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Australia’s On Its Own (Well, sort of)
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On January 1, 1901, the colonies were federated.
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This was the birth of the Commonwealth of Australia, a Dominion of the British Empire.
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Aborigines in the New Australia
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In 1901, the British made laws against the Aborigines
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They limited where Aborigines could live and work.
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The government took some Aboriginal children from their homes. Some of them were raised by European settlers.
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The children lost contact with their parents and Aboriginal culture.
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The goal was to end Aboriginal culture because the British feared the Aboriginal people.
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Australia’s On Its Own (Well, sort of)
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The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) was created from New South Wales in 1911 for the new capital of Canberra.
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Australia’s On Its Own (Well, sort of)
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Australia willingly participated in World War I as a member of the British Empire.
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Oceania in WWII
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Oceania was the sight of the Pacific Campaign fought between American and Japanese forces, using a technique called island-hopping.
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The most important battles of the Pacific Campaign included:
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Midway (June 1942)
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Iwo Jima (February - March 1945)
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Manila (March 1945)
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Okinawa (April - June 1945)