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The Allied Forces take over Berlin after numerous bombing raids by the US and British aerocrafts.
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Australia takes in Britians, Greeks, Germans, Italians, and more to expand its economy and in particular, the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electricity Schemes.
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Under the Crown, the Australian government allowed the British government to test nuclear bombs on Australian grounds. There was a massive uproar by the Aboriginal community.
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Many Australians feared that the rule of Communism would spread down through Asia and into Australia. This led the Australian army to fight another war, this time in Korea and Vietnam, allied with the US.
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Images, music, and fashion from all over the world are viewed for the first time.
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After Bob Hawke came to power, a massive surge of young activists protests against Office and eventually helps end the Vietnam war. The young activists further help fight for civil rights, land rights, women rights, and gay rights.
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A new green movement emerged in the early 1960s, aimed to protect animals and to take action to preserve the environment.
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The referendum for Aboriginal civil rights was passed. For the first time, Indigenous people were recognised as part of the census.
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The Australian Labour Party under Gough Whitlam wins and rises to power. The party immediately withdrew the army from Vietnam and started what most called the biggest sweep of social change in Australian history.
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After Gough Whitlam was dismissed from Office, Bob Hawke rises to power and immediately strengthens ties with the US.