Because of Britain, we are here today, so is it necessary to just leave Britain? If we were in a crisis-like being in a war, and we were a republic, we wouldn’t receive much help from Britain. Do you think other countries might feel it would be easier to invade Australia, because we’re a new independent country? It defiantly would be. Becoming a republic, citizens of Australia might feel unsafe and leave the country.
It can be determined that the fear of communism would greatly impact the capitalist nations, including Australia. It can be stated the key developments in Australia’s response to the threat of communism included Forward Defence Policy, the SEATO and ANZUS treaties (South East Asia Treaty Organisation and the Australia New Zealand United States) taking part in military wars including The Korean War, the Malayan Emergency and The Vietnam War. The Forward Defence Policy was based on the concept that it was in Australia’s best interest to meet any threats to Australia as far away from the mainland as possible. This policy would see Australia set up military bases overseas and
The introduction of the White Australia Policy further emphasises a resonating theme of racism and xenophobia amongst Australian society and depicts the desire to keep Australia a predominantly "white" population. The Aboriginals were treated as a second class race and were considered inferior and primitive by the British upon their arrival in Australia in 1788. This is evident in the treatment of Aborigines through exploitation, protectionism, assimilation and cultural absorption policies which lead to the eventual repression of aboriginality altogether (Becket, 1994). The British settlers forcefully overtook the most productive lands off the Aboriginals in order to produce land for farming and grazing. The Aborigines made up almost half the population of labourers working in the
The fall of Singapore generated new opinions and perspectives on the war for all Australians. Firstly, with Britain recovering after her greatest military defeat of all time, Australia had to reconsider its position in the Empire. The fear of invasion, as mentioned above, resulted in ‘total war’ in Australia, with all resources available devoted to the war effort. Finally, in Australia’s desperation to have a solid fighting force against the Japanese, a partnership with America was formed to try and hold back the seemingly unstoppable force. The reasons for the fall of Singapore were many.
Australia, it is time for a new flag. We, as the people of Australia, need to change the flag of this beautiful nation, as it only represents the doctrines and aspects set by the British. Not only does the flag show that we are still apart of the British, but marginalises the many people of this land. Australia now being a fully self-governed country is blooming with multiculturalism and individualism, which is not shown on the flag. Why do we need a new flag?
In the recent election Tony Abbot became Prime minister, this is by far the most blatant example of people being blind to the past and regressing due to unwillingness to see. In 1982 the White Australia Policy was abolished, the intention was that Australia would be a country anyone of any nationality could call home, now we have asylum seekers trying to land on our shores, a prime minister determined to turn them back at any cost and a majority of the population who elected him, how is this showing progress and lowering levels of racism? It’s not just those who are trying to gain access, it’s the people already here who still feel segregated. Randa Abdel-Fattah wrote a short story titled “Of Middle Eastern Appearance” that was published in the anthology “True Blue”, it is an account of her life in Australia and the difficulties she faced being someone with a Middle Eastern background. She recounts how she was once asked by a teenage girl “Do you ever wish you were fully Aussie… like Anglo?” this is a view shared by far too many and the fact that it was asked at a school highlights the acceptance of it amongst the public almost to the point of encouragement.
After the battle of Midway, the Japanese had to move further to look for new battlegrounds in bid for victory. On the other hand, the American troops had to develop strategies on how they would capture the islands at the Pacific. For the best interests of both the Japanese and American troops, the battle for Guadalcanal remained the best strategic location that would satisfy the interest of both troops. If the Japanese would take over the island, they would cut off communication between Australia and America hence reducing the military power of the Americans. If the Americans would take over the island, they
IMPERIALISM DEBATE PREPARATION SHEET EXAMPLE MY SPECIFIC TOPIC IS Imperialism MY POSITION IS Negative (NO) STATEMENT OF FACTS (a general overview of the topic in 3-6 sentences) The US switch to imperialist behavior that occurred in 1898 has been a topic of great historical attention. After all, the US has generally claimed to stand in opposition to the practice of taking colonies, to be an advocate of freedom, democracy, and self-government for all. Some historians believe that this imperialist period was a "Great Aberration", a mistake that the US would never repeat, and one that goes against everything the US stands for. Others think that America really continued to have a kind of "informal colonial" influence throughout the twentieth
From the history of Australia, we can know that it has many connections with Britain. Australia is still a nation of the British Commonwealth of Nations and the independence of this country makes some citizens realize that Australia needs to change its national flag; however, the attitude of the other citizens tells us actually that most of them do not
Hybridity could erode ethnic groups to the point we no longer identify ourselves as different ethnicities: Having lived in Australia, for my entire existence I have chosen Melbourne to be my primary case study due to its extensively diverse culture, in which I have luckily experienced. Melbourne has an enormous rage of ethnic cultures. Melbourne’s current international status as a cultural melting pot has created a compelling case study regarding the dissolution of culture. Ostensibly, it’s seems that there is some potential for cultural dilution. The extent of this cultural dilution would probably take the form of a bell curve.