Australia- Identity Flashcards
1
Q
Britain - Mono culture
A
“I did just see her passing by, but I shall love her till the day” Menzies
2
Q
Mono culture
A
1950- 97% of non indigenous Australians were of British or Irish decent
3
Q
Male Dominated
A
1950 woman’s wage was 75% of males
4
Q
USA
A
“Australia looks to America, free of any pangs to our traditional links of kinship with the UK”- Curtin
5
Q
Vietnam War
A
“All the way with LBJ”
6
Q
Whitlam- Conservative era over
A
“Australia was asleep at the wheel” 1960
7
Q
Immigration- Asia
A
95,000 Indochinese refugees arrived in Australia 1974-85
8
Q
Sydney 2000
A
“encapsulate the progression of Australia”
9
Q
Egalitarianism
A
1993- 10% of Australians controlled 40% of nations wealth, top 50% control 95%
10
Q
Continued racism
A
Pauline Hanson “Australia is at risk of being swamped by Asians” 1996
