NCEA Level 2 History Topics
Topics and activities for the NCEA 2 history curriculum
The Classroom offers material to support the teaching of New Zealand history at NCEA level 2. This supports features on NZHistory.net.nz by providing relevant learning activities.
Imperialism, Indigenous Peoples and the Emergence of New Nations
The topics below can be used to examine achievement standard 2.5, examine how a force or movement in an historical setting influenced people's lives, in an essay.
The Growth of New Zealand Identity 1890-1980
Various case studies explore different aspects of the growth of New Zealand's identity.
The related features from NZHistory.net.nz examine the evolution of a distinct New Zealand identity. They show how identity has been shaped by war, sport and other social forces, and how our loyalty to England and all things British has been challenged by an increasing desire to assert our own sense of who we are as a nation.
Further case studies for the Growth of New Zealand Identity theme will be developed in 2006, including:
- New Zealand at War 1899-1918 (see related features on the South African War and Anzac Day)
- The Ties That Bind: The Britain of the South Seas
- The New Zealand Natives Rugby Tour (see related feature)
Historic events related activites
Coming up in 2006:
Maori participation in war in the 20th century
This feature will examine the contribution of Maori as part of an overall war effort, as well as the unique nature of their participation through the Maori Battalion.
Some Maori served in the Pioneer Battalion in the First World War, but many refused to participate for political reasons. By the Second Wold War Maori participation became a great source of pride for many iwi. From 1945, Maori have represented an increasingly significant proportion of the armed services.
New Zealand's participation in the First World War
Many schools teach the Origins of the First World War, so this research assignment offers an opportunity to examine in detail the impact of the conflict on New Zealand and its people. See also related feature, New Zealand and the First World War
