Colonisation
In what year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788
Who was the Aboriginal man taken to England in 1792 as an intermediary between British settlers and the Eora people?
Bennelong
In what year did Australia become a federated nation?
1901
What was the goal of the White Australia Policy?
To limit non-White immigration
When did World War I begin?
1914
What was the primary reason the British colonised Australia?
To establish a penal colony
Which Aboriginal man lead an armed resistance against British settlers in Sydney?
Pemulwuy
Who became Australia's first Prime Minister?
Edmund Barton
What test was used to restrict migrants under this policy?
The dictation test
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Who was the captain of the First Fleet?
Arthur Phillip
Which form of resistance involved strategic attacks on livestock, crops, and settlers?
Guerilla warfare
What was a major reason for federation?
To unify defence, trade, and immigration policies
In which year was the immigration restriction Act passed?
1901
Name a reason Australians would have enlisted in WWI
Patriotism, seeking adventure, peer pressure, civic duty, steady income etc.
What impact did European diseases have on Aboriginal populations?
Caused widespread disease and population decline.
What is the significance of the Bathurst Wars (1820s)?
Some of the earliest recorded armed conflicts in NSW between settlers and the Wiradjuri people
What document outlines Australia's system of federal government?
The constitution
What was one long-term consequence of the policy?
Lack of cultural diversity for much of the 20th century. Reduced trade and economic lull.
What battle is most associated with the ANZACs in WWI?
Gallipoli
What legal concept did Captain Cook falsely use to justify British possession?
Terra Nullius
Why were many acts of Aboriginal resistance under-recorded in colonial sources?
Due to colonial bias, suppression, and oral traditions not being documented
Which colonies were reluctant to join Federation?
WA and QLD (WA was the last to join)
Which Prime Minister began dismantling the policy in the late 1960s?
Harold Holt
How many Australians died in World War I? (to the nearest ten thousand)
Roughly 61500