Industrial Revolution
This machine, invented by James Watt, was crucial to powering factories during the Industrial Revolution.
What is the steam engine?
In 1788, the First Fleet arrived in this location, establishing the first British colony in Australia.
What is Botany Bay/Sydney?
Gold was first discovered in Australia in 1851 in this state.
What is New South Wales?
Australian and New Zealand troops are collectively known by this acronym.
What is ANZAC?
This volunteer organisation was created to support soldiers returning from WWI in Australia.
What is the Returned and Services League (RSL)?
The Industrial Revolution began in this country in the late 18th century.
What is Great Britain?
Australia's first major export.
What is wool?
This rebellion in 1854 symbolised the fight for miners' rights.
What is the Eureka Rebellion?
The assassination of this person is considered the 'spark' causing WWI.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This disease outbreak in 1918 caused millions of deaths worldwide, including in Australia.
What is the Spanish flu?
This agricultural innovation increased crop yields.
What is crop rotation?
A key early indigenous person who acted somewhat like a diplomat between the settlers and Indigenous peoples
Who is Pemulwuy?
The Australian colonies federated into a single nation on this date.
What is January 1, 1901?
This policy of compulsory enlistment for military service caused major debate in Australia during World War I.
What is conscription?
The traditional owners of the land that Grammar is on.
Who are the Bunurong?
This term refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities during the Industrial Revolution.
What is urbanisation?
This term refers to the legal concept used to justify British claims to Australia, asserting the land belonged to no one.
What is terra nullius?
The gold rush significantly increased migration to Australia, particularly from this country.
What is China?
This battle in 1916 was one of the bloodiest battles in WWI and involved heavy losses on both sides.
What is the Battle of the Somme?
The Industrial Revolution led to the rise of these worker organisations that advocated for better wages and working conditions.
What are Trade Unions?
Establishing control in other countries to extract raw materials for manufacturing.
What is colonisation?
This series of conflicts between settlers and Indigenous Australians occurred throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
What are the Frontier Wars?
The first act of parliament, implemented after Federation.
What is the Immigration Restriction Act?
Germany's initial war plan to take France out of the war quickly.
What is the Schlieffen Plan?
This international organisation, formed after World War I, aimed to maintain world peace.
What is the League of Nations?