F+THE+RESEARCH+ASSIGNMENT

This is the research assignment for Level 1 History It is based on the Achievement Standard AS1.1. It counts for credits

This is the 'How to' guide that we used in class. These are excellent to provide students with the standard required for Excellence.
 * [|NCEA History Research Exemplars]**

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 * [|NZ HISTORY NET]** An overview of New Zealand History including NZ Classroom
 * [|Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand]** The encyclopedia of New Zealand
 * [|The Dictionary of new Zealand Biography]** Biographies of over 3000 New Zealanders who made their mark here in NZ
 * [|School History NZ]** Lots of resources on here specifically aimed at history in NZ schools
 * [|NZ Archives]** Provides access to archives online
 * [|Links to war records]**
 * [|The Classroom]** A site specifically for Level 3 New Zealand History

**General New Zealand History** Includes comments about New Zealand's history and a large number of useful links to other sites. Has full names of NZ Premiers and Prime Ministers; gives exact dates they were in office. Click on politics and news button for links to political party web sites. A brief chronology of NZ history with photos. RNZ Navy Web Site timeline Use the horizontal scroll bar to see this chronology. Click on the photos for an explanation of events. New Zealand history - a chronology of events A more detailed chronology from Statistics NZ NZHistory.net.nz A major site. Wide range of materials. Includes biographies of Maori and Pakeha New Zealanders from The Dictionary of National Biography; and has useful web links on European exploration, Treaty of Waitangi, plus government, military, local histories etc. FOTW NZ flags Has national, provincial and other NZ flags New Zealand Official Yearbook On The Web (1999) For current and historical information on NZ. Statistics New Zealand For the latest statistical information. Papers Past Online An on-line version of many nineteenth century New Zealand newspapers
 * New Zealand - Ancient and Modern History **
 * New Zealand Prime Ministers **
 * NZ Parliament Home Page **
 * Capsule History of New Zealand **

**Twentieth Century** New Zealand and the Great War Includes a chronology, pictures and other links. The ANZAC tradition "The ANZACS", an essay by Ken Inglis Gallipoli Voices Reminiscences of ANZACS who served at Gallipoli in 1915. The Statute of Westminster 1931 The British Parliament gives formal recognition to the autonomy of the Dominions of the British Empire. The Desert War 1940-1943 Has an account of El Alamein, the Afrika Corps and photos of New Zealand troops in action. NZ Fighter Pilots Museum In 1945 New Zealand had a population of under 1.5 million. During World War II this small country provided (on a per capita basis) the largest number of aircrew (57,000) and the largest number of fighter aces (94) of any country in the world. It is a sad statement, also, that they contributed the largest number of aircrew killed. The New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum is over eight years old. In that time over 165,000 visitors from around the world have visited us to learn and be entertained. In the four years since this site was launched, the number of visitors to this website has surpassed twice that number. Kiwis in Armour NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment in World War II. Earthquake of 1931 - Napier, Hastings, Hawkes Bay The Bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, July 10 1985 Excerpts from Making Waves by Michael Szabo. The Rainbow Warrior crew Rainbow Warrior - the French secret service agents The Greenpeace site has huge commitment to the issues behind these events. The ANZUS Treaty (September 1951) Significant because it marked the beginning of New Zealand standing on its feet as an independent nation. The Southeast Asia Collective Defence Treaty (1954)

When determining historical relationships they can be: · CAUSE AND EFFECT What causes led to an event? I like the notion of CAUSES – COURSE - CONSEQUENCES · PAST AND PRESENT How does something that happened in the past relate to today/ · SPECIFIC AND GENERAL Some historians take a little bit of evidence and generalise about a lot more than the evidence warrants eg Is the experience of a student in Auckland typical of all students in New Zealand? · CONTINUITY AND CHANGE USEFULNESS AND RELIABILTY OF EVIDENCE CAN MEAN: · Distinguishing fact from opinion · Recognising specific points of view, bias and propaganda · Being aware of the limitations of a single piece of evidence TWO DIFFICULT WORDS: · Authenticity of document – Is it a fake or real? · Source of document – To what extent is it credible? Ie University website – OK But groovy-history.com – not too credible · Author – is she /he credible? Eg Guy Fawkes writing about Protestants? · Who is the intended audience? Eg private diary vs open letter · Bias: How is this shown? Emotive words, sarcasm, slogan type words · Internal evidence – How accurate is it? Eg dates, names events referred to help determine its reliability. Does it make assertions that are unsubstantiated? · Validity in content – does it cross reference with other sources · Eye witness accounts or reported account of events MENEMONIC = ASAABICE
 * SOME RESEARCH HINTS**
 * Reliability:** reliable means dependable – why can we depend on the document or the evidence it contains? Ask –