2. DATE
OF
EXAM:
THURSDAY
5TH
JUNE
STRUCTURE
OF
EXAM
MARKS
WORLD
WAR
TWO
40
RIGHTS
AND
FREEDOMS
16
POPULAR
CULTURE
14
TOTAL
MARKS
8:30
AM
–
10:15PM
1.5
HOURS
WRITING
15
MINS
READING
3. WW2:
An
overview
of
the
causes
and
course
of
World
War
II
• The
Great
Depression
• The
rise
of
Nazism
• Fear
of
communism
• The
rise
of
nationalism
• The
Treaty
of
Versailles
4. The
Holocaust
-‐ 6
million
Jews
murdered
-‐ Carried
out
in
stages
–
laws
–
ghettos-‐
concentration
camps
-‐ Geneva
conventions
–
UN
tried
people
for
‘war
crimes’
-‐ Abuse
of
human
rights
lead
to
the
formation
of
the
United
Nations
The
Atomic
Bomb
Race
to
develop
nuclear
weapons
(U.S)
Dropped
on
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki
in
August
1945
Japan
surrendered
on
2nd
September
1945
(End
of
Paci_ic
War)
WW2:
An
examination
of
signi_icant
events
of
World
War
II,
including
the
Holocaust
and
use
of
the
atomic
bomb
5. WW2:
Experiences
of
Australians
during
World
War
II
• PRISONERS
OF
WAR
• More
than
30,000
POW’s
*
Experiences
included
torture,
disease,
death
marches
• Main
camps:
Sth
Korea,
Japan
and
Korea
• KOKODA
• July
–
November
1942,
Australians
defended
Port
Moresby
from
Japanese
occupation
• Ill-‐equipped,
607
died,
1015
wounded.
• Japanese
withdrew
6. The
impact
of
World
War
II,
with
a
particular
emphasis
on
the
Australian
home
front
•
Changing
roles
of
women
• -‐
Women’s
land
army
• New
opportunities
in
the
workforce
(e.g.
munitions,
aircraft
construction
• Wartime
government
controls
• conscription,
•
manpower
controls,
rationing
and
censorship)
7.
The
signi_icance
of
World
War
II
to
Australia’s
international
relationships
in
the
twentieth
century
United
Nations
-‐ Founding
member
1945
(Evatt
helped
shape
charter)
-‐ Involved
in
peace-‐keeping
operations
since
WW2
Britain
-‐ Australian
followed
British
foreign
policy
until
1942
-‐ 1939:
‘Australia
is
at
war’
because
Britain
declared
war
on
Germany
USA
-‐ 1941
–
established
new
ally/change
in
foreign
policy
-‐ -‐
tense
relations
with
America
(troops
in
Aus,
racism
in
U.S.
army,
war
brides)
8. RIGHTS
AND
FREEDOMS
The
origins
and
signi_icance
of
the
Universal
Declaration
of
Human
Rights
• AIMS
OF
THE
UNITED
NATIONS:
• to
promote
peace
and
prevent
war
• to
promote
fundamental
human
rights
and
the
dignity
of
every
human
person
• to
promote
international
law
and
justice
• to
promote
social
progress
and
better
living
standards.
• Human
rights
were
(and
remain)
a
signi_icant
focus
for
the
United
Nations.
This
was
highlighted
by
the
adoption
of
the
Universal
Declaration
of
Human
Rights
in
1948.
9. Background
to
the
struggle
of
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples
for
rights
and
freedoms
before
1965
• The
1938
Day
of
Mourning
• Protest
on
Australia
Day
–
150
years
after
British
invasion
• Aborigines
Progressive
Association
and
the
Australian
Aborigines
League
campaigned
for
the
right
to
own
property,
a
bank
account,
receive
a
pension,
full
citizenship
status,
access
to
education
health
services
and
employment.
• Stolen
Generations
• From
protection
to
assimilation
• Aboriginal
Protection
Board
removed
half
caste
children
from
their
families
up
until
the
early
1970’s
• Treatment
was
discriminatory,
brutal,
unjust
and
had
long
lasting,
negative
impact
on
Aboriginal
communities
10. The
US
civil
rights
movement
and
its
in_luence
on
Australia
• Rosa
Parks
bus
boycott
• Martin
Luther
King
–
non
violent
protest
movement
• Black
Power-‐
direct
action
against
racism
• The
Freedom
Rides
1962
11. The
signi_icance
of
the
following
for
the
civil
rights
of
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples:
• 1962
right
to
vote
federally
• 1967
Referendum
–
census
and
federal
jurisdiction
• Reconciliation
–
making
peace
over
past
wrongs
• Mabo
decision
-‐
native
title
• Bringing
Them
Home
Report
(the
Stolen
Generations)
•
The
Apology
–
Kevin
Rudd
2008
12. Methods
used
by
civil
rights
activists
to
achieve
change
for
Aboriginal
and
Torres
Strait
Islander
peoples,
and
the
role
of
ONE
individual
or
group
in
the
struggle
• The
Freedom
Ride
1965
:
Charles
Perkins
and
civil
disobedience/
awareness
raising
• Eddie
Mabo
–
challenging
‘terra
nullius’
in
the
High
Court/_ight
for
Native
Title
• Vincent
Lingiari
–
Wave
Hill
Walk
Off
–
_ight
for
land
rights,
equal
pay
and
better
work
conditions.
13. The
nature
of
popular
culture
in
Australia
at
the
end
of
World
War
II
Music
:
Dinner
dances,
Jazz,
Country
and
Big
Band
music
Film:
Films
focused
on
Australia’s
colonial
past.
Sport:
Rugby,
Cricket
and
Racing
were
all
popular
14. Developments
in
popular
culture
in
post-‐war
Australia
and
their
impact
on
society
• Television:
introduced
in
1956
and
coincided
with
the
Olympics.
• Popular
programs
were
produced
overseas
Rock
’n’
roll
• -‐
Rock'n'roll
began
in
America
and
blended
country
and
western
music
with
the
beat
of
rhythm
and
blues
and
the
vocal
power
of
African
American
gospel
music
• Beatles,
Johnny
O’Keefe,
Elvis
Presley,
ACDC
• Sur_ing
culture
• Sur_ies
came
to
represent
a
culture
of
pleasure
and
youthful
rebellion
15. The
changing
nature
of
the
music,
_ilm
and
television
industry
in
Australia
during
the
post-‐war
period,
including
the
in_luence
of
overseas
developments
Film
Growth
in
the
Australian
_ilm
industry
after
1970’s.
Major
Hollywood
interest,
support
and
competition
TV
-‐ Vietnam
war
-‐ Soapies
-‐ Reality
TV
Music
-‐ Protest
music
(Vietnam
war)
-‐ ABC’s
Countdown
brings
local
Australian
bands
to
the
world.
16. Australia’s
contribution
to
international
popular
culture
(music,
_ilm,
television,
sport).
T.V.
Soapies:
Neighbours
Music:
Cold
Chisel,
ACDC,
INXS,
Sport:
Olympics,
Sur_ing,
Cricket
Film:
Crocodile
Dundee,
Mad
Max,
Animal
Kingdom
17. Continuity
and
change
in
beliefs
and
values
that
have
in_luenced
the
Australian
way
of
life
• Changing
policies
-‐
White
Australia
Policy
to
abolition
-‐ Multicultural
in_luences
–
Culture,
Food,
Religious
tolerance
-‐ A
democratic
society
-‐ Right
to
vote
-‐ People
power
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