Ethnocentricity

ethnocentric |ˌeθnōˈsentrik|
adjective
evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.


How did the ethnocentricity of the British and the First Australians cause conflict between the two groups?

The British were very ethnocentric, judging the First Australians and calling them savages and animals. At first the British ignored their culture and didn't try to mix with it. After a while when they started mixing and so did their cultures. Both thinking the other's culture was strange and not civilized. This started conflict when McIntyre was killed by the Australians as a form of "pay-back" for the killing of multiple Aboriginals.