Migration🤓 Flashcards
(41 cards)
What main region did the immigrates come from?
List some country’s.
Europe.
Britain, Italy, Poland, Yugoslavia.
Who introduced the migrant policy?
Arthur Caldwell.
List the 5 reasons Australia supported immigration?
Defence of the country, more workers to build things, economy to get more goods, links to Britain so it feels more like home, refugees people were suffering in world war 2.
What dose populate or perish mean?
To populate and defend the country or perish and be taken over.
What was the population of Australia at the end of the war?
7,000,000
What had the Japanese done in 1942 to scare Australia?
Conquered islands to the north of Australia.
What attitudes began to surface?
Racist attitudes
Why were the Chinese disliked?
They worked on Sunday’s, dressed differently, didn’t speak English, sent most of their gold back to China, often worked on tailings.
How many Chinese came?
40,000 Chinese came.
Where did the European migrants come from?
Britain, America, Italy, German, Polish, Hungarians.
What were the living conditions like?
Living conditions were tough they had to live in heat, live in tents, with minimal supplies of food and water.
How did the discovery of gold change our population?
Migrants came from all over the world to Australia to mine for gold.
What did they have to do to immigrate?
They had to pass a written test.
When was the White Australian policy introduced?
1901
What 2 reasons caused the White Australian policy?
White miners resented Chinese diggers working on the goldfields
Labourers from the pacific islands were also targeted by White Australians.
When was the dictation test disregarded?
1958
What did Arthur Calwell want to deport?
Non- White refugees that enter Australia.
When was the White Australian policy abolished?
1966
When people came here on a boat what did the government pay?
Some or all of the cost.
What did people find when they came here?
They found they were living in tents with minimal supplies of food and water.
What were pearl shells used for?
Buttons and buckles, on clothing, for hair combs and to decorate furniture.
What were the dangers?
The bends, illness, shark attacks, and cyclones.
What were the two precious resources?
Gold and pearls!
What percent of the people died?
50%
