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Australia's Great Depression Challenges
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Australia's Great Depression Challenges
📚 Part 1: Understanding the Great Depression
1. Which of these were direct effects of the Great Depression in Australia? (Select all that apply)
Unemployment reached nearly 32% by 1932
Many families relied on 'susso' (sustenance payments) for survival
People were forced to live in makeshift camps called 'shanty towns'
Aboriginal workers often lost their jobs first
2. What was the 'susso'?
A type of luxury food
Government welfare payments to help unemployed people
A new type of housing
A political party
🔄 Part 2: Cause and Effect
Stock market crash
Loss of jobs
Racial discrimination
Economic hardship
Formation of shanty towns
Families depending on charity
Aboriginal people forced into missions
Business closures
✏️ Part 3: Reflection
3. Imagine you are a child living in 1932 Australia. Describe what your daily life might be like. Consider:
- What would you eat?
- Where would you live?
- Would you go to school?
- How would your family earn money?
4. Extension Activity: Research one way communities helped each other during the Great Depression and explain why this was important:
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