a deep dive into understanding the big three ideologies. 

Modern History HSC Podcast: In this episode, we have a fascinating conversation with Michael Adams. Writer, producer and of particular interest to us, the creator of the Forgotten Australia Podcast. Michael’s 4-year labour of love to uncover Australia’s forgotten stories has yielded a collection of amazing never-before-heard accounts of Australians living through some of the nation’s most turbulen...

In this episode, I speak to Quirindi Highschool Year 11 students Jedd, Taylor and Chase. This is their first time on the POD and they killed it. Each student was given the job of analysing a different source that related to Pearl Harbor and its bombing on December 7th 1941. Most importantly, displaying the skills of DAMMIT. 

Australian political leaders responded to the Great Depression with a mixture of austerity measures and social welfare programs. At the height of the depression in 1932, the nation was split regarding the two priorities of stability vs welfare, so much so, that tension between Federal and State leadership almost culminated in a civil crisis. It is clear, that this serious lack of coordination affe...

We are back with our first student episode for the year. This is a revision episode for the Australian national study and will cover the following areas: 1) What was it like for Australian soldiers returning home after WWI? 2) What were Australia's economic plans for a post-war boom in the 1920s? 3) Had the lives of women in Australia shifted? and if so to what extent? 

Modern History HSC Podcast: I asked Chris Parker, the host of the Modern Gistory podcast and my greatest history podcast rival, to come on the show to do a 2022 Year in review, and this hour-long rant and banter fest will certainly not disappoint.  

In this episode the gang discusses how the Nazis after achieving power in 1934 altered the lives of Jews, rivals political parties, German youth, women and the Catholic Church. Each student provides a reference to a primary and secondary source building their arguments from scratch.

In this episode Darcey, Tahj, Will and PJ discuss how the end of WWI set the ground work for nationism, chaos and dictatorship. 

24 hours to go! Are you ready for the Soviet National Study? Can you complete the foreign policy question? 

In this episode, we do a deep dive into the less talk about aspects of Nazi propaganda and territorial control. This is a fascinating discussion and we are humbled to have Dr Berg on our show. 

We analyse where the lines were drawn in the post war order, plus introduce our new cover art! 

Reagan vs Gorbachev or a Reagan Gorbachev team up?

Demi-Gods, Grey Blurs and political manipulations, all in a day's work for Stalin.

In this episode, we speak about the unlucky nature of 4 in Chinese history. The 4 pests, the gang of 4 and 4 olds. 

Today we introduce the history and roles of both ASIO and ASIS. We discuss historical events linked to the agencies, the moral issues of operating in grey zones, and what job is most appealing in the world of the spy.

In today's episode, we are back to start a new season for 2022. Jade, Ben, Jack, Campbell, and Laydan discuss the choices the bolshevik party made to hang onto the reins of power post-WWI, as well as, explore how Stalin created a network of fear. 

Test your skills with our three part audio quiz on the Nazis, Cold War and Soviet Union.

This is a holiday break special, where I speak to my mate Mitch, managing director of Hanlon Consulting. I wanted to pick his brain on how curiosity and macro awareness can make an individual an effective employee and leader. Mitch is passionate about the democratisation and improvement of education in regional areas and also thinks rural kids could potentially benefit from macro changes brought o...