World War 2 made a significant impact on Australia and its people. It opened the eyes of society and made Australian people realise where they fit into the global view of the world. Although much of the history of WW2 revolved around politics, diplomats, military and naval battles, it touched all Australian lives. Some of the important issues in World war Two were the woman 's contribution in the war, government changes to the economy and the foreign policy in the war. These are the topics this essay will be discussing.…
The first Act of Parliament passed after Federation was the Immigration Restriction Act (1901), better known as the “White Australia Policy”. The intention was to promote a homogenous population similar to that in Britain. Under “White Australia” only Europeans, and then mainly northern Europeans, could immigrate to Australia.…
From 1945 to the year 2000, we saw many changing patterns of migration undertake across all nations for various reasons. A series of events in Australia’s history have lead up to the change in migration patterns. From the middle of the nineteenth century, Australia was a destination for migrants. From 1945, 6.8 million people came to Australia as new settlers. The controversy surrounding the early migration is said to be the introduction of the ‘White Australia’ policy which was one of the first legislative actions of the new Commonwealth of Australia in 1901.…
Reflection is defined as a process of thinking back or recalling an event to discover the meaning and purpose of that event. Reflection requires adequate knowledge and it is also necessary for self-evaluation, to review one’s successes and mistakes. The process of a reflection helps students to seek and understand the relation between concepts learned in the classroom and real-life incidents. In this presentation, we had to answer the question What do Christian denomination offer to Australian in the 21st Century? We started off with a group of three; Rose, Krystelle and Lisa, but then Lisa one of our group member she changed classes so then Krystelle and I we were the only ones left. As a group of three we allocated 3-4 questions to each group…
World War II did indeed influence changes in the Australian home front; some long term and others short term. The evident threat of invasion by the Japanese forced the Australian government to turn to their American allies, forging new foreign policies and a sense of ‘Americanisation’ of Australian cultural. Minority groups including women and Indigenous Australians also experienced changes pushing for equality. Amidst the pinnacle of World War II, forsaken by her mother country, Australia felt vulnerable to the emerging threat of the Japanese in the Pacific; so in turn, then Australian Prime Minster John Curtin called upon the United States allies for support. This new allegiance came as a shock for many older Australian citizens who still…
The Episcopal Church of the 1970s seemed to reflect America’s role as a world power through focusing on both foreign affairs and changes within America. In the January, February, and March issues of The Episcopalian, a journal serving the Episcopal Church, there are a collection of news and opinion articles that reveal the prevailing anxiety regarding the United State’s global influence. Since the Church seeked new knowledge, they were aware of the limits Christian influence had both in America and throughout the world. The Episcopalian was published in the context of global unrest, as the United States was at the height of fighting the Vietnam War and there were demonstrations occurring throughout Europe and China in the 1960s. The Church’s understanding of the fragility of American Christian culture simultaneously led to new debates and initiatives to keep the Church relevant to the changing times.…
Church’s painting serves as an artistic response to war due to the depiction of the American flag on the sky. The ingenious use of the brush strokes to mimic the stripes of the flag is breathtaking. The Artist brings out the stripes of the flag with the thin clouds in the middle of a light blue sky. The painting also shows the stripes waving similar to those of a flag when blown by the wind (Burke 39).…
World War II made a very significant impact on Australia, larger than the impact previous wars had made. There were a lot of important changes to the country during the wartime, including the attacks and battles coming to Australia, the social effects on women, and the effects of rationing on the Australian population. Although there was a large impact on Australia, other countries were affected a lot more.…
Due to involvement in World War 2, 1942-1943 were times of considerable social changes in Australia. With the men all off fighting in the war, women's roles changed to fill the places left by men. Wartime controls as well as the American Forces arriving in Australia and the introduction of the National Security Act by the Menzies Government also had an impact on life in Australian society.…
After WW2, Australia felt that the population was too small to defend itself in case of another event. It also felt that Australia needed an economic boost and an increase in the population was the way to do so. In a speech to parliament in 1944, Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell expresses the need for migrants; “…Only by filling this land can we establish a title to hold it” (House of Representatives, Debates, 1944, vol. HR177, p.935). The Chifley Labor government’s aim in the late 1940s was to attract British migrants to Australia with free passage or “assisted migration”. So the government used advertisements to go after the British in the 1950’s by using positive images such as “sunshine and smiles” to attract more citizens. The idea of owning your own home and living in a laid-back, liberal community appealed to some and so the government assisted the migrants in coming to Australia by providing them with accommodation, work and support. Yet the propaganda of “sunshine, salesmen and subsidies...” did not attract the numbers of British migrants needed to achieve the goals set, and so the Australian government broadened its migration policy to other areas of Europe.…
“We live in a postmodern world in the sense that no single religion, system or ideology has any convincing claim to be the one voice of truth. We are yet to grasp the full reality that Australia is a pluralistic, multicultural, multi-religious society in which among people of different traditions and with indigenous people is a requirement of social cohesion. In a global world our national identities in no way preclude our responsibilities for the well-being of all humanity and the one earth we share.” – Dr Gerard Hall SM…
Australia was seen as a great place for war-torn country citizens to flee after WWII, namely Eastern European citizens running from the invading Soviet Union. Because of this, an increasing influx of immigrants was in search of an improved home. The Commonwealth of Australia compensated these immigrants with money by assisting with the hefty payments that were necessary to travel and live in Australia. Ordinarily, the government had a few requirements to be able to live in Australia: they must stay in Australia for at least 2 years and work in whatever field or…
For this fieldwork assignment I decided to go to a Roman Catholic Church. I was raised Catholic and I went to a Catholic school from second grade to eighth grade so, I had background knowledge on the teaching of the church. I have taken field notes and came across some reoccurring tendencies. All of these reoccurring tendencies support my thesis, which is: one of the many values the Catholic Church holds importance to is having much respect for their God. Throughout this essay I will explain my findings and the correlation between them and my assumption that this particular church holds being respect to a high regard.…
Part of our obligation as Catholics is to grow in prayer, and participate along with contributing to your parish. Another part of our duty to participate in the parish is to give back to the Lord financially. The Archdiocese of St. Louis has looked out for each other for many years through the Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) by the help of their stewardship and generosity. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson also specifically states that “Taking stewardship seriously means giving thanks to God through prayer, participation and generosity.” The ACA calls us to fulfill these obligations that were made recognized by Archbishop Carlson by giving back to the Church once a year since the Catholic Church has given so much for us after all.…
Throughout the early part of the twentieth century, whilst Australia was still an extremely new country, Britain provided for a number of economic needs of her dominion. In particular Australia was particularly reliant on the mother country in the areas of trade and immigration to assist with the financial security and growth of the new country. These two areas and the changes that occurred over time will now be discussed.…