Imperialism
First Fleet
History Skills
Trivia
100

What is imperialism? 

A powerful country that takes over another country, controlling land, trade routes and people

100

How long did the journey from the UK to Australia on the first fleet take? 

Acceptable answers: 7 or 8 months 

100

What is the acronym used to analyse historical sources?

COMAPIE

100

What is the capital of Spain? 

Madrid

200

Provide an economical advantage of imperialism? 

To gain raw materials, wealth, power, land etc. 

200

When did the first fleet arrive? 

1788 (January, between 18th and 20th) 

200

What does the C stand for in COMAPIE?

Context

200

Who plays the character Rachel in series friends? 

Jennifer Aniston

300

Which country had the largest empire during the 1800's? 

Great Britain 

300

Where did the first fleet arrive to? Hint - there's more than 1 place!

Botany Bay initially - then on to Sydney because... 

300

How do you show explicit information from a source? 

By using a direct quote

300

Finish the famous lyric... 

YMCA, it's time to... 

stay at the YMCA

400

Provide two effects of imperialism on indigenous communities.

Loss of: land, traditions, resources, culture.

Rise in violence and negative interactions between settles and first nations people.

400
Who was captain of the first fleet?

Arthur Phillip 

400

Which country does the following city belong to: Vienna. 

Austria 

500

How can we evaluate the overall impact of imperialism? 

Imperialism increased the wealth and power of European nations but often resulted in loss of land, culture, and autonomy for colonised people