Unit 20: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Asia & Oceania
Topic 20.17: Developments in Oceania after the Second World War (1945–2005) Questions
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Which slogan did Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell use to launch Australia's post-war immigration drive in 1945?
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The Dawn Raids of 1974-1976 in New Zealand primarily targeted which group of overstayers?
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What percentage of Australians voted in favour of the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal rights?
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Which Pacific Island state was the first to gain independence, in 1962?
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Which New Zealand prime minister's government introduced radical free-market economic deregulation known as "Rogernomics"?
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In which year was the White Australia Policy formally ended, under the Whitlam government?
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Which legal doctrine did the 1992 Mabo decision overturn?
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What major economic change for Australia and New Zealand resulted from Britain's entry into the European Economic Community in 1973?
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Which Australian prime minister's government introduced Medibank, Australia's first universal health insurance scheme?
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Compare and contrast the reasons for, and the impact of, government policies towards migrant and indigenous minority groups in Australia and New Zealand after 1945.
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Evaluate the extent to which Fiji's independence in 1970 resolved the challenges facing the state.
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Evaluate the impact of the Mabo decision (1992) on indigenous rights in Australia.
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Analyse the economic consequences for Australia and New Zealand of Britain joining the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1973.
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Compare and contrast the paths towards indigenous self-determination followed by Australia and New Zealand between 1945 and 2000.
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Examine the reasons for, and results of, the emergence of independent Pacific Island states after 1945.
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Compare and contrast the process of decolonisation in the Pacific Islands with the process of transition to self-determination in Zimbabwe.
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In which year did the United States suspend its ANZUS obligations to New Zealand following its nuclear-free ports policy?
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Compare and contrast the domestic policies of Robert Menzies (Australia) and Keith Holyoake (New Zealand).
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Analyse the impact of Robert Muldoon's government (1975-1984) on New Zealand's economy and society.
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Examine the reasons for, and effects of, changing immigration policies in Australia and New Zealand in the period after 1945.
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