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Year 10 Social studies

Prepare for Year 10 Social studies (New Zealand · Year 10) with an AI assistant. 7 chapters: Empire and Independence in the Asia-Pacific, Germany Between the Wars, New Zealand and World War Two, Politics, Rights and Te Tiriti, Places and People, Development Around the World…. Tick what your exam covers, then study with guided help, quizzes and practice papers.

Chapters and topics

  1. Empire and Independence in the Asia-Pacific
    • Why empires spread in the Asia-Pacific
    • How colonial rule affected people
    • Anti-colonial and nationalist movements
    • New Zealand's rule over Samoa
    • The Mau movement and the 2002 apology
  2. Germany Between the Wars
    • The Weimar Republic and its collapse
    • How the Nazi Party took power
    • Fear and propaganda in Nazi Germany
  3. New Zealand and World War Two
    • What caused World War Two
    • Why New Zealand joined the war
    • Life at home and overseas in wartime
    • After the war: refugees and the nuclear threat
    • The Cold War and NZ in Korea and Vietnam
  4. Politics, Rights and Te Tiriti
    • Political ideas from the French and American revolutions
    • Comparing party positions on issues
    • Human rights laws like the Bill of Rights Act
    • What NZ human rights organisations do
    • Te Tiriti and how NZ is governed
  5. Places and People
    • What turns a space into a place
    • Place names and Māori heritage
    • Who is included or excluded in a place
    • Mapping how disease spreads
    • Planning a local place for the future
  6. Development Around the World
    • What a country produces and why
    • Measuring economic development
    • Causes and effects of global inequality
  7. Work and Money
    • Types of employment contracts
    • Wages, hours and terms of a job
    • KiwiSaver funds and contributions
    • Comparing savings, loans and credit cards

Official syllabus

The New Zealand Curriculum. The refreshed New Zealand Curriculum, Social Sciences, Year 10, as the Ministry of Education's guide for Year 10 summarises it (October 2025, from the draft). The final curriculum (August 2026) may differ in places.

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