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What year was the White Australia Policy introduced?
1945
1901
1918
1910
What year was the White Australia Policy officially abolished
1963
1980
1950
1973
How did Immigration officers ensure that non-white people were denied entry to Australia?
Speaking Test
Dictation Test
Citizenship Test
Spelling Test
What group of migrants were targeted by the Australian Government to immigrate directly after WWII?
Explain what was meant by the phrase 'Populate or Perish'
What were the TWO main reasons that Australia needed to increase their population post WWII?
Which of the following is NOT a pull factor driving migration to Australia post WWII
Free/Assisted passage
Job opportunities
Better weather and lifestyle
WWII aftermath
What were the two main reasons behind the populate or perish idea?
Defence
Environment
Economy
Multiculturalism
What was the population of Australia at the end of WW2?
7 million
9 million
12 million
25 million
In the 1950's migrants to Australia were expected to follow what policy
Multiculturalism
Assimilation
Integration
Isolationalism
What was the name of the Immigration Minister behind the 'Populate or Perish' catch cry?
Billy Hughes
Peter Dutton
Arthur Calwell
Pauline Hanson
"While Australia was never invaded,
attacks on the mainland left a lasting impression
upon the Australian people, who now saw
themselves as vulnerable to attack by countries
with larger populations."
Which attacks does this quote refer to?
The bombing of Melbourne
The Japanese submarine attack on Sydney Harbour
The Fall of Singapore
The bombing of Darwin
"While Australia was never invaded,
attacks on the mainland left a lasting impression
upon the Australian people, who now saw
themselves as vulnerable to attack by countries
with larger populations."
Which reason for the the ‘populate or perish’ strategy does this quote refer to?
Environmental
Economic
Defence
Cultural diversity
Match the following policies with their definition
recognising the right to celebrate any culture you choose so long as you are not breaking the law | Assimilation | ||
publicly adopting the new country’s culture but still being able to celebrate your own culture privately | Integration | ||
absorption into the new country’s culture while giving up your own | Multiculturalism |
Order the immigration policies from earliest to latest
Assimilation
Integration
Multiculturalism
"When the second world war ended, more than 20 million Europeans had been displaced. Many could not return home for fear of persecution due to race, religion, membership of a social group or political belief."
This quote refers to which group of immigrants to Australia?
Politicians
Skilled workers
Refugees
Economic migrants
"Australia entered the Vietnam War in 1962 and would remain involved until 1972, with 60 000 armed-services personnel involved in the conflict. Many Australians felt a duty to protect the Vietnamese and their neighbours, particularly the 2 million who had become refugees due to the war."
The event described above led to which change of immigration policy?
European immigration was officially abandoned
The White Australia Policy was introduced
The White
Australia policy was abolished
Assimilation was introduced as the goal of immigration
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