Rights & Freedoms - General
Rights and Freedoms - Australia
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Rights and Freedoms - USA
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100
What was the goal of the assimilation policy introduced in Australia in the 1950s?
To absorb Aboriginal people into white society by encouraging them to adopt Western culture and values.
100
True or False: The Sorry Campaign led to a formal government apology in 1998.
False – the apology was made by Kevin Rudd in 2008.
100
What concept does this image show?
Segregation.
100
Which US civil rights leader’s speeches inspired activists worldwide, including in Australia?
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
What is full of holes but still holds water?
A Sponge
200
Name one major cultural impact of the Stolen Generations.
Loss of language, cultural knowledge, and identity.
200
Explain how the struggle for Aboriginal rights has changed since the 1960s.
Moved from gaining basic rights to seeking justice, land recognition, and reconciliation.
200
Identify 3 impacts of the Stolen Generations
Lasting trauma by severing Indigenous peoples' connections to family, culture, and land, leading to deep intergenerational disadvantages that persist today.
200
In what year did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin, and why was it a turning point for the movement?
1955 — it showed the power of organised, non-violent protest and led to the desegregation of buses.
200
What is at the end of a rainbow?
The Letter W
300
Use the word “assimilation” in a sentence about Aboriginal history.
The policy of assimilation forced Aboriginal people to give up their culture to be accepted into white society.
300
What is a referendum?
A single vote on a political decision by the citizen.
300
What does S.A.F.A stand for?
Student Action for Aborigines
300
Name one key method used by civil rights activists in the US to bring about change.
Peaceful protests, sit-ins, Freedom Rides, legal challenges.
300
It belongs to you, but your friends use it more. What is it?
Your Name
400
Who led the 1965 Freedom Ride in Australia?
Charles Perkins
400
What was one goal of the Freedom Ride?
To expose racial discrimination in rural NSW towns.
400
A newspaper article from 1963 calls the March on Washington “unrealistic and disruptive.” What might this tell you about the author’s perspective?
The author likely opposed the movement or held conservative views about social change.
400
How did the US Freedom Rides inspire Aboriginal activists in Australia?
They demonstrated peaceful protest methods to challenge racial discrimination, leading to the 1965 NSW Freedom Ride.
400
Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
Incorrectly
500
What two changes occurred due to the 1967 Referendum?
Aboriginal people were counted in the census and the federal government could make laws for them.
500
List THREE reasons given for removal of children in NSW
- 'being Aboriginal'
- 'being 14 years'
- 'at risk of immorality'
- 'neglected'
- 'to get her away from surroundings of Aboriginal station/Removal from idle reserve life'
- 'Orphan'
- 'to send to service'
500
A political cartoon mocks feminist protestors as “angry housewives.” What does this tell us about the cartoonist’s bias?
The cartoonist likely opposed feminism and reinforced stereotypes.
500
Place these events in order: March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Civil Rights Act signed.
Freedom Rides (1961) → March on Washington (1963) → Civil Rights Act (1964).
500
What can you break without touching it?
A Promise
600
What was the purpose of the Wave Hill Walk Off?
To protest for equal pay and later land rights.
600
Describe the significance of Mabo vs. Queensland
Overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius, recognising for the first time in Australian law that Indigenous peoples have a pre-existing system of land ownership known as "Native Title."
600
What is the motive of this cartoon?
To show the public what the expectations were for the Aboriginal people using the Moree pools.
600
Why was Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, significant in raising awareness of racial injustice?
She insisted on an open-casket funeral so the world could see what racism had done to her son, fuelling national outrage.
600
Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
Nothing