Modern History HSC Podcast

Modern History HSC: In this episode we explore what it would have been like to live under Stalin during the early years of the Soviet Union. We discuss Stalin's cult of personality and how the Soviets become the new religion with Stalin as the messiah. We look at how he improved the lives of many and arguably made one of the largest contributions to Russia in recorded history in terms of industrial advancement, but at the cost of many lives. It's a complicated world in Life under Stalin.  

Modern History HSC Podcast: Assess the effect of the conflict in the Pacific on civilians in occupied territories in  South East Asia.

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.

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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.