Dates
What happened in 1901?
The Federation of Australia
What event led to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
WWII and the Holocaust
Activism
The practice of taking action to effect social, political, economic, or environmental change
What does UDHR stand for?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
True or False; The 1967 referendum passed with only 64% of Australians voting in favour of it
False; over 90% voted 'yes'
What happened in 1967?
The referendum that voted 'yes' to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Constitution
What triggered the recent BLM movement in 2020?
The death of George Floyd
Segregation
The separation of people in daily life
Who wrote the International Declaration of Human Rights?
The United Nations
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
Primary source - Immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it.
Secondary - One step removed from primary sources, though they often quote or otherwise use primary sources.
What happened in 1938?
The Day of Mourning
What did the process of assimilation do?
Assimilation was used in an attempt to integrate Aboriginal people (particularly those of mixed heritage) into Australian society
Assimilation
A minority group comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviours, and beliefs of another group
True or False - Hate speech is protected under the UDHR
False
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
The Prime Minister issued a formal apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
What national debate sparked from the 1938 Day of Mourning?
Australia Day: Change the date
What is the Stolen Generation?
The forced removal of Aboriginal children from their homes and families to be placed in government care and assimilated with white Australian society
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
Who were two famous civil rights activists in the US?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
What happened in 1965?
The Freedom Rides
List THREE reasons given for the removal of children in NSW
Define 'terra nulius'
'Land belonging to nobody'
When was the UDHR adopted by the United Nations?
1948
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