Migration Flashcards
The White Australia Policy
a set of Australian government policies that aimed to limit or exclude non-European migration to Australia
Dictation Test
a test to decide if a potential immigrant was literate. Was used in Australia to prevent non-European immigration, as a test would be given in a language unknown to the immigrant
‘Populate or perish’
a term used by Arthur Calwell to promote the idea that Australia needed to increase its population
‘Ten Pound Pom’
a term used to describe migrants who migrated to Australia at the end of WW2. They only paid 10 pounds for their one-way ticket
Anglo-Celtic
people whose heritage comes from the British Isles: including England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Assimilation
a process where people from different cultural backgrounds take on the customs and lifestyles of another culture
Integration
policy that required immigrants to adopt the new country’s culture, but still able to celebrate their own culture
Multiculturalism
a policy that acknowledges an immigrant’s right to practise any culture they wish, as long as they follow the laws of that country.
Ben Chifley (who was he)
Labor Prime Minister who wanted to increase Australia’s industrial development after WW2.
Arthur Calwell
Immigration minister who called for an increase in Australia’s population after WW2.
1901 Immigration Restriction Act
This law is also known as the White Australia policy, because of the racist basis for the law in trying to preserve the British character of Australian culture and ethnicity.
1914 War Precautions Act
German Australian shops boycotted, many fired. German placenames changed; 5,000 Germans were forced into internment camps as “enemy aliens.”
1975 Racial Discrimination Act
This law was created to protect other cultures and their differences.
the policy of assimilation was broken with this law, and instead other cultures were allowed to be practised in Australia.
Vietnam War (affect on australia)
The Vietnam war created a new crisis in Australia, with the creation of “boat people” that tried to arrive illegally into Australia, fleeing the war with communism.
Eventually they set up offshore processing facilities in Indochinese countries and this became a regular way for the government to deal with refugees and asylum seekers coming to Australia.
How did the Bombing of Twin Towers affect migration in Australia. (3 points)
- This incident created a mass hysteria in Australia and the world about terrorism becoming a global threat to security.
- Muslim communities became the targets of violence and threats by the population.
- Reduction in migration quotas from Muslim nations introduced.
