Year 10 History

Year 10 History

  • Submitted By: pacjai
  • Date Submitted: 03/08/2009 12:22 AM
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While Australia became a self-governing nation in 1901, it continued as part of the British Empire and later Commonwealth. Australians held a strong emotional loyalty for Britain and maintained important cultural political ties. Australia’s small population and isolation meant a close but dependent alliance with the British Military. Trade was also dominated by the special relationship with the “mother country”.

The coming of federation had not weakened the deep affection Australians felt for Britain. The Australian people had this strong bond with Britain because more than half of the population had a British or Irish background. Since 1788 when the First Fleet arrived, most of the convicts that arrived felt that they still longed for Britain even though they were settling on new land thousands of kilometers away. The people who lived on to federation are descendents of these convicts but now regard themselves as Australian Britain. There were many similarities between both Britain and Australia; they had many similarities in education and lifestyle. The education system in Britain and Australia is the same with all children starting their schooling around the age of 3 with nursery or pre-school. Around the age of 4 or 5, children start primary school starting at Kindergarten and finishing at Year 6. After primary school, most students will go onto high school till they are around 17 or 18; at around the age of 16 all British students sit a nationwide exam called the General Certificate of Secondary Education. After high school, most British students will then attend Further Education (Fe) or Higher Education (He). Australia has a similar education system but most students sit two statewide exams around 15 or 16 and 17 or 18 before going onto further education. Australians had a very similar lifestyle to the British, they had the same national anthem “God save the King” in honour of King George V, celebrated British Empire Day with Britain and other...

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