Rights & Freedoms - General
Rights and Freedoms - Australia
General Knowledge
Rights and Freedoms - USA
Segregation in Australia
100
This event led many world leaders to draft the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Holocaust
100
Aboriginal people experienced discrimination in the past. True/false?
True.
100
What is the average life expectancy of an Aboriginal person?
75
All of Aus = 83
Source: https://www.creativespirits.info/interactive/quiz/aboriginal-australia-quiz-test-your-knowledge
100
*Define 'assimilation'.
A minority group comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviours, and beliefs of another group.
100
What establishments did segregation include?
•‘colour bars’ – bans that prevented Aboriginal people form entering clubs, pubs, restaurants, theatres, public swimming pools, or using public transport
200
List 2 examples of human rights
The right to life, the right to shelter, the right to liberty and freedom, the right to make decisions about your own body, etc.
200
Australia is part of the UN. True or False?
True.
200
What is the leading cause of death for Aboriginal people?
Heart Disease
200
Define 'segregation'.
The separation of people in daily life.
200
How was employment effected?
•Aboriginal people were also prevented from working in particular jobs, and were expected to work for far less money
300
Who wrote the International Declaration of Human Rights?
The United Nations
300
What is a referendum?
A vote to change the Australian Constitution
300
How many Aboriginal people have served in World War II?
Between 3,000 and 5,000 Aboriginal people served in World War II, although exact numbers are impossible to determine. Officially Aboriginal people were not allowed to join, so many enlisted stating a false heritage (e.g. Indian).
300
Where did the US Freedom Riders go to protest?
Deep south states; Texas, Alabama, etc.
300
When did segregation end in Australia?
Despite the official government policy of ‘assimilation’, the practice of segregation continued in Australia until the 1960’s.
400
*What does the UDHR stand for?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
400
The 1967 Referendum did what for Aboriginal people?
- Allowed Aboriginal people to be counted in the Census.
- Allowed laws to be made for Aboriginal people.
400
What was the Mabo decision?
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) is a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised the existence of Native Title in Australia
400
Describe the purpose Freedom Rides in the USA.
Black and white people rode interstate buses together in 1961 to challenge segregation.
400
What is the purpose of this source?
Correct
500
*When was the UDHR adopted by the United Nations?
1948
500
What was life like for indigenous WW! solders upon their return?
Upon their return to civilian life they were treated with the same prejudice and discrimination as before.
500
What is happening here?
A famous photograph in which Winmar points proudly at his skin in a gesture of defiance at racial abuse in 1993
500
What did the US freedom rides achieve?
The banning of segregation in interstate travel
500
Why were aboriginal children removed from their parents?
To ensure they assimilated into white society.