party into government after a period of 23 years of conservative government in Australia. Major polices Gough Whitlam came to the office claiming a demand for a wide-ranging program of social reforms. In a lot of activity government – • Ended conscription and withdrew Australian troops from Vietnam giving students and mothers the peace of mind. • Launched an inquiry into education and funded government and non- government schools on a needs basis to provide equal and more education and resources
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HSC Modern History PART 1 – World War One 1. War on the Western Front The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front Faults in the Schlieffen Plan - The Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s pre-war (1906) strategy in invading France in the event of an outbreak of war – aggressive and needed speed and surprise - Involved heading north into Belgium‚ then west to attack France’s fortified chateau’s from the rear - Plan to take Paris in 6 weeks to defeat France‚ then take on
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* To raise military called for volunteers‚ but decline in enlistment led to April 1862 Conscription Act. N capture of Confederate lands led to loss of source for manpower‚ 1864 shortage so desperate draft widened but still ineffective States’ Rights versus Centralization * States’ rights supporters obstructed war effort by limiting Davis’ ability to declare martial law and obstructed conscription * Confed did centralize power in S- bureaucracy larger than that of Washington‚ impressed
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stove‚ not to do it again. (Carlson). During his visit to Europe‚ he got to witness Nazi Germany and civil war in Spain first hand. It was then when he realized that “whoever won the armed struggle‚ it would not be the people” (Carlson). When conscription was passed in 1940‚
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The War of 1812 is one of the least studied wars in American History‚ it was fought between the United States‚ the United Kingdom‚ and their corresponding colleagues. Only about 7‚000 men served in the United States military when the war began. By the time the war was coming to an end‚ more than 35‚000 Americans and 458‚000 militia were serving on land and sea. The War of 1812 lasted a period of two years and eight months‚ and was battled in many places like Canada‚ and on the high seas. Throughout
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com/definition/english/history?q=HISTORY 2) Wikipedia. (2012‚ 1 September). The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from Conscription in Singapore:
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Wilfred Laurier‚ a wise and articulate legislator was a true phenomenon in his own time. Sir Laurier was a expert politician with an overall captivating and charismatic character. Throughout his many successful years of pure commitment and wise actions against his nation‚ he has leaded the countries industrialization and urbanization to a more better living for the many Canadians and additionally the nations destiny. Laurier was a dedicated nation maker and was also clever and skillful when coming
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Jennifer Lawson American History Project #2 Movie Critique Gangs of New York “Gangs of New York” is a historical crime film which takes place in New Yorkin the 1840s-1860s. The film was released in 2002. It was directed by Martin Scorsese‚ and written by Jay Cocks‚ Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan. It is loosely inspired by Herbert Asbury’s 1928 nonfiction book The Gangs of New York. The film was critically acclaimed with 10 Academy Award nominations‚ including Best Picture and
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progressive. Overall his actions created better diplomatic relationships for Australia and opened us up to multiculturalism. Whitlam’s first act as a prime minister in December 1972 was to end conscription‚ which despite troops already starting to withdraw from Vietnam‚ the government had continued to enforce conscription and apply the legal penalty for refusing. Whilst he was not responsible for the decision to withdraw the troops from Vietnam‚ as this had already started to occur before he came to power
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