History Exam Sem 2 Prep

The 1967 Referendum

• sought to amend the Australian Constitution to include Aboriginal people in the census and allow the federal government to make laws for them and include them in the national population count by removing discriminatory references.

• 90% of Australians voted in favour of the amendments

• This paved the way for future social and legal advancements due to shift in attitudes towards Indigenous Australians

Wave Hill Walk Off 1966

August 1966- 1974 where Gurindji workers, NT protested against poor working conditions and wages.

Framed as a workers' rights issue, the protest quickly evolved into a broader campaign for recognition of ancestral ownership for Indigenous Australians

1975 historic handover of land returned by PM Gough Whitlam

Lead to legal and policy changes in particluar changes in Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976.

Freedom Rides 1965

Embarked through rural New South Wales to raise awareness of poor living conditions, discrimination, and segregation faced by Aboriginal people in these communities and did this as this protest gained significant media attention.

Staged protests at places where segregation was enforced such as Cinemas and Pubs

Built momentum towards the 1967 Referendum and broader civil rights reforms.

Enemies and Allies

Axis Powers- Germany, Italy, Japan (entered war in Dec 1941) Allied Powers- UK, USA, Soviet Union

Number of Australians that fought

Over 1,000,000 served in arm forces and of those army personnel 39,000 died

Essential Rations and Coupon System

To manage goods and services shortages, government implements ration systems that affects daily life and consumption habits to foster a spirit of cooperation and sacrifice for the war effort.

Compare and contrast the messages of Source 1 and Source 2.  (4 marks)

(Identify the subject of Source.

Identify the author’s view (message) about the subject of Source 1.

Use evidence from the source to support what you think the author’s view is.)—> repeat one more time

Identify a similarity in the messages of Source 1 and Source 2

Identify a difference in the messages of Source 1 and Source 2

Evaluate the usefulness, in terms of strengths and weaknesses, of Source 2 (3 marks)

• Content strength/weakness such as - origin, purpose, relevance, bias

• Type Strength/weakness such as - primary/secondary, reliability, cartoon, photo, speech, extract

• Is the source quite useful? Somewhat useful? Not useful? and why?

Explain the purpose of Source 3. (3 marks)

• Identify the subject of Source 3

• Identify the author

• Identify the author’s view (message) about the subject of Source 3

• What is an example? Explain why the author has that point of view and what the author hopes to achieve by producing a source with this message.

 Explain the context of Source 4 (4 marks)

Identify what event or issue the source is about and provide a brief explanation of that event.

• Before (25%)

• People, events, actions (within and beyond the source - 50%)

• After (25%)

Evaluate the extent to which the sources accurately reflect _______________ /circumstances for Australia in WW2  / Indigenous Australians? (3 marks ea)

What could be added to source to improve accuracy?

What aspects have been not reflected at all in these 2 sources? And why should they be?