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| Pregunta | Respuesta |
| Migration | War left 11-20 million refugees Australian PM Ben Chiefley decided Australia needed to increase their population to protect them against foreign invasion Aimed @ Britain, and later changed to Continental Europe 1947-agreed with the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to house 12000 refugees/year if they only did government selected jobs 1958- the dictation test, which was use to pass refugees on basis of their race, was abolished |
| Domestic Changes | High social and economic impacy Farming no longer major economic activity- food processing & canning, steel production, manufacturing consumer goods WW2 cemented the federal government and 3 tiers of government The public had a greater reliance on the government |
| Australia and the U.S | 1939-Robert Menzies committed Australia to war with Britain Britain entered war as one of greatest powers, by 1945, was reliant on US Australia could no longer rely on Britain Curtin placed Australia under American control U.S General Douglas McArthur set up base in Australia The war forced Australia to become more independent |
| United Nations | League of Nations- FAILED 1951- UN officially came into existence- 51 nations were founding members Australian delegate Herbert 'Doc' Evatt played a key role Evatt one of first presidents of U.N 1948- Drafting of the UN declaration of human rights UN was an international organisation to prevent war- it aided refugees, supported economic reconstruction and protected human rights |
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