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Archived Discussion => HSC Exam Discussion 2018 => Results => New South Wales => Humanities Exams => Topic started by: Joseph41 on October 09, 2018, 11:53:55 am
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I found the test quite good to be honest, however multiple choice really confused me!
I chose the 'army' question for Germany and argued that they were largely responsible for Weimar's collapse. I also chose the 'Dday' question for conflict!
Alsooo totally rushed part b for my personality (Speer)- so annoying!! but I think I got my point across..
Overall, I thought it was good :)
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Well.... I am not good at modern history exams. i get in there and forget everything.....
Section I - thought it was fine except forgot what the spring offensive was for 5 minutes.....
Section II - Germany question was easy I thought... Just about the army being the reason for the collapse of the republic
Section III - 10 marker was fine as basically recount. 15 marker didn't apply to my personality but I didnt know how to disagree to it so..... bad!
Section III - conflict in pacific - just couldn't remember more than one british tactic....
good job everyone!!! long exam = very sore hand....
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Multiple choice was confusing - the hardest modern multiple choice I've ever done.
National study and personality study were good :) Although I had to kind of rush my personality as I was beginning to run out of time, so I didn't get as much detail as I would've liked, but overall I still think that response was good.
My conflict study was the tricky one. The question threw me off a bit as I knew the dot point but they only asked for one aspect of it, not the whole thing, so I had to almost cut my essay that I had planned in half. But I chucked in a paragraph that I realise in hindsight now that I didn't need, which really wasted time. I was already short for time. That essay had no structure, jumped all over the place and was basically just a ramble of a mess of ideas. I panicked.
This has been the first exam thus far that I've really not felt 90% about because of a few questions and it sucks :-\ I guess I just have to put it at the back of my mind now and wait and see. My internal mark is really strong so I need to keep telling myself that if I get worried.
But other than that, okay exam ;)
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Yeah. It was a bit hard to work out exactly what the questions were trying to ask butt....
I am sure you will be fine. just need to move on to the rest...
ITS OVERRR!!!!
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What was the first multiple choice answer?!? I originally put camaraderie but then thought danger suited the situation more.... pretty sure it was wrong YIKES
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Danger kinda makes sense but it was not like they were in danger exactly.... They were eating 🙄
I put comradery.....
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Danger kinda makes sense but it was not like they were in danger exactly.... They were eating 🙄
I put comradery.....
I literally had no idea for that... can't remember if I put D but I think I did. Also, did anyone choose 'war of attrition' for one of the other MC questions?
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Danger kinda makes sense but it was not like they were in danger exactly.... They were eating 🙄
I put comradery.....
Yeah after I walked out of the exam I knew I messed up hahahaha everyone I spoke to also put camaraderie. So annoyed I wish I just left my original answer :(
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I literally had no idea for that... can't remember if I put D but I think I did. Also, did anyone choose 'war of attrition' for one of the other MC questions?
Was that for one of the sources talking about Ludendorff spring offensive? I'm pretty sure I put attrition for one as well... hoping it was right :-\ :-\ :-\
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Was that for one of the sources talking about Ludendorff spring offensive? I'm pretty sure I put attrition for one as well... hoping it was right :-\ :-\ :-\
Yes I'm pretty sure!! My friend put it as well. It seemed most logical.
Also, what did everyone say about the reliability of the sources??
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Yeah well.. don't beat yourself up about it..... Not sure what I put for source D. Changing tactics maybe...
Hopefully internal ranks pull it up... :)
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Ok so Section 1 was rough. I didn't understand the cartoon source and I found it difficult to relate that picture of the soldiers sitting a shell hole and the question on trench warfare- I think I talked about the shell hole. I'm hoping that I added enough detail in Section 1.
Section 2 was alright- my teacher told us to never do an army question for Germany because there's not enough information so I did the question on propaganda, terror and repression, which was actually the exact same question I did in Trials, just slightly different because the question here focused on changing German society.
Section 3 was a nightmare. I've never seen a question on three key ideas. I know they tend to ask about three key events though. I talked about Leni's values that shaped her life (her struggles, motivation and desire to capture the aesthetic). As for Part B, again, difficult. I partially agreed with the statement but my thesis was how Leni's weaknesses shaped her positive and negative contributions rather than overshadowing her positive contributions and talked about her three main films: The Blue Light, Triumph of the Will and Olympia.
Section 4 was alright. The questions were the exact same questions as my Trial ones (if my teacher didn't give us a replacement question). I chose the question on impacts on civilians. I talked about the impacts of the close proximity of the war to British and Soviet civilians (in 2 separate paragraphs) for social and the impact of rationing on British civilians and the impact of industry enterprises on Soviet civilians- both for economic. I'm kinda worried the markers can't read my handwriting because I rushed my last body paragraph because I panicked when I saw there was 10 minutes left. I'm also a bit worried that I didn't do a lot of assessments.
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Ok so Section 1 was rough. I didn't understand the cartoon source and I found it difficult to relate that picture of the soldiers sitting a shell hole and the question on trench warfare- I think I talked about the shell hole. I'm hoping that I added enough detail in Section 1.
Section 2 was alright- my teacher told us to never do an army question for Germany because there's not enough information so I did the question on propaganda, terror and repression, which was actually the exact same question I did in Trials, just slightly different because the question here focused on changing German society.
Section 3 was a nightmare. I've never seen a question on three key ideas. I know they tend to ask about three key events though. I talked about Leni's values that shaped her life (her struggles, motivation and desire to capture the aesthetic). As for Part B, again, difficult. I partially agreed with the statement but my thesis was how Leni's weaknesses shaped her positive and negative contributions rather than overshadowing her positive contributions and talked about her three main films: The Blue Light, Triumph of the Will and Olympia.
Section 4 was alright. The questions were the exact same questions as my Trial ones (if my teacher didn't give us a replacement question). I chose the question on impacts on civilians. I talked about the impacts of the close proximity of the war to British and Soviet civilians (in 2 separate paragraphs) for social and the impact of rationing on British civilians and the impact of industry enterprises on Soviet civilians- both for economic. I'm kinda worried the markers can't read my handwriting because I rushed my last body paragraph because I panicked when I saw there was 10 minutes left. I'm also a bit worried that I didn't do a lot of assessments.
I felt pretty much the same. I think WW1 multiple choice was kind of hard, especially in comparison to past papers that I had done where there is (usually) an obvious answer. I didn't quite understand the cartoon either.... I put breaking the stalemate for it though lol I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was wrong.
I was talking with my teachers after the exam and they were also confused about Part A for personality, it was very unorthodox. Although I did Speer, my line of argument was whether his weaknesses overshadow his positive contributions varies in relation to the context his work is viewed and is entirely dependent upon historical interpretations. Felt like it was more a history extension essay tbh, hope it makes sense to the marker.
Honestly felt quite disappointed in what I produced in the exam, was hoping for a very high band 6 :-\ :-\
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I didn't quite understand the cartoon either.... I put breaking the stalemate for it though lol I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it was wrong.
yeah. i did the same..... hope its right...
the more i think about MC and the whole exam the worse i feel :-\
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yeah. i did the same..... hope its right...
the more i think about MC and the whole exam the worse i feel :-\
Yeah I did the stalemate too. It sounded like it was talking about 'making history' at the start, but the ending line made me change my mind to choose the stalemate option
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Okay so I think the MC was really trippy. By far even more trippy than my trial, which was really bad (like the teachers were arguing over it, students arguing with students, teachers arguing with students). Like no-one could really agree on proper answers. Never screwed up an MC until now (very likely)
Apart from that I feel like my questions were really suited to my study, but like I completely went on a tangent and screwed up. I reckon I made up too much BS for Part III as well, I feel like two of my key ideas/personalities are quite similar and I didnt go in detail about the other one. The curveball really got me for that. And I got a headache in the last 1.5 hours so I just went on autopilot for both essays, dunno how that'll go.
Hopefully all goes well, and for the rest of you guys as well! ;D
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What did everyone put for source C and D?
I think the options for source C were trench raids, attrition, changing tactics, and can't remember the last one. Source D was the one talking about limited German troops or something along those lines.
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What did everyone put for source C and D?
I think the options for source C were trench raids, attrition, changing tactics, and can't remember the last one. Source D was the one talking about limited German troops or something along those lines.
I think for C I chose attrition. What about you?
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I think for C I chose attrition. What about you?
I put C too! I know a few people who put changing tactics and it kind of made me worried. However I thought attrition suited the over message of the source.
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Congratulations guys! You're done! You did it!
Whether you've completed 2, 4, or even 5 units worth of history exams over the past 7 days, you should all be immensely proud of yourselves. Modern is a tricky, pedantic subject, that likes to throw the odd curve ball now and then, but it sounds like you all dealt with it very well, even if you don't think so personally :) Just remember that whatever happens, your life isn't going to be defined by the mark you received in this exam :)
Again, a massive congratulations to all of you, and good luck for the rest of your exams (if you haven't finished already!), I'm sure you'll smash them. I'm super proud of every single one of you, whether you came to the lectures, used the notes, used the forums, all three or none at all <3
Susie
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I personally put trench raid for Source D/the autobiography by Hindenberg?? Like, my reasoning was that because it was the Spring Offensive, that meant that the war of attrition was beginning to crack and iirc Ludendorff said Germany couldnt hold out any longer in a war of attrition? Idk, i actually found the MC really reasonable and easy! The Russia National question was veryyy nice, since the Civil War is pretty much the question driven into everyone's heads from the start, so I found it easy to write 8 pages on it.
Cold War though i sorta froze since I was a little miffed that they asked the questions on the dot points i was iffiest with haha. Where was my fluffing Gorby D: I ended up with 7 pages tho so im happy with that. Wish I could have my trials back though :( CSSA treatedme so well, it doesn't deserve the awful reputation.
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Am I the only one that chose the Germany Army question and disagreed with it? It said to what extent so I talked about the army for a bit but argued it was actually the Great Depression + inherent weaknesses + Rise of the Nazis that caused the collapse of Weimar....
Ahh why do I feel like I messed up...
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Am I the only one that chose the Germany Army question and disagreed with it? It said to what extent so I talked about the army for a bit but argued it was actually the Great Depression + inherent weaknesses + Rise of the Nazis that caused the collapse of Weimar....
Ahh why do I feel like I messed up...
Nooo don't worry about it! Heaps of my friends said that too!
I think you could probably take any side, and as long as you stuck to your argument that's what matters! Seriously, don't worry- I know heaps of people who said to a lesser extent too and that's fine.
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Ok so Section 1 was rough. I didn't understand the cartoon source and I found it difficult to relate that picture of the soldiers sitting a shell hole and the question on trench warfare- I think I talked about the shell hole. I'm hoping that I added enough detail in Section 1.
Section 2 was alright- my teacher told us to never do an army question for Germany because there's not enough information so I did the question on propaganda, terror and repression, which was actually the exact same question I did in Trials, just slightly different because the question here focused on changing German society.
Section 3 was a nightmare. I've never seen a question on three key ideas. I know they tend to ask about three key events though. I talked about Leni's values that shaped her life (her struggles, motivation and desire to capture the aesthetic). As for Part B, again, difficult. I partially agreed with the statement but my thesis was how Leni's weaknesses shaped her positive and negative contributions rather than overshadowing her positive contributions and talked about her three main films: The Blue Light, Triumph of the Will and Olympia.
Section 4 was alright. The questions were the exact same questions as my Trial ones (if my teacher didn't give us a replacement question). I chose the question on impacts on civilians. I talked about the impacts of the close proximity of the war to British and Soviet civilians (in 2 separate paragraphs) for social and the impact of rationing on British civilians and the impact of industry enterprises on Soviet civilians- both for economic. I'm kinda worried the markers can't read my handwriting because I rushed my last body paragraph because I panicked when I saw there was 10 minutes left. I'm also a bit worried that I didn't do a lot of assessments.
For section 3 part a, it said ideas, and/OR people, and I talked exclusively about people and it seemed to suit the needs of the question so I think its ok!