White Australia Policy
What year did the 'White Australia Policy' come into effect?
1901
What does immigration mean?
Immigration is when people move to a country to live there permanently.
How many years did it take people to gain citizenship?
5 years for Europeans and 15 years for non-Europeans
First Prime Minister of Australia
Sir Edmund Barton
Who won the first Jeopardy in this class?
Mr Brown
What country did Australia want migrants from?
Great Britain
How many Sikh soldiers fought in WW2?
Around 300 000
What country does the Sikh community originate from?
India
Which Prime Minister ended the 'White Australia Policy'
Gough Whitlam
What is the school's mascot?
A Platypus
What was the name of the test implemented to manage immigration into Australia?
The Dictation Test
What kind of people was Australia looking for?
Skilled Labours
Name two of the three European Nations that were the first people from those countries migrated to Australia?
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Who wrote the article in today's reading?
Rachel Croucher
What does IOPCAM stand for?
Information
Origin
Perspective
Context
Audience
Motive
What is the official name of the 'White Australia Policy'?
Immigration Restriction Act
How many people migrated to Australia from 1946-1960?
1.2 million people
What culture did White Australians have conflict with during the Gold Rush? Give me one reason.
The Chinese cultures as they were more efficient, worked harder, took more less desirable jobs.
Who is the person who created the 'Populate or Perish' immigration scheme?
Arthur Calwell
Who is the HOD of Humanities?
Ms Heymer
What year did the 'White Australia Policy' officially end?
1975
The Snowy Mountains Scheme (1949–1974) is a massive hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in NSW, Australia, that diverts the Snowy River inland via tunnels to power cities and irrigate inland plains. Built by over 100,000 workers from 30 nations
Before World War 2, which nations did Australia have a large population of immigrants from? Name all 3.
Italian, Greek and Sikh
Who was the Prime Minister of Australia that approved the 'Populate or Perish' scheme?
Prime Minister Joseph Chifley
What is the first image in Mr Brown's Introduction power point?
Brisbane Broncos