Women at War
Why were women encouraged to work during WW2?
Many men were overseas fighting.
What was the aim of the White Australia Policy?
To limit non-European immigration, restrict
What does POW stand for?
prisoner of war
What was the Snowy Mountains Scheme built for?
Hydroelectricity and irrigation
What did “Populate or Perish” mean?
Australia wanted a larger population after WW2.
Worry of lack of manpower would threaten safety
Name one job women did during WW2.
Factory worker, nurse, mechanic, driver or.....?
What law introduced the dictation test?
Immigration Restriction Act 1901
Which two groups were commonly interned or imprisoned in Australia during WW2?
Japanese and Italians
When was the Snowy Mountains Scheme completed?
1974
What major refugee agreement did Australia sign in 1951?
The Refugee Convention.
What military services could Australian women join?
WAAAF, AWAS, or WRANS.
How did the dictation test work?
Migrants wrote a passage in a chosen language.
Why were Japanese Australians interned during WW2?
The government viewed them as security risks
How many recorded countries did some of the workers at snowy mountains originate from?
extra
Name two
30
Example:
Australia, Austria, Finland, Jordan, Russia, USA, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland, Turkey, Estonia, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Rumania and The Ukraine
What happened to the dictation test in 1958?
It was abolished.
What problems did women still face during the war?
Lower pay and discrimination.
What was one of the downsides to having such a restrictive immigration law?
population decline, smaller workforce, lower defence
What work did many Italian POWs do in Australia?
Farm and labour work
How did the Scheme change Australia socially?
It increased multiculturalism.
Who officially ended the White Australia Policy in 1973?
A. Bugs bunny
B. Gough Whitlam
C. Arthur Calwell
Gough Whitlam.
How did women’s wartime experiences contribute to second-wave feminism?
Women later demanded equal rights and opportunities.
Why did Australia begin changing the White Australia Policy after WW2?
Australia needed migrants to build, protect, grow
Name the camp that experienced the outbreak of Japanese prisoners
Cowra Breakout, 1944
Why was the Snowy Mountains Scheme important to postwar Australia?
It supported economic growth, larger labour force, multiculturalism, Chicken parmis are on the menu at pubs and we all know what Butter Chicken is
Explain one major social change in Australia after WW2.
Increased Multiculturaism
Womens rights
Indigenous rights
access to better food