Australia 1918–1949: soldier settlement, Depression, war and reconstruction

What this note covers

1. Australia in 1918 and the two periods
2. 'Men, Money and Markets': national priorities in the 1920s
3. Exclusion and challenge: First Nations peoples and women
4. The Depression, 1929–1932: collapse and political crisis
5. Foreign policy, 1916–1949: Empire, independence and alliance
6. Total war, 1939–1945
7. Reconstruction, the 1949 election and the essay

7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes