multiculturalism

• what is the immigration restriction act 1901?

  an act created to limit all non-white immigration in australia.
• how did the immigration act 1901 restrict non-white migration?

  by making them sit a dictation test which was heavily biased.
• what is the pacific islanders restriction act 1901?

  made imported labour from the pacific islands illegal.
• what is the post and telegraph act 1901?

  it banned non-white workers from transporting australian mail.
• main reasons for the existence of the white australia policy?

  there was an increase of non-white migration in australia during the gold rush and australia was racist and thought they would steal white job opportunities.
• main features of the white australia policy?

  restrict numbers of non-white migration in australia.
• main reasons for the existence of the populate of perish scheme?

  the post ww2 population in australia was just 7 million, they created this scheme to fill up australia.
• how many migrants did the populate or perish scheme bring overall?

  2 million.
• which country did australia first seek to for migrants in 1945 for the populate or perish scheme? what was the name?

  britain, '10 pound poms'.
• who did australia seek after British migration wasn't enough? what was the name?

  baltic people, 'the beautiful balts'.
• what 3 countries are baltic?

  lithuainia, estonia, and latvia.
• when the was still not enough migrants from the Baltic reigon who did Australia seek?

  southern europeans.
• what countries are southern european?

  italy, greece, and malta.
• what scheme were the southern europeans put under?

  displaced worker scheme.
• what were the southern europeans told to do when they arrived in australia?


  assimilate and blend in with australians.
• what kind of countries did southern europeans come from?

  war-torn countries.
• why were the balts suitable to migrate to australia?

  because they looked 'white'.
• what scheme was created in 1949?

  'the snowy hydro scheme'.
• what scheme was created in 1947?

  'the beautiful balts'.
• what scheme was created in 1945?

  '10 pound poms'.
• how many migrants came from the snowy hydro scheme? how many different countries did they come from?

  over 100,000 people came from over 30 countries.
• what year did the first boat of migrants from war-ravaged vietnam arrive in australia?

  in 1976.
• how did the australian government react to the arrival of the vietnamese migrants?

  the australian government kept their arrival restricted because of the racist undertone of australians at that time.
• by 1985,

  70,000 migrants from South-East Asia, mostly vietnam migrated to australia.
• 3 topics in multicultural australia?

  social, political, and cultural.
• the australian government went from only acctepting british migrants in 1945, to becoming a socially diverse country through more inclusive migration schemes.
• laws that disadvantaged non-white migrants have been abolished circling the increase in diversity since 1945.
• what migration restriction act 1901 created what test that applicants had to pass?

  dictation test.
• why was the dictation test contreversial?

  the test was made unfair to non-white candidates so they wouldnt pass, to keep australia, 'british'.
• what did the migration act 1958 do?

  abolished the controversial dictation test and allowed everyone to have the same oppurtunities.
• what act in the constitution abolished the dictation test?

  the migration act 1958.
• who presented the speech that promoted multicultural australia?

  al grassby, immigration minister.
• what year did immigration minister al grassby give his speech?

  in 1973.
• what impact did al grassbys speech have on australia?

  it had a signifigant impact on australia because he was the first ever immigration minister to promote diversity in australia.
• what did al grassbys speech do?

  it challenged the prevailing notion of assimilation and encouraged the acceptance and celebrataion of diversity.
• what was post ww2 food like in australia?

  primarily british food from the Great Depression.
• what was food for the Great Depression like?

  it was affordable, non-perishable, and kept you going.
• what is food like now in australia compared to in 1945?

  due to migration there is now a vast array of resturaunts to enjoy, from countries all over the world.
• multicultural australia points?

  food, festivals, and media.
• signifigant festival that has impacted australia which is celebrated all over australia?

  chinese new year.