Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription. His term in office was cut short in November 1975 when he became the only Prime Minister to be removed from office by the Governor-General. Edward Gough Whitlam (commonly known by his middle name) was born in Melbourne in 1916. He graduated in
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Before the fight for independence‚ Ireland had been a part of England for nearly half a millennium. However‚ for more than 400 of those years the Irish were discriminated against for their religion and culture. In fact‚ in the Statutes of Kilkenny‚ English colonists were prohibited from becoming “too Irish.” The Irish were viewed as uncivilized and were forced into serfdom with the arrival of English colonists. Catholics also faced extreme discrimination and lacked the most basic rights. This caused
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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1880 and 1920? How did middle class Canadians respond and why? -Gender‚class‚region‚ethnicity Q2 Why was the issue of military recruitment during World War one so divisive in Canadian public life? -WWI 1914-1918 -Ethnicity‚ French-Canadian -Conscription http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/explore/military-history/dispatches/french-canada-and-recruitment-during-the-first-world-war http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008716 Q3 The years following World War I are
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Whitlam had already reformed the Labor Party’s policy platform prior to coming to power‚ and as Prime Minister he established new Commonwealth bodies to deal with Aboriginal and Environmental issues‚ introduced free university education‚ and ended conscription. His term in office was cut short in November 1975 when he became the only Prime Minister to be removed from office by the Governor-General. Gough Whitlam also established another policy being that woman get equal rights like men do. Before
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has tried to create another power-block under her own leader-ship. All these activities mean restlessness and race of armament. This was called cold war. Though there was no actual war there existed war-like condition such as army-mobilization‚ conscription‚ making of arms and the like. This might lead to war at any time. Since the disintegration of Russia‚ the cold war has declined. Movement for world peace: United Nations Organization is the out come of the desire of the world people. The organization
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used iii. Vimy Ridge: proud Canadian victory iv. Passchendaele: little strategic value‚ huge losses‚ torrential rain 4. War on the Homefront a. Women’s changing role b. Wartime legislation/politics i. Sam Hughes ii. War Measures Act iii. Conscription Crisis – Khaki Election‚ Henry Bourassa iv. Military Voters Act v. Wartime Elections Act c. Halifax Disaster i. Mont Blanc and Imo d. Propaganda e. Paying for war i. Victory Bonds ii. Income Tax 5. Conclusion of War a. US enters the
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but rather using bombs and aircraft to hit the areas of target more faster without sacrificing soldiers. As there were not enough Australian soldiers taking part in the war at the time‚ compared to the Communists‚ Menzies decided to introduce conscription in Australia for the war. Therefore in 1964‚ it was compulsory for all 20-year-old males to join the National Service under the National Service Act of 1964. The selection of conscripts was based on date of birth‚ and conscripts were obligated
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willing to fight during World War II‚ but he believed that to do so would be to turn his back on the population of Quebec that he believed had been betrayed by the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King. Trudeau reflected on his opposition to conscription and his doubts about the war in his Memoirs (1993): "So there was a war? Tough... if you were a French Canadian in Montreal in the early 1940s‚ you did not automatically believe that this was a just war... we tended to think of this war as a settling
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National Government On the national level‚ the King of Spain‚ through his Council of the Indies (Consejo de Indias)‚ governed through his sole representative in the Philippines: the Governor-General (Gobernador y Capitán General). With the seat of power in Intramuros‚ Manila‚ the Governor-General was given several duties: he headed the Supreme Court (Real Audiencia)‚ was Commander-in-chief of the army and navy‚ and was the economic planner of the country. All known executive power of the local
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