🍃 inter-war period 🍃 Flashcards
what was the music of the 1920s?
jazz, blues and broadway music
what was the dancing of the 1920s?
- shorter skirt lengths
- charleston
- dancing without partner
what was the fashion for women in the 1920s?
- dresses and skirts were knee-length and loss-fitting
- embellished evening wear
- long necklaces
- bobbed hair
- cloche hats
- mary jane heels
- flapper style
why did women fashion change in the 1920s?
clothing changed with the changing roles of women in a society where the men went to war.
women gained more independance and importance in society; new-found freedom
when did the great depression start and end?
october 1929 - 1939
what was the cause of the great depression?
the crash of the new york stock market otherwise known as the wall street crash. caused by millions of people investing in stocks pushing prices up, increase in interest and mild recession earlier
how did the great depression affect australians?
- one third of australians were unemployed
- soup kitchens
- temporary housing
who is don bradman?
- aus cricketer
- arguably, the greatest cricket player of the 20th century
- represented aus for 20 years and is the only cricketer knighted (1949)
who was phar lap?
- aus most famous race horse
- won 1930 melbourne cup
- bred in new zealand and raced in aus
- name means ‘lightning’
when was the sydney harbour bridge opened and why was it pivotal in the development of modern sydney?
19 march 1932 / focus for national optimism during great depression
what were reserves and missions?protect aboriginal people from mistreatment
housing, clothing, food, medicine
reserves used to protect aboriginals from mistreatment and run by government.
missions provided housing, clothes, food and education and was run by churches and missionaries.
what is a similarity between missions and reserves?
little regard for aboriginal culture. believed their culture was inferior to white culture.
what happened in 1937 regarding the aboriginals and their culture?
assimilation of aborigines - had to conform to the customs and traditions of australias of british origin
what is the stolen generation?
10 - 30% of aboriginal babies were forcibly removed from their homes and given to white foster parents
who is edith cowan?
- first female politician in australia
- $50
- advocate for childrens rights and free education
