Historical Events: Key In Shaping Australian Identity

During World War I, the Australian home front was impacted by a long and varying list of occurrences during the period of time between the years of 1914 to 1918. The home front was influenced politically through the arguments over the conscription vote and as Australia became divided between the different war beliefs. It was also influenced by social change, as the use of censorship drastically altered the Australians’ views of war and women began to pick up odd jobs in order to assist the soldiers as very few of them were allowed to directly help as nurses in Gallipoli. There were also extreme economic alterations as the wages in Australia were pushed down and prices were pushed up, and the country discarded major trade partners who had become their enemy.

World War One began in 1914 and it started with the assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary by a Serb. Austria-Hungary then declared war on Serbia, to which Serbia responded by turning to Russia for support. Eventually after many alliances there were two distinct sides, one on which was Britain. Britain, of course, being Australia's 'mother country' called on Australians for their support. There were drastic changes in Australian's attitudes over the period of WW1. Before the war, Australians were, in general, very supportive and enthusiastic about war. After WW1 began the reality of the severity of war dawned and although there was still support for the soldiers, their was a growing dissatisfaction with war especially as the death

Australia’s involvement in World War helped shape our nation and its history. It also shaped the way other countries see us in today’s society. This report will explain what World War 1 had to do with Australia and why we helped. It will also cover why so many men and women signed up for World War 1 and of course how it started.

World War I was a global war based in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) had great involvement in the war, serving as part of the British Empire. In Australia, or the ‘Australian home front’ the war had major impact, in many aspects of the Australian society. Conscription was a social impact of WWI, ‘The Enemy Within’ was a social impact of WWI and women were a social impact of WWI.

Italian migrants are another group that have influenced Australia’s identity and culture. Australia has also been heavily influenced by its many Italian migrants and Australians of Italian ancestries. Italians are the third largest cultural group in Australia and Italian is the third most frequently spoken language. Italians have influenced our food and our culture. Italians use much of garlic, olive oil, cheese, pasta, wine and coffee. Most Australians use these ingredients in their modern day foods. Italy’s well known and has contributed widely in Australia’s culture and identity mainly with their

Australia was first established as a Federation in 1910 while World War 1 started in 1914, so Australia was still an undeveloped and new nation. Geographically speaking Australia is located far away from other European countries meaning it was remote from the continuing conflicts in European countries long before the world war. Even though Australia wasn’t directly tangled in the encounters in Europe before the World War, they found themselves playing an important role. Australia was a nation of around four million people, which meant that there was around 820,000 men between 19 and 38 that had the potential to fight. They first aided England in the 1860s for New Zealand, in the Sudan 1885 during the Boer War. Since they have aided England before it was likely that it wouldn’t be a problem helping again.

Since colonial times, sporting successes especially in cricket have assisted the emerging nation of Australia to establish its identity. The prevalence of cricket in Australia constitutes what Markovits and Hellerman (2001) coin a, “hegemonic sports culture”, and subsequently represents an influential part of Australian culture. However, the modernity discourse undermines the degree to which Australian identity is taking into account British Legacy.Today the Australian culture is comprised of a differing scope of encounters, nationalities and cultures, subsequently confounding the idea that Australian identity is based on British heritage. The verbose accentuation set on Australia’s

A gold rush is a large-scale and hasty movement of people to a region where gold has been discovered (Unkown, 2018). There were multiple gold finds before 1851 but none of them caused gold rushes, then in 1851 the first Australian gold rush started. As soon has people had heard of payable gold in Australia they started flocking from all over the country and even overseas which was a major economy boost for Australia and helped it to become the nation to which it is today. The Australian gold rush had a major impact on establishing the ‘Colonial Australian’ identity, through many changes and long term affects. Edward Hargraves started the first Australian gold rush when he discovered 5 specks of alluvial gold at a place he named Ophir in New

World War One (WW1) one was one of the greatest wars between many countries. The War started in 1914 after an Assassination was committed on Ark duke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian Nationalist by the name of Gavrilo Princip. The assassination caused many countries to go into war, dividing themselves into 2 sides, the Triple Entente (Brittan, France, Russia and turkey ) and the triple alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy). Because of The Wars commencement there was a reason for Australia, a new Country to prove itself. The next few paragraphs will be proving the importance of the Anzac legend as a part of our Australian Identity. To prove this point each paragraph will elaborate on the topic in three different ways: The Anzac’s involvement

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Australia’s national identity was built upon the hard masculine foundations using the harsh nature of the bush to exemplify these character traits. For many Australians, the ANZAC troops were the crystallization of the new identity. Following the crystallisation of the new identity, Australians started creating the ideal Australian, making the ideal Australian the traditional ideas of Australian national identity. The ideal Australian was known to be white, working class, sporty, male who were fiercely independent, and practical. It is important that we don’t go back to the traditional ideas of Australians national identity. (NEEDS TO BE FINISHED)

In the history of Australia, there are a variety of people in their respective areas have made outstanding achievements, made a contribution to the identity of Australia. Among these people, Anh Do is probably the most instructive and interesting person. As his book "happy refugees" implied, Anh experienced suffering in his early years. At the same time, he has maintained an optimistic attitude, this pain into an inspirational story, to share with you. At present, Anh has made achievements in various fields such as writers, films, television, artists, live performances and corporate speeches (Anhdo.com.au 2017). Anne 's story is sure to shape the identity of Australia. This report will analyze the achievements of Anhe and his

The identity of Australians from foreigner or outsider perspective is based on perceptions, stereotypes, hearsay, and experiences different people have had while visiting or staying in Australia for work or school. Identity is closely linked to cultural and social aspects of society, where certain beliefs, values, and behaviours, are subscribed to by the said community or society. A sense of belonging to people, to individuals, families, communities, and nations is provided by identity. Australia is a multicultural society that is made up of about 260 languages and over 270 ancestries, even though urban Australia is fluid in its social composition. There have been controversies on immigration particularly about the widely diverse cultures and

It is not easy to find what make people’s identity. The causes are sometimes visible and are sometimes invisible. People often say features of appearance can be identity such as skin colour, hair colour, eyes, and body frame. Other people, however, might say languages, lifestyles, beliefs, and families make identity. In the world, the differences of these things such as appearance and beliefs have been discriminated. Especially, Indigenous people often have been invaded their cultures and lands in the world and because of this, the number of Indigenous people have decreased. The main focus of this essay is Australian Aboriginal people’s identity. Dudgeon, Wright, Paradies, Garvey, and Walker (2010, p. 6) stated: ‘Aboriginality is about descent, culture, upbringing and life experiences. Thus there are many elements which impact on forming Indigenous identity. This essay will discuss that Indigenous Identity is influenced by various surroundings including government, family and cultures. Firstly, it will introduce the author and the book details and background. Secondly, this essay will explain family member impact on identity development. Thirdly, it will also describe the connection between identity and kinship ties. Then, it will explain the connection between identity and Cultural Interface. Finally, it will define the impact of land right on identity.

World War 1 (1914-1918) was the first official war that Australians took part in, only thirteen years after federating as a country in 1901. During this time, thousands of lives were lost, families were torn apart, and friends were never seen again. April 25th became the national day to commemorate the ANZAC soldiers who had served overseas. Even now, 100 years later, people still remember those who sacrificed themselves for Australia, those who fought and fell in many battles to protect the country they lived in. The Gallipoli Campaign is the most famous battle of World War 1, the battle that every Australian household knows about. However, other battles such as the ones on the