A Commonwealth for a Continent: Australia 1901-1949 - HIST2027

   
   
 
Contact: Balint,Ruth
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: AUST2019
 
 
Offered: Semester 1 2005
 
 
Fee Band: 1
 
 

Description


Major developments in Australian History in the period from Federation to the beginning of the Cold War. Themes include: Federation, White Australia policy, defence, foreign affairs, entertainment, federal-state relations, labour, World War I and its impact on society, women's rights, the experience of the Great Depression, the impact of World War II, Aboriginal people, work and politics.