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IMPACT OF WW2 ON AUSTRALIA (Political (Increased use of propaganda…
IMPACT OF WW2 ON AUSTRALIA
Political
Definition: Related to government, laws and politics
Increased use of propaganda
Propoganda is information designed to influence the ideas and attitudes of a group of people by presenting only one side of an argument
Throughout World War II propaganda was used to encourage Australians to support the war in different ways: enlist to fight, work in certain industries, support certain causes and unite Australians against a common enemy.
created ab emotional response from people
Greater government control over the economy
Weakened ties with Britain
Introduction of censorship
the department of information censored mail and monitored phone calls to ensure that military information relating to troop movements and locations was not communicated to the enemy
All forms of media were subject to controls that limited what they could report.
thought to be necessary to maintain national security and boost public morale
involvement in creation of the United Nations
Stronger Alliance with the USA
Expansion of welfare and social security
passing of the national security act
Passed on the 8th of September 1939. It introduced laws that gave the federal government greater powers to respond to the threat of war. It legalised the detention of so called 'enemy aliens
Introduction of rationing
Introduction of federal income tax
Introduction of conscription
Social
Definition: change that is related to society, people, ideas and values
Introduction of rationing
Changes to woman's work
Growing influence of American culture
Introduction of censorship
thought to be necessary to maintain national security and boost public morale
All forms of media were subject to controls that limited what they could report.
the department of information censored mail and monitored phone calls to ensure that military information relating to troop movements and locations was not communicated to the enemy
creation of post-war immigration programmes
Interment of German, Italian and Japanese Australians
Introduction of conscription
Expansion of welfare and social security
Continuity
Definition: Areas of life experiencing little or no change
continued discrimination against indigenous Australians
exclusions from post-war pensions/ land schemes
exclusions from RSL
continued discrimination against Asian people
widening immigration policy, but white Australian policy still in place; excluded Asian migration
limited changes changes in roles/ attitudes towards women
Expansion of powers of federal government, but political systems unchanged
Economic
Definition: Any change that is related to the economy and business
Growth of manufacturing industries
Introduction of federal income tax
changes to woman work
Weakened ties with Britain
Introduction of rationing
Expansion of welfare and social security