Industrial Revolution
What invention powered many early factories and trains during the Industrial Revolution?
The steam engine
What event in 1914 triggered the start of World War I?
Assassination of Archuduke Franz Ferdinand
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788
What were the ships criminals were held on in Britain called?
Prison Hulks
Who was re-elected Prime Minister this year?
Anthony Albanese
Why did many people move from the countryside to cities during the Industrial Revolution?
For jobs in factories (urbanisation).
What was the name of the muddy, narrow fighting areas soldiers lived and fought in?
Trenches
What is the term for conflicts between First Nations peoples and settlers on the frontier?
The Frontier Wars
Why were convicts transported to Australia?
Britain needed a place to send prisoners and reduce overcrowded prisons.
What major disaster is South Australia currently facing?
Algal Bloom
Name at least two common dangers for workers in early factories?
Unsafe machines, long hours, pollution, injuries, or poor ventilation.
What were conditions like in the trenches for soldiers? Give two examples.
Muddy, wet, rats, disease, constant danger, trench foot.
Name one impact of colonisation on First Nations peoples.
Land loss, violence, disease, displacement, cultural disruption.
Name at least one punishment used in Victorian England?
Hard labour, public execution, transportation, whipping.
What is the name of the U.S. Vice President?
J.D. Vance
What was the name given to the crowded, cheap apartment-style housing workers lived in?
Tenements
Name one weapon that revolutionised fighting in WWI.
Machine guns, tanks, poison gas, artillery.
What is one reason early settlers struggled to grow food successfully?
They didn’t understand the Australian soil, climate, or seasons.
What does “transportation for seven years” mean?
Being sent to Australia
Who was recently elected New York mayor?
Zohran Mamdani
What were “factory acts” created to help fix?
Laws that limited child labour and improved working conditions.
What does MAIN stand for?
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
How long have Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples lived on the land now called Australia?
What is one example of a crime that could get you transported to Australia?
Theft, forgery, pickpocketing, stealing clothes, or breaking into shops.
Who is the Prime Minister of England?
Keir Starmer