White Australia Policy
What is the White Australia Policy formally known as? (year as well)
The Immigration Restriction act 1901
War
Poverty
Starvation
Fear
Define Assimilation
You adopt the culture you are moving to
What were migrants referred to as and what did they need to complete in order to move to Australia?
Dictation Test
Did the north or south party win the Vietnam War?
Communist North
Define Integration
Maintain own basic culture while living within and respecting the values of another culture
Minister for Immigration _______ ______ allowed some 800 non-European wartime refugees to stay in Australia
Harold Holt
When did the first Vietnamese refugees arrive in Australia by boat?
the first Vietnamese refugees began to arrive in Australia by boat in 1976
Define Multiculturalism
Immigrant groups embrace their own ethnic culture and origins, provided they abide by Australian law
What was the Racial Discrimination act passed in 1975?
By 1975 the Australian Parliament had passed the Racial Discrimination Act and decisions about who could migrate to Australia were no longer made on the grounds of race or ethnicity.
Between 1975 and 1982, approximately ________ migrants arrived in Australia from Asia.
200 000
Define melting pot
Name given to a society where migrants of different cultures come together to form a common culture
Give a detailed definition of what the White Australia Policy is
Historical policies that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic origin from immigrating to Australia. It was initially designed to limit non-British migration to Australia.
Name 3 Cultural and 3 economic impacts of Vietnamese refugees
Cultural
Food, Language, Religious ideas, Celebrities, Cultures
Economic
Opened businesses, Spent money on living expenses, Paid taxes, Employed Australians, Built homes, Invested in companies, Worked hard
A policy to encourage massive immigration to boost the workforce and provide security in numbers
'Populate or Perish' policy