Year 10 History Revision

Vietnam War General

100

The name of the type of warfare the Vietcong engaged in starting with a G

Guerilla warfare

200

The name of the theory that explained countries being overcome by communism

Domino Theory

300

Which invention helped people at home understand what was happening in the war? 

Television

400

Which part of Vietnam was Australia supporting?

South Vietnam

500

A leaf killing toxic chemical used by American forces to clear forests and flush Vietcong out:

Napalm

DDT

Agent Orange

Green Agent

Agent Orange

Vietnam War Politics

100

Which country occupied Indochina but was forced out in 1954? 

France

200

Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese?

Ho Chi Minh

300

Who won the Vietnamese War?

North Vietnamese Communist won and reunified the country

400

What parallel line divided North Vietnam and South Vietnam? 

38th

17th

15th

36th

17th parallel 

500

Which Australian Prime Minister sent the first Australian troops overseas? 

Harold Holt

Robert Menzies

Arthur Caldwell

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Robert Menzies

Australia's involvement

100

Australia introduced mandatory national service (conscription) during the Vietnam War

True

False

True

200

The Vietnam War was the first time Australia had conscription

True

False

False

300

Why were some Australians against conscription?

Because they believed it was a civil war between north and south Vietnam and didn't view communism as a threat. They didn't believe Australia should have been involved in the war. 

400

What does SEATO stand for? 

Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation 

500

What is the ANZUS treaty? What do the acronyms stand for and what was it for? 

The Australia, New Zealand, United States Security Treaty (ANZUS Treaty) is an agreement between Australia and New Zealand and Australia and the United States to co-operate on military matters in the Pacific Region 

Aboriginal Rights and Freedoms

100

In what state were the Freedom Rides led by Charles Perkins?

New South Wales

200

Which year did Indigenous Australians receive the right to vote? 

1957

1961

1984

1962

1962

300

Explain the assimilation policy 

The policy of absorbing Aboriginal people into society through forced removal of children from their families. The intent of the policy was to destroy Aboriginal society.

400

Which year did Kevin Rudd deliver the Sorry speech? 

2008 

500

Explain the Mabo decision and its significance 

In 1992 Eddie Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander believed the Australian land ownership laws were wrong. After Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had occupied Australia for 40, 000 to 60, 000 years, British settlers declared the Australia 'terra nullius' (empty land) and laid claims to the land. In June 1992, the High Court ruled that 'terra nullius' should not have been applied to Australia and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had rights to the land. 

USA Civil Rights Movement

100

Where is Martin Luther King jr give his famous 'I have a dream' speech?

March on Washington

200

Who was a key figure of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

Rosa Parkes

300

What were the Freedom Rides in 1961 protesting against?

Segregation

400

What is the name of the group that Malcom X was connected to?

Black Panthers

500

How many students were involved in the Little Rock civil rights event?

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