# Ideas of Race notes

> CAPS-aligned study notes for Ideas of Race in Grade 11 History. Browse the sections below for explanations, worked examples and exam preparation.

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## Sections in Ideas of Race

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- [Theories of Race: Hierarchies, Eugenics & the Human Genome Project](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/ideas-of-race/theories-of-race-hierarchies-eugenics-and-the-human-genome-project) — Theories of Race: Hierarchies, Eugenics and the Human Genome Project Throughout history, people have attempted to classify human beings into distinct racial categories based on physical…
- [Case Study: Australia & Indigenous Australians](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/ideas-of-race/case-study-australia-and-indigenous-australians) — Case Study: Australia and Indigenous Australians Australia provides one of the most disturbing examples of how pseudo-scientific racial theories were put into practice. For over a century, the…
- [Case Study: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-11/history/notes/ideas-of-race/case-study-nazi-germany-and-the-holocaust) — Case Study: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust Nazi Germany represents the most extreme and devastating application of pseudo-scientific racial theories in history. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party used…

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### What is covered in Ideas of Race for Grade 11 History?

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