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Chinese and Other Minorities
You must investigate Federation
from the perspective of Chinese and other minorities living at that time and the effects Federation
has had on these Australian people.
Part one:
Answer the following questions in order to explain the role that
Chinese and other minorities played or
didn't play in Federation. How could F-900 use this role had to his advantage?
- What were the reasons for
concerns about the Chinese at the time of Federation? What was the social environment of this time?
- How
did Kanakas, in Queensland, influence Federation? Did the Kanakas
benefit from Federation?
- How
did the "White Australia" ideas effect the Chinese and other minorities
living in Australia at the time of Federation?
Write a short poem or
short story about these minorities and how they were treated leading up to
Federation!
Part two
You are back at the time of Federation and have
identified the ways in which the F-900 could sabotage history in your team's aspect. Could
you change history in your team's aspect for the better? How? What issues would you
address - economic or social inequality or both? Would you do it if you had the chance?
What
inequality is still happening?
Explain your reasons,
ideas and attitudes in a short (500 words) essay.
Part Three
Write
down as many questions (and their answers) as you can about this aspect of
Federation - they will be used in the next Challenge! Each of you will need to
come up with at least 5 questions - a total of at least 20 questions.
DO NOT share these questions with ANYONE (except your group) - you don't know who are the
F-900s!
You are to write up the questions and 3 possible answers
(one being the correct one).
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