How Did Australia Create A Sense Of Cohesion

Source 4 mentions two common sayings to do with Australian realisations entering the war, "here Australia became a nation" and Blightly [Britain] is a failure, take me to Australia" (Stanley, 2011). The service of 320 thousand Australians stimulated the first growth of a self-conscious Australian nationalism. At the landing at Gallipoli Australian troops expected to learn from the British but instead looked down on them as amateurs and were disappointed with their performance, efficiency and supplies. "Real sense of inequality of sacrifice" (Carrodus, Delany, Easton, Howitt and Smith, 2014). Source 5 makes notice of the fact that by the middle of 1915 the reality of war began to dawn. Australians became disillusioned with the news of deaths upon deaths and war waged on with no visible end. Endless, helplessness, unfairly treated feelings. Australia was divided due to the working class feeling exploited and the middle and upper classes being affected less by the war. "It was a hollow mockery for citizens to celebrate the glories of ANZAC Day unless they were prepared to fulfil their promises and do their duty to the men who had fought and suffered through the war." (Brand, 1925). Source 6 is a quote from a recent time after WW1, it shows the pride Australians had in their soldiers, that they thought they were brave and to

In 1945, after World War II had finished, Australia finally felt at peace – that was until Communism began to have an effect on the entire world. Australia had a lot to fear, with the threat likely to infiltrate the country both domestically (an established Communist Party) and internationally (a geographical location close to countries that had already fallen victim to communism, such as China and Korea). Australia responded to both of these threats in a way that caused a lot of political controversy and has created bonds with other parts of the world that are still activated today.

During the years from 1914 - 1918 Australia was at constant battle all over the world fighting for the british. With battles deaths always follow. So many people say, “what did we ever gain from WW1 we lost so many people as a country”. Although we lost almost 60,000 men and 150,000 wounded or taken prisoner. After the war the British Government offered ex-servicemen free transportation to some of the colonies, 17,000 migrants arrived in Australia between 1919 and 1922. Community organisations paid for migrants to come over to Australia. Small numbers also arrived independently. It was also said that up to 300,000 men came over from britain post war to live. The British government gave an incentive to migrate over because so many people

‘We’re all Australians now’ draws the reader to see the war from a positive Australia home front perspective. Texts from

At the beginning of WW2, Brisbane was simply known as a “big country town”, with a population in the vicinity of 300,000 (1). Almost immediately following Americans arrival, Brisbane had transformed into a vast encampment of US and Australian servicemen (2). Over the course of 3 years, approximately 1 million American troops passed through Brisbane (2). The overwhelming numbers of US troops caused rapid Americanisation of Australian society, leading Brisbane to become re-known as “the American Village”

World War Two saw many successful battles for Australia. In 1942, Australia’s foreign policy was changed so that Australian soldiers were only sent between the 110th and 159th meridians (Britannica, 2015). This restricted them to only battles against the Japanese, fighting for their nation’s wellbeing. These battles played a huge role in the destruction of the Japanese forces. Australia played a secondary role in the battle of Kokoda Trail, after America (Britannica, 2015). Conflicts such as this impacted Australia’s national identity

In the duration of the 20th century after WWII, in which two significant events occurred which were the fall of Singapore to the Japanese army and the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese- the fear and the threat towards the system of communism started to emerge and expand throughout Australia. As these events occurred they also encouraged the Australian government to really think more closely about issues of national security in the post war environment. Also in order to protect Australia from future attacks or wars, Prime Minister Robert Menzies set out to ally Australia more closely with the United States. In the decades after WWII, a fear of the growing influence of communism in Asia also meant that Australian governments were willing to send troops to conflicts in Asia. As

These had the effect of Australia feeling vulnerable and lonely, and all the traditional beliefs of the mother country, Britain, coming to Australia’s aid in time of need vanished and with the reaction of Britain towards Australia, Australian Government had to accept the fact that they were only expendable part of the British Empire. Australia, led by the Curtin Government at the time, at last realized the limits of British powers, yet desperate in need of allies and protectors, looked up to the United States as the only support to assist Australia. This realization made a great impact in the changes of the relationships between Britain and Australia. United States did come to rescue Australia in 1942 but the motive was for its self interest because Australia was the best place from which the Americans could apply its counter offenses against the Japanese, and when General MacArthur arrived in Australia he was greatly welcomed by the Australia government, seeing as they didn’t have much choice other than follow US military strategies due to the fall of British power.

Australian’s have a unique proud culture. This culture differentiates them from the British motherland. Through many decades Australia has formed a unique, which at its foundation is made from mateship. Mateship or friendship is the core of Australian identity as this was instilled into them through events such as war. WWII in particular demonstrates the level of mateship shown by Australians as many made the ultimate sacrifice in order to save a mate. The stories of ‘The Magic Pudding’ by Gary Crew & Shaun Tan and ‘Memorial’ by Norman Lindsay will demonstrate how mateship is a significant part of how Australians see

Government controls had a major impact on the change of Australian life and society during World War Two. It was necessary for the government to establish new controls in Australia during the Second World War in order to control the information being distributed to the public, protect Australian citizens and maintain peace within Australian society. The first example of government control in Australia is censorship. During World War Two, the government controlled the information that was made public to the media. This was often to stop information being leaked to the enemy and promote enthusiasm for the war.

This essay will be arguing that Australia’s historical fear of invasion does continue to influence Australia’s foreign policy today. This essay believes that the fear of invasion in Australia has evolves and changes over time from a traditional realist perspective that focused on states, to one focused on individuals and non-state actors. Firstly, this essay will briefly discuss the previous fears of invasion, from the introduction of the White Australia Policy to the War on Terror, and how events in Australia’s past shaped foreign policy. Secondly, this essay will discuss the current, evolved fear of invasion Australia experiences. How it has evolved away from the threat of invasion of another state or foreign political system to the invasion of individual people and conflicting ideologies. Lastly, this essay will briefly discuss foreign policy and the relation it has to the new fear of invasion. The policy that will be discussed is immigration restrictions and the treatment of people who have attempted to enter Australia informally.

Interviewee: As the past of the war profoundly lies in our dirts, Australia had been weakened with the interruption of the Japanese. We couldn 't secure ourselves as we

The events of World War 1 helped to create an identity for Australia as a young independent country, however World War Two, from 1939 to 1945, shaped the modern day Australian nation. The war in the Pacific created a very real threat of Australia being invaded as the Japanese were moving rapidly south and nothing was stopping them (Wikipedia, 2012). The roles of many women also changed during world war two and this impacted on their rights in the Australian nation and how they were perceived by the men in the workforce (women in the workforce, 2015). The forming of the ANZUS, The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty, also played a significant role in shaping modern day Australia as it created a closer link between Australia

To introduce, Australia was country solely owned and run by Britian until 1901, the year of Australian federation, from 6 separate self-governing colonies to one, on the 26th day of January 1901. ’While Federation was not perfect, it was a system (of both laws and beliefs) that enabled Australia to flourish.’ The question itself represents the states coming together as one uniting nation. The laws, the beliefs, the privileges and the embellishment of the phrase gives you a sense of welcoming into the history of Australian federation.

The aftermath and proceedings of war generate a change in the religious landscape of Australia. War ravaged countries provoke widespread emigration, with citizens fleeing the country to a ‘safe’ nation such as Australia.