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He worked hard to strengthen the church
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His opposition to conscription brought him and the Catholic community into direct conflict with Australia's Protestant majority.
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He was the first Roman Catholic cardinal to receive a knighthood since the English Reformation.
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Convinced the colonies would be stronger if they united,
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World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
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Santamaria founded the Catholic Social Studies Movement, generally known simply as "the Movement"
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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.
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The split helped keep Prime Minister Menzies' government in power for another 17 years.