Australian Immigration Quiz
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SOURCE A Excerpt from speech by Arthur Calwell, August 1945'If Australia have learned one lesson from the Pacific War ... it is surely that we cannot continue to hold our island continent for ourselves and our descendants unless we greatly increase our numbers. We are but 7 000 000 people and we hold 3 000 000 square miles of this earth's surface... Which of the following aspects of the post-war immigration programs does Source A provide information on?
- A.
Multiculturalism
- B.
The need for larger scale immigration (Populate or Perish)
- C.
The Assisted Passage Scheme
- D.
The White Australia Policy
Correct Answer
B. The need for larger scale immigration (Populate or Perish) -
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At the end of World War II, what did the Australian Government believe that an ambitious immigration program would do?
- A.
Threaten levels of employment
- B.
Create a more harmonious society
- C.
Promote greater economic development and nation-building
- D.
Gain greater acceptance of Australia within the Asia-Pacific region
Correct Answer
C. Promote greater economic development and nation-building -
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Who were the largest group of non-British migrants in the 1950s?
- A.
New Zealanders
- B.
Lebanese
- C.
Italians
- D.
Irish
Correct Answer
C. Italians -
- 4.
When was the White Australia Policy abandoned?
- A.
When the Snowy Mountain Scheme began
- B.
When assimilation was adopted as the chief immigration policy
- C.
When a point system based on skills and occupational groups was applied to immigration selection in the mid-1970s
- D.
When the term 'British subject' was dropped from the Australian passport
Correct Answer
C. When a point system based on skills and occupational groups was applied to immigration selection in the mid-1970s -
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What principle was not part of the policy thinking behind multicultural Australia?
- A.
Equality of opportunity
- B.
Political intolerance
- C.
Cultural identity
- D.
Economic efficiency
Correct Answer
B. Political intolerance -
- 6.
Which of the following is not a country from which assisted migrants came in the 1950s?
- A.
India
- B.
Great Britain
- C.
Italy
- D.
Germany
Correct Answer
A. India -
- 7.
What was the nature of Australia's population by the 1970s?
- A.
More than a third of Australians were born overseas, or had a parent born overseas
- B.
Just under one million Australians had been born overseas
- C.
Half of the Australian population had been born overseas
- D.
Approximately three million Australians were born overseas, or had a parent born overseas
Correct Answer
A. More than a third of Australians were born overseas, or had a parent born overseas -
- 8.
What was the policy that guided immigration through the 1950s and early 1960s?
- A.
Multiculturalism
- B.
Paternalism
- C.
Assimilation
- D.
Integration
Correct Answer
C. Assimilation -
- 9.
Which is the correct order for the various immigration 'waves' that came to post-WWII Australia?
- A.
Northern Europeans, Eastern Europeans, Southern Europeans and then Asian migrants
- B.
British migrants, Northern Europeans, Asian migrants, Southern Europeans and the Turkish
- C.
British migrants, Northern then Southern and Eastern Europeans, Asian migrants
- D.
Irish migrants, Pacific islanders, Eastern and Southern Europeans, Asian migrants
Correct Answer
C. British migrants, Northern then Southern and Eastern Europeans, Asian migrants -
- 10.
As part of Australia's contemporary immigration policy, the Humanitarian Program is designed to assist people in humanitarian need including refugees and other people suffering human rights violations. Over recent years, from which regions have the majority of Humanitarian Program entrants come?
- A.
The Pacific, Asia and South America
- B.
The former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and Africa
- C.
The former USSR, Scandinavia and Central America
- D.
South East Asia, Russia and Chechnya
Correct Answer
B. The former Yugoslavia, the Middle East and Africa -
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