What were the political effects of World War One in Australia?
All commonwealth nations, my own Canada included, suffered horrific physical and mental injuries from the Great War, In the case of Australia: with the outbreak of World War I the new Commonwealth found itself at war for the British Empire. Australian leaders were not consulted, but they demonstrated their unqaulified loyality to England and so did Australian Troops.. The nation was staggered by savage casualties. 416,809 men enlisted. Of that number over 60,000 died and 156,000 were wounded , gassed or taken P.O.W. At the end of the conflct Australia was a transformed nation. Prime Minister Hughes and the conservatives strongly supported conscription; but the fledging Labor Party under John Curtin and James Scullin was adamantly opposed. Inevitably a creeping isolationism began in Australia, but it did not 'grip' as tighly as it did in, say, post-war America. What it did do was foster a new, determined, sense of political and social independence. Australia would, at the the beginning of World War Two, be just as staunchly loyal to the Commonwealth as it was in W.W. 1. But never(!) again would it be - blindly loyal - and political leaders from 1939 - 1945, demanded and, for the most part received, complete intelligence on all major aspects of the war. Australia had "grown up". It stood now as a fresh,vibrant new nation, fiercely proud and strongly indepedent. Politically, Australia became one of the world's Bulwarks of Democracy and it deserves the respect and loyality of all free peoples. Thank You - Cmdr Randy C Ford USN
What are the political effects of World War II?
World War II made the United States into a world superpower. Europe was destroyed. It's cities and economy were in the toilet after massive war and millions dead by violence and starvation afterwards. The United States got to fight the war in somebody else's backyard. The US never had to suffer the destruction on its own soil. This left the US in a strong position. The war also stimulated the US economy and pulled it out of the Great Depression. The US then got to establish military bases inside Europe, many of which are still there today.
How did the 1950s change australia's cultural identity?
You need to focus on three things: 1. Immigration 2. International Trade 3. Military and Political Alliances. After the war, the Australian government opened the doors to immigration to expand the population. Among other things this resulted in new waves of migration from Britain ("The £10 Poms"). Australia also became a magnet for immigration from all over south east Asia as well. This transformed the nature of Australian society. Australia also expanded it's trade base to be come more integrated into the growing economies of the Pacific Rim nations, making Australia far more concerned with the impact of international trade. Politically and militarily, at this time, Australia moved out of a preeminent dependence on its relations with Britain, and moved more into the orbit of political and military alliance with the United States, which was fast becoming the new political, military and economic superpower. These are the points you need to develop.
What are the reasons of migration and what effects does it have on their lives?
Natural - disasters in their countries, break free of poverty Economic- better work chances, high rate change of money value Political - war, some laws made discriminate other races On their lives or our lives? If it's our lives then the effects are: Bad effects -safety (Some immigrants are aggressive and illegal. Cases such as stealing, vandalizing occurs.) -higher competition for jobs. Good effects -speeds up the growth of the country (buildings such as sky scrapers are build) -more human workers/ labor -less burden -works could be done faster Effects on their lives: -learn to be independent -lonely -discriminated I think I wrote out of topic. =x
Was post WWII commonwealth migration (other than re-migration), excluding some economic benefits, in the best interests of the descendants of the pre-war British Isles population?
I'm not entirely sure what you are asking.Are you talking about people from former British colonies (particularly those from the sub continent and west indies) migrating to the UK, or the British people who immigrated to commonwealth countries like Australia, New Zealand and Canada after WWII?The article you provided a link to talks about immigrants to Britain bringing “Cultural diversity” but what it doesn't mention is that it forced Britons to confront their own racism.This attitude seemed perfectly fine when Britain was ruling over them, imposing British customs, culture and moral values on them — and they were “over there”. Now they were in Britain and demanding to be treated as equals. Not only that, they brought with them strange food, like curries, and some of them weren't even Catholic let alone members of the C of E.Did they bring a crime wave? No. Crime had been in plague proportions in Imperial Britain. When it lost the American colonies it had no place to deport all the criminals and they were being kept on prison barges or being executed for minor crimes because the gaols were full. This was the primary reason for colonising Australia.Has Islam caused conflict in modern Britain? Certainly, but religious conflict is nothing new to the British isles. Ever since Henry VIII split from Rome and up until recently in Ireland, there was mass bloodshed over religion.You said what benefits did they bring aside from economic, but that is exactly what immigrants to any country bring. They are, generally, industrious. Many open businesses and others become the backbone of jobs that many find undesirable.They bring new perspectives on old problems and, with access to infrastructure education and opportunities that may not have been available to them at home, some of them rise to the top of the business and manufacturing world.For the Brits who emigrated after WWII, this is exactly what they brought to their new homes.