Australia 1918 - 1950s

Australia 1918 - 1950s PDF Author: Sarah Mirams
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ISBN: 9780170244084
Category : Australia
Languages : en
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Australia 1918-1950s explores AustraliafÂșÁs modern history from 1918 and considers how Australians responded to the rapid social, technological, economic and political changes that came in the aftermath of World War l at both the domestic and international level. In exploring these themes particular attention is paid to: the ambitious agricultural and infrastructure development schemes of the 1920s and their successes and failures everyday experiences of those who lived global crises such as the economic Depression of the 1930s and World War Two the changing roles of women political position of Indigenous Australians Australian foreign policy World War Two Post-war reconstruction, migration schemes and nation building programs Impact of the Cold War on Australian Labour Party politics and society.