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History Study Session
Name:
Explain in your own words, the ‘Populate or Perish’ policy that the government at the time was
running and why the felt they needed it.
The Populate or Perish policy was the idea that….
The government at the time also came up with a White Australia policy. Can you list some
reasons that the Liberal government didn’t want people other than the British coming to
Australian soil?
Some reasons that the Australian Government didn’t want anyone other than the British
coming to Australia were:
What was the Ten Pound Pom? (2)
The Ten Pound Pom was:
History Study Session
There were many factors that influenced the immigration of people from other countries to
Australia. What were they? Explain why they influenced people to come to Australia.
Factors influencing
people immigrating to
Australia
World War I
World War II
Populate or Perish
Vietnam War
The Snowy Mountain
Scheme
What these factors were and how they influenced people to
immigrate to Australia.
History Study Session
Explain what a refugee is:
Explain what an immigrant is:
Many people were displaced after WWII. What were the main reasons so many people were
displaced by the war?
In all major cities in Australia, there are suburbs that are dominated by different ethnic
communities. Why has this happened?
History Study Session
Why was the Australian Government so keen for Britons to immigrate to Australia?
Design a poster that could be used in Britain to make the British people want to immigrate
here.