Pre and post settlement
What year did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
1788
Which one of two battles is seen as the defining moment in Australian War history?
Gallipoli OR Kokoda
What was one of the three reasons for Australia to Federate?
Common rail system, protection & free trade between states
What were some of the issue Aboriginal Australian's faced post settlement?
Dispossession of land, Removal from families, massacres, racist injustices. Non voting laws, not being counted towards census. suppression
WW2 started in what year? A) 1939, B) 1942 C) 1945
A) 1939
How long are Aboriginal Australians believed to been on Earth? A) 40,000 years B) 60,000 years, C) 80,000 years
B) 60,000 years
Australian Defence force personal found Japanese submarines in Sydney harbour using what device? A) radio transmission, B) A Flash Light C) Sonar signals
B) A Flash Light
In what year did Australia Federate?
1901
What were Indigenous People granted the right to do in 1962?
Enrol to vote in state ellections
Who spoke at the Tenderfield oration?
Henry Parkes
In what year did Captain Cook arrive in NSW?
1770
Which Australian city was bombed 52 times during WW2?
Darwin
How many colonies was Australia split into?
6
The Mabo decision recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have rights to the land. In what year did this take place? A) 1970, B) 1999, C) 2015 D) 1992
D) 1992
justify your groups position - Australia day should be changed
- student responses
The British wanted to establish what kind of colony? Hint: starts with P
Penal colony
ANZAC stands for what
Australia, New Zealand Army Corps
Name the four major events that led to Australian federation
Vinegar rebellion, rum rebellion, Eureka stockade & Tenderfield Oration
what was the date the Indigenous Australians were given their humanistic rights? date, month, year
27th May 1967
How many ships were in the First Fleet?
11
What were three major factors that led to the British colonising Australia
overcrowded gaols, grow the British empire, economic value, political growth
Remembrance day commemorates what?
the signing of the armistice and the end to WW1
What major city was the Australian capital for a brief period of time
Melbourne
Which Prime minister delivered the famous 'Sorry' Speech to the Stolen Generation?
Kevin Rudd
Who led the Eureka Stockade?
Peter Lalor