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How has the arrival of migrants from Europe affected Australia since 1945?

After World War II ended in May 1945 Europe was in chaos Germany was crushedand the map of Europe was !eing car"ed up !y the #nited $tates and the $o"iet#nion Western Europe was supported !y the #nited $tates while Eastern Europewas in"aded !y the $o"iet #nion Migrants !egan streaming out of Eastern Europeto places li%e Australia and the #nited $tates to get away from the oppression in their homelands !y the $o"iet #nion &Warner' 1999( )he *old War !etween the #nited$tates and the $o"iet #nion meant that nuclear war was a real threat and somepeople saw Australia as a safe place to li"e

+etween 1945 and 19,5 more than two million migrants came to Australia Mostwere assisted- the *ommonwealth Go"ernment paid most of their fare to get to Australia In return they had to stay in Australia for at least two years and wor% inwhate"er .o!s the Go"ernment ga"e them &www immigrationaustralia com au( )hefirst wa"e of post war migration !egan with /isplaced 0ersons )hese people fledtheir countries which had !een utterly destroyed !y war or o"erran !y the $o"iet#nion +etween 194 and 1952 the Australian Go"ernment assisted o"er 1 3'333/isplaced 0ersons to migrate to Australia &www !order go" au(

)he second wa"e of post war immigration arri"ed in the 1953s and 19,3s' andconsisted of those see%ing employment and !etter li"ing conditions )hese programswere an enormous success & ar%er' 6332(

owe"er' in some areas' s%illed migrants found it hard to find wor% to suit theirtraining and 7ualifications and had to accept what wor% was a"aila!le Immigrantswere called 8 ew Australian8' a term which carried the expectation that they wouldadopt Australian ways as 7uic%ly as possi!le 8:ld8 Australians were' at the sametime' encouraged to !e 8good neigh!ours8 and help new arri"als !lend in &+ennett'6313(

At the heart of this policy of assimilation was the fear that European settlers would

form encla"es' decline to contri!ute to the wider community' and threaten Australia8s social cohesion &;eece' 1314(

#ltimately' !y the late 19 3s' Australia had !ecome far more culturally di"erse' withmany ways of !eing Australian and many new social networ%s and institutions

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