WWII
The date range for WWII
1939-1945
Who was involved in the Space Race?
USA and Russia
Why is Rosa Parks and important figure?
She is said to have started the American Civil Rights movement with her bus boycott and was an important rights activist.
Who and where was bombed by the USA ending WWII?
Japan, Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Purposely seperating people or something apart
What was the event that started WWII?
Germany invading Poland
What is the domino effect?
The idea that if one country falls to communism the other surrounding countries will do the same in a quick manner
What is the 1938 Aboriginal Day of Mourning?
It was the first official protest held by Aboriginal peoples in Australia
What does KKK stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
What are 2 human rights?
- Safety - Employment
- Clean water and food - Housing
- Education - Free from slavery
- Seek asylum - equal in dignity + rights
- Privacy - Fair trial
Who used the tactic Blitzkrieg?
The German Luftwaffe (airforce)
Why is it called the Cold War?
Because it was a geopolitical battle to compete for poltiical dominance that didn't involve direct violence
What was Kinchella boys home?
A government home Aboriginal boys were sent to after being taken from their parents
What happened to Pearl Harbour WWII?
They were bombed by Japan
What were the two sides called in WWII?
Axis and Allied powers
Who are the leaders of the Axis Powers?
Adolf Hitler (Germany), Benito Mussolini (Italy), Emporer Hirohito (Japan)
What did the Berlin Wall represent?
How have Aboriginal People struggled with rights and freedoms?
- Children taken from families
- Protection policies restricting basic rights
- Government controlling daily life aspects
- Designated living zones
- Limited access to adequate resources
What was the Kokoda Campaign?
A battle fought between ANZACs and Japan in WWII in Papua New Guinea to stop the capture of Port Moresby on the south coast
What is the concept of removal policies?
Removal policies were government acts that took Aboriginal children from their parents and forced children to forget their culture to assimilate into white society
Who were the Allied Prime Ministers during WWII?
Winston Churchill (UK), Franklin D. Roosevelt (USA), Neville Chamberlain (UK)
Why is the Vietnam war a significant event in the Cold War?
Because it was a Battle between Communist and Capitalist parties that resulted in the Communist regime winning. It also meant that it was no longer a non-violent proxy war between the two political parties.
Who was involved in the exchanging of the soil in 1975?
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and Traditional Land owner Vincent Lingiari
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Laws in America that enforced segregation between African Americans and White people
What was important about the 1967 referendum?
Aboriginal people were granted being counted in the census and to have laws made for them rather than being on a state by state basis