The Great Depression in Australia
Go to the following website and answer the questions below:
http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/greatdepression/
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Give a definition of depression when it refers to economy.
The Great Depression was a time of unemployment, homelessness, and hopelessness. Distinguished from a recession by being prolonged and sustained. Stocks were also extremely low.
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When was the Great Depression in Australia?
The Great Depression of the 1930s was an economic catastrophe that severely affected most nations of the world, and Australia was not immune.
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What were Australia’s lowest and highest unemployment rates during the Great Depression?
Unemployment reached a record high of 29% in 1932 and gross domestic product declined by 10% between 1929 and 1931. There were also incidents of civil unrest, particularly in Australia's largest city, Sydney.
Unemployment also led to fathers leaving their families to find work to survive.
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What were the causes of the Great Depression?
The Great Depression happened in October, 1929. It was caused when the stock market crashed significantly.
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What were the social impacts of the Great Depression on Australians?
- Many families were struggling to keep up with the living standards.
- There were heaps of health issues, because people couldn’t afford to go to the doctors or the dentist.
- Some people took their lives because they couldn’t cope.
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List the political impacts of the Great Depression in Australia.
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During the Great Depression, many Australians lost confidence in the abilities of their government representatives. A number of radical or extremist organisations gathered strength and popularity as a result of the large-scale public dissatisfaction.
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Who brought political stability to the Australian government after the effects of the Great Depression?
- At the time leading up to the Great Depression, the federal government did not have a centralised unemployment assistance program. Other than relief from charities and a patchwork of agencies and private organisations, destitute people had to rely on employment projects and public works projects often funded by state government loans from overseas.
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How much money was given to help unemployment in Australia?
Not a lot at all.
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What sorts of work were the unemployed given?
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Catering
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Warehouses
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Call centers
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Casual if they were lucky.
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What did Australia do in an attempt to solve its economic problems?
- At the start they set up tents for the unemployed/un-homed people to live in, which helped everyone get back on track with their living and working problems
BY MOLLY DALTON 10H
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