History Summary Notes – Semester 2‚ 2012 Australia to 1914 * How people lived at the turn of the C20th * Housing * Lower Class Housing * Unsanitary‚ overcrowded‚ dangerous (poorly built‚ cheap materials) * Many didn’t have sewerages or standard water supplies * Bad ventilation and poor lighting * Upper Class Housing * Lived in the eastern suburbs/north shore * Employed maids and servants * Houses were old‚ not built securely‚ no heat
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Introduction: Mass murder‚ a fight between good and evil‚ a war over resources‚ countries call to justice; these are usually the words we hear when we consider when we think of September 1st‚ 1939 and what became known as the tragic Second Great War or World War 2. The war officially started when Germany‚ under the influence of Adolf Hitler‚ introduced rapid militarization and a grasp for important resources seized control of Poland. Just two days after the fateful attack‚ Britain and France declared
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The Vietnam War was a conflict between the communist‚ North Vietnam and South Vietnam. In the wake of the Second World War western fears of a communist expansion throughout Asia were running high. The United States was concerned that if North Vietnam succeed and turned Vietnam into a communist state‚ neighboring countries were also likely to follow. As an ally of the United States and Australia’s involvement in South-East Asia Treaty Organization and the Australia - New Zealand - United States Security
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Taqiyah. Johnson Mr. Zinman CHC2D March 6th/2016 WW1 and the Shaping of Canada’s Identity The Battle of Vimy Ridge‚ the expansion of women’s rights and freedom‚ and conscription are three times in history that shaped Canada’s identity as an independent nation during WW1. Canada was automatically sent to go to war on August 4‚ 1914‚ when Britain declared war. However‚ Canada was not prepared for war. During the war‚ Canada’s priorities shifted from defending their mother country Britain
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reason for Australia’s willingness to be part of the war. Australia’s ties with the US also impacted on the decision of going to war‚ as we wanted to continue to have a good relationship with America and wanted to follow through with ANZUS treaty. Conscription was a big issue for Australia going into the war. 20‚000 soldiers had no other choice to go to the war‚ based on their birthdates being picked out of a barrel. 30‚000 Australians enlisted to fight for their country‚ this created impact as there
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Why did Australia fight in Vietnam? Retro 2‚ p. 202-203. One land many stories‚ p. 182-183 Inquiry question. Why was Australia involved in the Vietnam War? How did various groups respond to Australia‟s involvement in the Vietnam War? From 1962 until 1972 Australia was involved in the Vietnam War. Approximately 47 000 Australian men and a large number of women severed there. The decision to commit troops to the conflict centred on the fear of communism. Why did Australia become involved
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government announced the reintroduction of conscription. The public responded to this issue by organising group and protests; in some cases‚ people refused their conscription. One of the main influencing groups was the “Save our Sons” movement‚ which consisted of Sydney ‘mothers’ to voice their opposition to the forced slaughter of their sons in the Vietnam War. In July 1965‚ a Sydney school teacher‚ Bill White became the first draftee to refuse his conscription to duty. In April 1970‚ the prime
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These chapters are the core of the book and its most original contribution. Chapter 4 treats Mawlay Isma’il’s conscription of black Moroccans. This conscription‚ which began in the 1670s‚ was deeply controversial‚ in part because it often meant the enslavement of an established‚ non-slave Muslim population from within Morocco‚ and in part because it destabilized established relationships
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How did different groups within Australia respond to the war in Vietnam? Groups of Australians responded to the Vietnam War in diverse ways and these responses changed as the war went forward. This was because during the war the public were heavily exposed to violence and a firsthand sight of the war through television. Most Australians supported our involvement in the early years as it was seen as a black and white war‚ good vs evil and capitalist vs communist. In 1962 Prime Minister Menzies supported
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eg in 1965 it passed a resolution expressing concern rather than taking industrial action. By 1969 anti-war protests were gathering momentum in Australia. Opposition to conscription mounted‚ as more people came to believe the war could not be won. A "Don’t register" campaign to dissuade young men from registering for conscription gained increasing support and some of the protests grew violent. Forms of Protest • Teach-ins took place from 1965. Speakers holding a variety of opinions debated the
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