what your site should include:
Create webpage that describes the experiences of ONE group of migrants who came to Australia between 1945-1970's.
You must use a range of sources, both primary and secondary and post them on your site.
Include information about:
- reasons for leaving home country
- immigration policy in Australia at time of arrival
- information regarding their voyage and passage to Australia.
-conditions of passage ( did they have to repay it if they left Australia)?
- impressions of Australia on arrival
-how were they received by the Australian public?
- were they free to decide where they would like to live and work?
-where did they work, what did they do for work? conditions?
- what was challenging?
- what was easy?
Analyse 2x sources, one primary and one secondary.
Make the site as engaging as possible. Feel free to include youtube video and pictures.
You must use a range of sources, both primary and secondary and post them on your site.
Include information about:
- reasons for leaving home country
- immigration policy in Australia at time of arrival
- information regarding their voyage and passage to Australia.
-conditions of passage ( did they have to repay it if they left Australia)?
- impressions of Australia on arrival
-how were they received by the Australian public?
- were they free to decide where they would like to live and work?
-where did they work, what did they do for work? conditions?
- what was challenging?
- what was easy?
Analyse 2x sources, one primary and one secondary.
Make the site as engaging as possible. Feel free to include youtube video and pictures.
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Why Eastern Europeans cameAfter World War II, Europe was in complete chaos, Germany was crushed and the map of Europe was being carved up by the United States and the Soviet Union. Western Europe was supported by the United States while Eastern Europe was invaded by the Soviet Union. Migrants began streaming out of Eastern Europe to places like Australia and the United States to get away from the oppression in their homelands by the Soviet Union. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union meant that nuclear war was a real threat and some people saw Australia as a safe place to live. They were received well due to the fact that they were one of the early waves of migrants picked to fit in properly with the British heritage Australians, as they were white, good looking and would have been considered mostly ‘normal’ by Australians at the time.
White policy- Beautiful balts The amount of Eastern European immigrantsBetween 1945 and 1965 more then two million migrants came to Australia. ‘Populate or perish’ became the slogan, as the Australian Government embarked on an intensive international promotional campaign to encourage migration to Australia. The government paid most of their fare to get to Australia. The campaign initially targeted Britains with schemes such as ‘Bring out a Britain’, then expanded to provide assistance and reunion schemes to other Europeans.
Jobs given to immigrants The first major post-war wave of migration started with dislodge persons. These people had fled their countries of birth due to war, dislocation and the redrawing of national borders. Between 1947 and 1953, the Australian Government assisted over 170,000 displaced persons to migrate to Australia. Many came from Eastern Europe where they had suffered terribly during the war. In return they had to stay in Australia for at least two years and work in whatever jobs the government gave them. A number of migrants spent their first months in Australia living in migrant hostels while they tried to find themselves a home. Some found work in factories; others did the hard and dirty jobs in heavy industry. Skilled migrants found it hard to find work to suit their training and qualifications and had to accept what work was available. All migrants, especially those who did not speak English well, had to put up with prejudice. Thousands worked on the Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme that was commenced in 1949. Dams, power stations and tunnels were built so that the water from the Snowy River could be used to provide power and irrigation. Workers lived in camps and in newly built towns like Cabramurra doing hard and dangerous work. |
German immigrants (1956)These german immigrants Source- Sun/ The Herald and Weekly times. These immigrants were known as the 'Beautiful Balts', they were the first of the thousands of immigrants
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