The Effects of World war II on Sydney

The locals went into a state of panic with blackouts and ration books and many of the locals fled to the Blue Mountains for safety. Many immigrants to Australia after the war were from Greece, Italy and Eastern Europe.

The I960s saw a lot of social unrest especially when the Australians were drawn into the Vietnam War and conscription lead to severe social unrest.

Around this time the Sydney Opera House was built in 1973 and lots of immigration after the Vietnam war began to flow into the city from South East Asia. Different parts of the city were colonised with migrant groups, such as the Leichhardt which was the Italian district, Lakemba was the Lebanese part of town, Redfern was where many Greeks set up shop and Marrickville was the Portuguese part of town.

Nowadays thousands of apartments are being built and there are many controversial decisions with regard to architecture as structures around Circular Quay, the futuristic Monorail, Fox Studios and the Walsh Bay Wharves have all had mixed popularity in recent times. Only a few of the old historical landmarks still remain in places like Macquarie Street, the tourist area and the Rocks.

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