Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow‚ published by Currency Press in 1986.[1] First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986‚ it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas‚ 1968. It has become one of the most widely produced Australian plays of all time and is part of the Higher School Certificate syllabi or general High School Curriculum in many states‚ including Western Australia‚ New South Wales‚ Queensland and
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civilians were not supplied anymore and many died. -Civilian women also became part of the working force since too many men were off fighting for their country. Government - More interventionist and directive in economy‚ labour relations‚ mass conscriptions‚ food rationing… -The government responsible for propaganda
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Historians still have diverse opinions about women and the war; historians such as Arthur Marwick support the reward theory‚ which states that women were rewarded with the vote after their vital impact on the war effort. Evidence promoting this point like the “Women’s Land Army” shows that the government wanted to honour the women taking up jobs even though these were just woman farmers. For women the war sparked a social revolution. On the other hand historians such as Paula Bartley and Martin
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people had plans in life and being in the military could ruin their plans. I quote that Sanah Imran of the Huffington Post says “the last institution of the draft was during the Vietnam War‚ and it was one of the most unpopular resisted conscription in history”. This means that the whole city wasn’t in agreeance with the draft they made for everyone to join the military
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Topic 1. Was the internment and treatment of ‘enemy aliens’ in World War One justified? 2. Did the role of Canada in the battles of WWI make Canada stronger? 3. Was Robert Borden correct in his decision to pass conscription? 4. Why was Prime Minister Mackenzie King so successful as a Canadian politician ? 5. Was the Winnipeg General Strike a radical uprising or peaceful resistance? 6. Was R.B. Bennett’s response to the On-to-Ottawa Trek appropriate? 7. Was the sacrifice made by Canadians
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Hitler accomplished to let the Germans to be nationalism‚ militarism and extermination for their country and extended the power all over the world. He set up the plan to get more sources and land for Germany and erupt the war around the area. He let the German economy get off the serious situation. After the WW1‚ Germany was in the desolate situation under the pressure from the surrounding countries. When Hitler got the control of the country‚ he destroy the Treaty of Versailles and construct the
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World War II had the largest armed forces involved and was the “most traumatizing and frightening” (Arthur‚ 103) war of all time. There were about 72 million deaths worldwide during WWII but only 45400 were Canadians (Neary‚ Peter‚ 137). With all the death and violence that occurred during World War II there were a few promising things as well. World War II positively affected the development of Canada because the war created more job opportunities which created more money in the economy‚ Canada
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As Abraham Lincoln once said “I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him”‚ Canada’s war effort likewise rippled a similar nationalistic sentiment. Although more than half a million Canadian enlisted and fought. With severe casualties‚ Britain nonetheless pressured Borden to raise more soldiers for the war effort. But not only casualties discouraged men to take part‚ the nationalistic loyalty of French-Canadians was heavily
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Before the fight for independence‚ Ireland had been a part of England for nearly half a millennium. However‚ for more than 400 of those years the Irish were discriminated against for their religion and culture. In fact‚ in the Statutes of Kilkenny‚ English colonists were prohibited from becoming “too Irish.” The Irish were viewed as uncivilized and were forced into serfdom with the arrival of English colonists. Catholics also faced extreme discrimination and lacked the most basic rights. This caused
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Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription. His term in office was cut short in November 1975 when he became the only Prime Minister to be removed from office by the Governor-General. Edward Gough Whitlam (commonly known by his middle name) was born in Melbourne in 1916. He graduated in
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