Key Events
In 2008, Kevin Rudd apologised to Indigenous Australians for:
The poor and unwise treatment of the Indigenous people from the time of European settlement to recent times.
The protection policy/paternalism was:
To protect Indigenous Australians from dying out as they were "not" able to look after themselves. This policy was introduced on the basis of Indigenous Australians being "uncivilised" or "inferior", where the government had to act as a "parent" to look after them. The policy was put in place to control Indigenous peoples movement.
The Stolen Generation happened in the years:
1910-1970 where Indigenous Australians were forcibly removed from their families and placed on missions and reserves.
The Domino Theory is based on:
The idea of one country falling under communist rule, the rest of the countries would fall too due to its strong influence.
The UN stands for:
The United Nations
The 1949 civil war in China led to:
A change in government resulting in the rise of communism in Asia under Mao Zedong.
The assimilation policy was:
Aimed at mixed raced (half Indigenous and half European) individuals who abandoned their culture, traditions, language and way of life to live like a "white Australian" in a "civilised" manner.
The 1938 Day of Mourning was about:
Indigenous Australians holding a protest against "white Australians" on the 150th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet regarding the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples since colonisation.
During the Vietnam War, Australia allied themselves with:
South Vietnam, Britain and the United States to fight against the Viet Cong to prevent the spread of communism and to protect western democracies.
The UN was created on the basis of:
European nations and others raising global awareness of human rights issues after WWII. It was created to:
- Maintain international peace and security
- Developing friendly relations among nations
- Helping nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, conquer hunger, disease & literacy and to encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms
- To be the centre for harmonising the actions of nations to achieve their goals
The First Indo China War occurred between:
1946 - 1954 (The Viet Minh vs France due to French occupation).
The integration policy was:
Introduced to allow Indigenous Australians from the 1970s onwards to participate in white society, and they were allowed to keep their identity in the community. Indigenous Australians were allowed to live in communities with non-Indigenous members.
The purpose of the Freedom Rides was to:
Travel around rural NSW to raise awareness of discrimination against Aboriginal people. SAFA group members travelled to towns that are heavily prejudiced against Indigenous Australians where they were segregated from others.
Provide a summary of the events during the Petrov Affair:
- The Petrov Affair is about a defected Soviet spy seeking protection from the USSR.
- Raised issues about Soviet spying in Australia due to fear of communism.
- Communist parties in Australia had to testify about their beliefs and ideas regarding the role of Vladimir Petrov and Soviet spying
The Australian who became the president of the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 was:
Dr Herbert Vere Evatt
The Second Indo China War is commonly referred to as:
The Vietnam War (1955 - 1975)
The self-determination policy was created to:
Allow Indigenous Australians (from the 2000s) to have a choice of how they wanted to live, keep their own language, customs and tradition or live like a European.
The purpose of the 1972 Tent Embassy was to:
Make a stand against the Prime Minister at the time about Indigenous land rights, the use of land and other policies that were introduced regarding the treatment of Indigenous peoples. The embassy was considered as a type of resistance against colonial rule.
- Contain the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
- To strengthen its military and political alliance with the United States.
Which event influenced the 1965 Freedom Rides movement in Australia?
The 1961 US Freedom Riders
The event that occurred in Australia in April 1954 was called:
The Petrov Affair
The reconciliation policy was created to:
Allow Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians come together to work together for a better future. This policy was also created to allow governments to recognise and acknowledge that Indigenous Australians are the traditional owners of the land.
In which year did the Native Title Act pass due to the Mabo Case?
1993
The role of the Viet Cong was to:
- Fight against the Americans and south Vietnamese government to remove the Americans and Australians out of South Vietnam.
- To overthrow the government in South Vietnam and to unify Vietnam under communist rule
The Australian Activist that led the SAFA group and Freedom Rides was:
Charles Perkins