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• Treaty of Versailles


  The peace treaty that ended World War I
• Censorship


  The suppression or prohibition of speech, public communication, or other information
• Holocaust


  The genocide of six million Jews and millions of others by Nazi Germany during World War II
• Final Solution


  Nazi Germany's plan for the systematic genocide of Jews during World War II
• Prisoners of War


  Members of armed forces who are captured and held by the enemy during conflict
• Axis Powers


  The coalition of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II
• Allied Powers


  The coalition of countries, including the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and China, that opposed the Axis Powers
• Imperialism


  A policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonisation or military force
• Nationalism


  A political ideology that emphasises the interests and culture of a particular nation
• Expansionism


  A policy of territorial or economic expansion
• The Singapore Strategy


  A British defence strategy to protect its empire in Asia by fortifying Singapore
• Terra Nullius


  A Latin term meaning "land belonging to no one"
• Assimilation


  A policy of integrating minority groups into the dominant culture
• Native Title


  Legal recognition of the traditional rights and interests to land and waters of Indigenous peoples
• Wave Hill Strike


  A landmark labour strike by Indigenous workers in Australia in 1966
• Stolen Generation


  The generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families by Australian government policies
• Freedom Ride


  A 1965 civil rights campaign by Australian students to highlight the poor living conditions of Aboriginal people
• Reconciliation


  The process of addressing past injustices and improving relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
• Redfern Speech


  A speech by Prime Minister Paul Keating in 1992 acknowledging the injustices faced by Indigenous Australians
• The Apology


  The formal apology by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008 to the Stolen Generations
• Uluru Statement From the Heart

  A 2017 document calling for constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians and the establishment of a First Nations Voice to Parliament
• "Push-Pull Factors"


  Conditions that drive people away from their homeland (push) and attract them to a new area (pull)
• Populate or Perish


  A post-World War II Australian policy aimed at increasing the population through immigration
• Assisted Migration


  Programs to help people immigrate to a new country by providing financial or logistical support
• Displaced Persons


  Individuals forced to leave their homes due to conflict, persecution, or disaster
• 10 Pound Poms


  British immigrants who moved to Australia under a scheme that charged them only £10 for their passage
• Communism


  A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society and communal ownership of production
• Democracy


  A system of government where the population exercises power through elected representatives
• Cold War


  The geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States from the end of World War II until the early 1990s
• United Nations


  An international organisation founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries