Essay Questions Australia and the World Autumn 2017 1. What were the consequences of the British establishing a prison (penal colony) in Australia? Your answer may include the consequences for both Aborigines and Europeans or you may choose to focus on either Aborigines or Europeans. 2. In order to engage successfully with Asia does Australia need to abandon its alliance with the United States? Why/why not? 3. Has the settlement of Australia as a penal colony had more influence in shaping Australian society and culture than the British institutions we inherited? Why do you think so? 4. Given that many commentators view Australia and Indonesia as natural regional allies, why has it proven so difficult for the two countries to forge a stable and productive relationship? 5. Do you agree that Australia’s contemporary relationship with Japan shows us how we can develop a similarly close and harmonious relationship with China? 6. Was the experience of Australian soldiers in the Great War (World War 1) a significant Australian experience, or a significant Australian-British one?