Pre-WW2
The name of the peace treaty signed after WW1.
What is the Treaty of Versailles
The country Hitler invaded after promising only to reclaim the Sudetenland region.
What is Czechoslavakia?
Internment camps
What are the places where 'aliens' or foreigner citizens were kept in Australia during WW2?
Bicameral
What is having 2 houses of parliament called?
The Judiciary
What is the arm of government responsible for interpreting the law?
United States, France, Britain and Italy.
What allied countries made the conditions of the Treat of Versailles?
The annexation between Germany and Austria
What is anschluss?
Information or material that attempts to influence the behaviour or opinions of people within a society. Often contains bias.
What is propaganda?
The two houses of parliament
What is the House of Representatives and The Senate
The High Court of Australia
What is the highest court in the Australian system of courts hierarchy?
The Treaty of Versailles was signed.
What occurred on 28 June 1919
What is -
A focus within a country on boosting the strength of the military by growing the armed forces and spending on military equipment.
John Curtin
Australia's wartime prime minister during WW2.
What is a form of government where a king or queen rules a country with limited power by the Constitution?
The obligation of public officials to explain their decisions and actions to the citizens they represent.
What is accountability in government?
Pay $32billion US dollars for the cost of WW1.
What was the reparation clause require from Germany?
Three ways Hitler expanded his military.
What is - introducing conscription
remilitarising the DMZ zone (Rhineland)
rebuilding his army and othe defence forces?
Two reasons for Japanese expansion during the 1930s
What is -
needing more land for its growing population
requiring more resources for its goals to industrialise - most especially oil, but also rubber, tin, iron.
Expanding Japanese and Asian influences throughout Asia (and removing Western influences)
Increase trade opportunities through the Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Scheme.
Together, who are
The PM
PM's cabinet of ministers
+ the government departments (such as Centrelink; Australian Federal Police)?
Four key roles of the High Court
What is:
interpreting the Constitution
keeping the Constitution relevant
acting as umpire
protecting the rights of citizens?
The War Guilt clause
What term of the T of V required Germany accept sole guilt for starting the war
Germany's invasion of Poland
What event started WW2?
Two reasons Australian turned to the US for support in its foreign defence.
What is -
US was geographically closer to be able to support Australia
US had a very strong defence force and was in a better position to support Australia than Britain was.
Australia and US had a common threat from Japan.
Two ways Australia does not have a true separation of powers
What is -
The GG appoints the PM; the cabinet ministers and the HC Judges
The PM and the Cabinet are members of the Legislative as well as the Executive
The GG is a member of the Legislative and Executive
A case where the High Court had to interpret the Constitution and act as umpire between the Tasmanian State government and the Federal Government over whether a hydroelectric company had the right to build a dam in a heritage listed rainforest.