Industrial Revolution
Identify 3 inventions significant to the industrial revolution.
Answers will vary but could include steam engine, loom, telephone, telegraph, dynamite, spinning jenny.
When did Australia become a federation?
January 1st, 1901
Where, and on what date, did European Settlers arrive in Australia?
1788, to Botany Bay (Sydney, NSW)
Identify 2 weapons used in the First World War
Explain the difference between a primary and a secondary source
Primary - created at the time
Secondary - created afterwards
Why was the Steam Engine significant to the Industrial Revolution?
Its emergence freed manufacturers from the need to locate their factories on or near sources of water power. Large enterprises began to concentrate in rapidly growing industrial cities
Explain 1 reason for federation
Free trade, streamlined defence, national identity and pride etc
Define Terra Nullius, and explain why settlers thought it was accurate
Terra Nullius means 'nobody's land' and this was thought to be true as the White settlers did not believe the Aboriginal people owned the land, based on how they lived
Identify the member nations of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance.
Entente - France, Russia & England
Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy
Give FOUR examples of a primary source
Answers will vary but may include speech, photo, artefact, diary, newspaper, book, film, propaganda etc
Why did people move to the cities during the industrial revolution?
They moved in the hope of finding work at the newly opened factories
Explain 1 reason against federation
The cost of setting up a national parliament, loss of ties to England, loss of emerging colony identities etc
What were the 'Frontier Wars'?
The 'Frontier Wars' refer to the battles and mass slaughter of Aboriginal people by White settlers during their expansion.
Outline two roles Women performed in WW1
Front line workers such as nurses
Home front jobs such as creating and sending supplies
Explain the correct way to in-text reference a source
(Author, year)
Explain 2 reasons children were valuable as workers during the industrial revolution
They were able to be underpaid and their small bodies and fingers could do tasks adults were unable to
Which state was most resistant to Federation?
Western Australia
Who was Bennelong and what was his role during the colonial era?
Bennelong served as a liaison between the colonial settlers and the Eora Nation. He was the first Aboriginal man to visit England.
Outline TWO of the conditions of the Armistice agreement.
Answers will vary
What was the event that started WW1?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Describe 3 changes the Industrial Revolution had on Social groups and society
Ending child labour, improved worker's rights, the growth of unions, increase in wealth, increase in production, improved standard of living
What was the First Act of the new Australian Parliament and what did it do?
The first law made by the Australian Parliament was the Consolidated Revenue Act 1901. It allowed the first Australian Government to collect and spend money.
Explain what the Stolen Generation was.
The Stolen Generation refers to the thousands of children removed from the care of their families and communities in the late 20th Century under a white government's policy.
Explain 2 factors that contributed to the ENDING of WW1
Answers will vary
What day is Remembrance Day on and why?
11th November - it is the anniversary of the armistice of WW1