Chinese Discrimination Flashcards
0
Q
Key events of racial violence?
A
Racist attacks and violence, anti Chinese riots including lambing flats riot and Backland River (1857)
Anti Chinese legislation passed in Parliament - immigration restriction act
Newspaper campaigns against Chinese
Strikes agains employment of low paid Chinese crews
Mass anti Chinese meeting
1
Q
What year did immigration restriction and racial violence occur?
A
1855
2
Q
What year did the Chinese Government make an enquiry?
A
1887
3
Q
What year was the Chinese Restriction Act extended to all coloured races?
A
1896
4
Q
What year was the White Australia Policy introduced?
A
1901
5
Q
When was the language test for the White Australia Policy used until?
A
1958
