The Great Depression
What year did the Great Depression start?
1929
What year did World War II start?
1939
What decades were marked by significant calls for Indigenous Rights and Freedoms?
1960s-1970s
Who was Eddie Mabo?
A Torres Strait Islander who challenged *terra nullius* in the High Court, leading to the Mabo Decision
The other subject Miss Lensink teaches.
What is "English"?
The event often considered the start of the Great Depression.
What is "The Wall Street Crash in the USA"?
Who defeated Germany during the Battle of Berlin?
The Soviet Red Army
What was the significance of the 1967 Referendum
It allowed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to be counted in the census and gave the federal government power to make laws for them
What was the Tent Embassy?
A protest site set up in 1972 outside Parliament House to demand Aboriginal land rights
What is the name of Miss Lensink's dog?
Dave
An impact of the Great Depression on Australian society.
What is "High unemployment, poverty, homelessness, or reliance on government relief"?
Hiroshima - 6th August 1945
Nagasaki - 9th August 1945
What was the outcome of the Wave Hill Walk-Off led by Vincent Lingiari?
It led to the return of land to the Gurindji people and helped spark the land rights movement
What event in the USA inspired Charles Perkins?
The Freedom Rides
Where was Miss Lensink's first job?
How the Australian Government responded to the Great Depression.
What are "cut government spending, raised taxes, or devalued the Australian currency in an attempt to boost exports"?
What is the name of the document that Germany were forced to sign after World War I? Name 2 of it's conditions.
The Treaty of Versailles:
- Territorial losses
- Limits placed on the German Armed Forces
- War Guilt Clause
- Demilitarisation of the Rhineland
- Creation of the League of Nations
- High monetary payments
What year did the Mabo Decision occur?
1992
What symbolic gesture did Prime Minister Gough Whitlam make in 1975
He poured sand into Vincent Lingiari’s hand to symbolise the return of land to the Gurindji people
Where are Miss Lensink's family from?
The Netherlands
The unemployment rate in Australia during the peak of the Great Depression.
32% in 1932
What is the name of Hitler's failed coup attempt in Munich in November 1923?
The Beer Hall Putsch
Which states opposed the recognition of Aboriginal land rights?
Queensland and Western Australia
Who was the first Aboriginal person to graduate from university in Australia?
Charles Perkins
When is Miss Lensink's birthday?
March 6