glossary

• Treaty of Versailles


  Product of the Paris Peace Conference. Put the responsibility of the war solely on Germany, putting them in economic turmoil. Racial equality clause let Japan have control of the previously German territory in China
• Censorship


  A part of the Nazi propaganda scheme, closing down any anti-nazi newspaper, radios and reels by banning and burning. Nazi's categorised it as un-german.
• Holocaust


  The mass genocide of the Jews people under the Nazi Germany influence. Incarcerated jews in concentration camps with terrible living conditions which would ultimately end in death. From 1941-1945
• Final Solution


  Nazi belief that killing all jews would be the solution. The idea and codename behind the mass genocide of European Jews.
• Prisoners of war


  Soldiers captured by the enemy during wartime. Their treatment is governed by international laws, notably the Geneva Conventions, but was often harsh during World War 2.
• Axis Powers


  • GERMANY
  • ITALY
  • JAPAN
• Allied Powers


  • UK
  • US
  • SOVIET UNION
  • FRANCE
  • CHINA
• Imperialism


  A policy that extends a countries power territorially, through colonisation and military force
• Nationalism


  Extreme pride and advocacy for an individual's country, especially to the detriment of others. Eg. Hitler
• Expansionism


  Act of trying to obtain a greater amount of land, generally through war efforts
• Singapore strategy


  A British defence policy to defend the British Empire from the Pacific, was supported by Australia. Fell in February 1942 to the Japanese.
• Emigrant


  Leaves their country to go to another
• Immigrant


  Someone who comes into a country
• Refugees


  People who flee from their country because of war, political turmoil or persecution
• Asylum seekers


  People who have fled from their own country and apply to a government of another country for protection as a refugee
• Assimilate


  To forcibly convert the indigenous people to what the country does/be one with the culture
• Multiculturalism


  Used to describe the social condition of diversity among a specific population
• Terra Nullius


  Land that is legally deemed uninhabited or unoccupied.
• Segregation


  Effective way of separating the Indigenous people from being fully a part of Australian society. Aboriginal people were not allowed to be in the same sections of theatres, hospitals and denial of education.
• Stolen Generations


  From the late 1800s-1970s, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander were forcibly removed from their families.
• Freedom Rides


  A 1965 campaign by Australian students to draw attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education, and housing. Lead by Charles Perkins, it is significant in advancing civil rights for the First Nations people
• Reconciliation


  In terms of Australian freedom, strengthening the relationships with First Nations People to gain equality in the country.
• Missions


  Settlements established to convert Indigenous people to Christianity and assimilate to European culture and beliefs
• Reserves


  Settlements established to move away Aboriginal people away from European occupied areas to assimilate to European beliefs
• Emancipation


  Free a person from a previous restraint or violates basic human rights.
• Native Title


  The recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people have rights and interests to land according to traditional law
• Indoctrinated


  Teach a person to fully accept a set of beliefs uncritically
• Capitalism


  Property and businesses were owned by private individuals and businesses
• Communism


  A type of government where individual people do not own land, factories or machinery. Instead, the government or the whole community owns these
• Democracy


  A system where the citizens of a country are involved in the way the people are run. Citizens might be directly involved in making decisions or they have voted for representatives who make those decisions
• Cold war


  A state of political hostility between countries characterised by threats, propaganda and other measures. No actual fighting or open warfare
• United nations


  A diplomatic and political international organisation whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation and serve as a centre for harmonising the actions of nations