australia in the 1950s Flashcards

1
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who did Australia not except in the 1950s

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they did not except woman rights and non-English speakers.

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2
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how many Australians were struggling with making a living for example finding houses

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half a million

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3
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why did Australia put the assisted passage scheme

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because Australia was economically under pressure and this was too attract British Europeans such as Italy, Germany, Greece and more.

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4
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what were woman encouraged to do

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to stay home and do housework

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5
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where did most Australians live in the 1950s

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the lived in spreading suburbs.

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6
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what was the Australian dream

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the Australian dream was to own a brick home on a quarter acure block of land in suburban australia

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7
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how many new homes were there in the 1950s

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there were 57000 new homes built

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8
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what does the USSR stand for

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union of a soviet socialist republic.

which means a whole community of communist people.

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9
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how did the cold war start

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the cold war started because of mistrust and fear of communism and the domino effect majority between the soviet union and America.

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10
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what is communism

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communism is a system of social and economic organization based on shared ownership of property. in communist countries, there is only one political party that restricted the freedom and rights of individuals.

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capitalism

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an economic system in which trade industry and property are controlled by private owners.

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12
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what was NATO

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the north Atlantic treaty organization.

this was an anit communism treaty between us,, Belgium, Canada and Denmark

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13
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Korean war

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1950-1953

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14
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communist dissolution bill

A

1950

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15
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ANZUS

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created in 1951 for protection against communism

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16
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what does ANZUS stand for

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Australian new Zealand and us

17
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what does SEATO stand for

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south-east Asia treaty organisation

18
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what was the SEATO

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the SEATO was a treaty formed to suppress communism and make them protected from the communist

19
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Petrov affair

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Vladimir Petrov a soviet diplomat was granted political asylum. dislike of soviet communist ideas revived assisting the Menzies government to win.

20
Q

what was the Malaya emergency

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fought by the japanese and british in malaya

21
Q

when was the Malaya emergency

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the Malaya emergency was in between (1948 to 1960

22
Q

when was the Vietnam war

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1962-1972

23
Q

how was Australia involved in the Vietnam war

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they joined because of their fear of communism

and also forward defence where they decided it better for Australia to fight them before they invade

24
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whats a stalemate

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a stalemate is when neither side can win or lose.