| A | B |
|---|
| 1945 | Department of Immigration established |
| 1972 | Australia withdrawal from Vietnam |
| 1976 | year boat people started arriving in Australia |
| 1996 | a number of immigration reforms occurred in this year |
| 5.9 million | the number of people who have migrated to Australia since 1945 |
| 7.5 million | population of Australia just after WWII |
| Al Grassby | Minister for Immigration in the Whitlam government |
| Arthur Calwell | first Australian Minister for Immigration |
| Assimilation | policy whereby migrants had to assume the cultural traditions and language of their new country |
| assisted passage | a migration scheme that allowed people to come to Australia cheaply |
| asylum seeker | person who seeks refuge in a country after fleeing political |
| benefits | expansion in business and economy |
| boat people | refugees that arrived in Australia via boat |
| Britain | origin of the largest group of post WWII migrants |
| communism | form of government |
| displaced persons | people who were forced to leave their homeland during war and because of the devastation of war |
| integration | policy whereby migrants could retain their cultural traditions in their new country |
| IRO | International Refugee Organisation |
| multiculturalism | belief that nationhood includes ethnic groups keeping their cultures |
| New Australian | popular term for an immigrant of non-English speaking background |
| New Australians | term used for people who settled in Australia as part of our post war immigration targets |
| New Zealand | people from New Zealand can freely enter Australia |
| One Nation | political party opposed to immigration |
| populate or perish | the fear that Australia's small population would not allow adequate defence against attack |
| Refugee | person granted refuge in a country after fleeing political |
| Snowy Mountain Scheme | hydro-electric scheme developed to help expand our heavy industry |
| temporary migrant | workers who come to Australia to work or study and then return to their own country |
| tolerance | acceptance of differences |
| Vietnam | origin of many boat people |
| White Australia Policy | a belief that no Asians or blacks should be allowed into Australia |
| Yugoslavia | origin of second highest group of post WWII immigrants up to 1985 |
