Overview
What was the Industrial Revolution?
A change from an economy based on agriculture to one based on manufacturing in cities.
When did Australia become a nation?
1st January 1901
When was World War 1?
1914 - 1918
What Aboriginal tribe lives in Coleambally?
Wiradjuri
Where did the ANZAC's fight after Gallipoli?
The Western Front
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
In about 1760.
What was a popular leisure activity in the early 1900's in Australia?
Picnics in the park or the country.
When did the ANZAC forces land at Gallipoli?
25th April 1915
Which is one of the largest Aboriginal tribes?
Wiradjuri
What was the spark that ignited World War 1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
List 2 non-European migrant groups that came to Australia.
1. Japanese
2. Chinese
3. Afghans
4. Pacific Islanders
What are the MAIN causes of World War 1?
M = militarism
A = alliances
I = imperialism
N = nationalism
What is the meaning behind the name of Poisoned Waterhole Creek at Narrandera?
Aboriginal people were poisoned there
How many fatalities were there on the first day of the Somme?
About 20,000
List 2 ways the Industrial Revolution changed society.
1. People moved from villages to cities.
2. Better food production.
3. Introduction of laws to regulate employment of children and improvements in working conditions.
4. Increased trade between countries.
What did the government use to stop non-European migration to Australia?
What policy was this a part of?
Dictation test
White Australia Policy
What was trench foot caused by?
Constantly wet feet
What does terra nullius mean?
Land belonging to no-one
Who did Australians at home react to Germans living in Australia?
1. Refused to buy German beer and other products.
2. Called for German work colleagues to be fired.
3. Music by German composers was banned.
How many Europeans left their home country for the Americas, Australia and New Zealand?
1 in 10
What was the purpose of the Social Legislation of the new nation at the start of the 20th century?
To create a fair and just society.
Describe 3 things soldiers experienced in the trenches.
1. Flies
2. Lice
3. Dysentery
4. Boredom
5. Extreme temperatures
6. Shell shock
What caused the displacement of Aboriginal people from their land?
European colonisation
Who was the Australian Prime Minister that tried to introduce conscription into Australia?
Billy Hughes