M I G R AT I O N E X P E R I E N C E S - PA R T 1

Y E A R 1 0 H I S T O R Y, A U S T R A L I A N C U R R I C U L U M 2 0 1 5 - M R S H I P P

1 . P O S T W W 2 M I G R AT I O N T O A U S T R A L I A

S Y L L A B U S

P O P U L AT I O N A N D C O M P O S I T I O N O F A U S T R A L I A I N 1 9 4 5

• Approx 7 million people (Anglo-Saxon)

• Fearing a vulnerable isolated population, Australia increased their immigration intake after WW2.

• These changes to Australian Govt policy cause conflict and enrichment to Australian culture

S K I L L S T I M E

• Place these 20th century events in chronological order by producing a timeline in your books/computer notes

• Gulf War 1

• Vietnam War

• Cold War

• War in Afghanistan

• Gulf War 2

• World War 2

R E M E M B E R Y O U R D AT E S !

• Change in Govt policy, world conflicts and fluctuations in the economy led to increases of immigration during the 20th century

Q U E S T I O N T I M E

• 1. Explain the reasons for the demography of Australian Society in 1945

• 2. What events during World War 2 led a change in Australian perception over immigration?

Immigration Nation Part 1

P E R S O N A L I T Y T I M E - A R T H U R C A LW E L L

• Immigration minister after the war (1945-49)

• Embarked on a publicity campaign to attract potential immigrants from Europe

• Restrictions were still placed on non-white migrants

I F A U S T R A L I A N S H AV E L E A R N E D O N E L E S S O N F R O M

T H E PA C I F I C WA R I T I S S U R E LY

T H AT W E C A N N O T C O N T I N U E T O H O L D O U R I S L A N D

C O N T I N E N T F O R O U R S E LV E S A N D O U R D E S C E N D A N T S

U N L E S S W E G R E AT LY I N C R E A S E O U R N U M B E R S . W E

A R E A B O U T 7 M I L L I O N P E O P L E A N D W E H O L D 3

M I L L I O N S Q U A R E M I L E S O F T H I S E A R T H S U R FA C E . . .

M U C H D E V E L O P M E N T A N D S E T T L E M E N T H AV E Y E T T O B E U N D E R TA K E N . O U R N E E D T O

U N D E R TA K E I T I S U R G E N T A N D I M P E R AT I V E I F W E A R E

T O S U R V I V E . . .

Excerpt from Calwell’s speech in Federal Parliament, 1945

2 . C H A N G E S T O A U S T R A L I A’ S G O V T I M M I G R AT I O N P O L I C Y

S Y L L A B U S

• Immigration Restriction Act 1901 gave immigration officers the discretion to allow someone entry into Australia

• The dictation test aimed to test applicants who were literate and exclude individuals who could not read English

• This policy was progressively dismantled between 1949-1973

1 . A B O L I T I O N O F W H I T E A U S T R A L I A P O L I C Y

Inquiry Question: What was the White Australia Policy?

S K I L L S T I M E

Analyse this satirical cartoon, what message is the cartoonist presents to the viewer about politicians taking

the dictation test?

In the game White Australia Game, players were encouraged to get coloured men out and white men in

S O U R C E T I M E

• Australians view on the composition of their population changed. Bombing of Darwin, Occupation of Singapore and the decrease reliance on the British empire were major factors for change

• Increase in industrial capacity led to the need for skilled workers for projects such as the Snowy River Hydro-electric scheme

• Shift towards Australia becoming a competitive exporter depended upon increase workers in the primary and manufactured sectors

D E V E L O P M E N T S I N T H E 1 9 4 0 S

G O O G L E E A R T H T I M E

P O P U L AT E O R P E R I S H

• Australians believed increasing their population would decrease the fear of the communist threat

• Australia’s first immigration minister, Arthur Caldwell strongly believed in this notion, who led a campaign in Europe to encourage people to move to Australia

• The initial immigrants came from Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Former Yugoslavia and Britain

What are Calwell’s beliefs of increasing Australia’s population? What were the reasons?

S O U R C E T I M E

Immigration Nation Part 2

P O L I C Y O F A S S I M I L AT I O N 1 9 4 7 - 1 9 6 6

• The promotion that migrants would accept the Australian way of life and allow social cohesion to continue

• There was fear that immigrants would develop isolated enclaves and not contribute to local community, old Australians were encouraged to be good neighbours

S K I L L S T I M E - E M PAT H E T I C U N D E R S TA N D I N G

This poster was displayed in many migration camps in

Europe. What would displaced persons think of the Australian culture by looking at this poster

in 1948?

P O L I C Y O F I N T E G R AT I O N 1 9 6 6 - 7 1

• Policy that allowed a co-existence between a migrants cultural heritage and the Australian lifestyle

• This was due to a rise of emigration back to Europe and a reluctance of migrants following assimilation

Immigration Nation Part 3

T E N P O U N D P O M S• Britain remained the source of about 50 per cent of migrants.

• Adult migrants had to pay only £10 each to travel to Australia

• The experiences of the journey to Australia for a DP and a Ten Pound Pom could be very different.

S O U R C E T I M E

Compare the experiences of migrants through these two sources

Immigration Nation Part 4

P O L I C Y O F M U LT I C U LT U R A L I S M 1 9 7 1 O N WA R D S

• cultural diversity and tolerance were valued

• ‘A multicultural society for the future’, delivered by Al Grassby

• Led to an increase in immigration from Asian nations in the 70s

P E R S O N A L I T Y T I M E - A L G R A S S B Y

• Immigration minister for the Labor Party (1972-1974)

• Introduced many reforms to improve human rights and views of migrants

• Regarded as the “father of multiculturalism”

A L G R A S S B Y

As you read through pages 235-237, complete this graphic organiser

S K I L L S T I M E - C O N T I N U I T Y A N D C H A N G E

Analyse the differences in the meanings of ‘multiculturalism’.

Using the information you have gathered on your graphic organiser, answer the

following question