History MC (3 Viewers)

[Borbor]

I think it was the Liberal-Country Party because during the Petrov Affair, people were accusing the Labor Party of being Communist-Sympathisers and it was Robert Menzies [I think] who was the one that made the speech to ban the CPA.

Wrong.

The question said Liberal Country Party, not Liberal Party. There is a difference, the Liberal Country Party is just a small party in the Northern Territory with affiliations to the Liberal Party. Plus, it was founded in 1974, way after Menzies time.



The Labor Party actually did support the bill though, in an attempt to make it seem as if they were not communist.

Exactly!

The whole question was testing you whether you knew and understood the split in the Labor Party. The DLP split from the Labor party because the felt the Labor Party was becoming too pro-communist.

 

[victoria10]

Wrong.



Exactly!

The whole question was testing you whether you knew and understood the split in the Labor Party. The DLP split from the Labor party because the felt the Labor Party was becoming too pro-communist.

wow this is all too smart for me.
i had no clue and closed my eyes and which ever one i looked at first i choose. lol

 

[Cardea]

Exactly!

The whole question was testing you whether you knew and understood the split in the Labor Party. The DLP split from the Labor party because the felt the Labor Party was becoming too pro-communist.

In 1941 his party lost the election, and he led the opposition in the House from 1943 to 1949, when the Liberal-Country coalition defeated Labour at the polls and Menzies again became prime minister.

He led the Liberals, in coalition with the Country Party, to a huge electoral victory at the end of 1949, and remained Prime Minister for more than sixteen years, thereby inspiring the reference, "the Menzies era".

Just to clarify, it was the Liberal-Country Coalition, though I don't think it makes a difference. This is what I just found on it. I think we're overanalysing the question here.

 

[zzzz12345]

Just to clarify, it was the Liberal-Country Coalition, though I don't think it makes a difference. This is what I just found on it. I think we're overanalysing the question here.

Just to expand on this point, the 'Country Party' was the previous name of the 'National Party' and this coalition has essentially continued till this day but no longer under the name of the Liberal-Country Party/Coalition. Menzies who was the leader of the Liberal-Country Party (and I have seen this political group referred to as such in several textbooks) introduced the Communist Party Dissolution Bill in 1950 and not only was this opposed by Dr. H. V. Evatt (the leader of the Labor Party) but he was of key figures to fight the bill in the High Court on the grounds it was unconstitutional.
The Democratic Labor Party only came into formation in 1957 after most of the events regarding the ban of communism and the Socialist Party would not only be to small to be considered any actual opposition/support but would logically be inclined to support the left-wing nature of communism.
Taking all that into account and using the process of elimination; the most logical and correct answer is the Liberal-Country party because not only did they exist, have significant influence and a ban of communism would be within their ideology but also because Menzies (who was their leader) introduced the bill in the first place.

 

[studentcheese]

+ 1 to above post.

 

[speedofsound]

It's not the Liberal Country Party... It's the Labor Party.

 

[Cardea]

Okay, hold on a sec. One of the options, as I said above, was Liberal-Country Coalition, not Country Liberal Party or for that matter, Liberal Country Party.

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the Liberal and National parties. It is a member of the Coalition.

I've searched it, and there is a difference between the two. Now, I remember the exam clearly said Liberal-Country Coalition. I think you're referring to Country Liberal Party, speedofsound? I typed in Liberal Country Party in google, and it actually all came out specifically as Country Liberal Party, which is a party in itself. The Coalition, however, headed by Menzies at the time, did not only introduce but support the bill.

So I guess I retract my statement about how the wording wouldn't make a difference

 

[speedofsound]

Ever single teacher at my school said it was a trick question and that the answer was the Labor Party. :\ I don't remember what option D said, perhaps anyone who has the paper can enlighten us.

This is really bugging me now lol

 

[Cardea]

Lol, it's bugging me now too.

 

[studentcheese]

It's bugging me too because I scored 90% in my History trial exam. History is my best subject and I will cry if I don't get a Band 6.

 

[Cardea]

I put the Labor party split into two parties, which did actually happen..

EDIT: I thought the MC was actually quite tricky too. I especially hated the source questions.

 

[light_~@~ngel]

i don't even remember the damn exam....

LOL