Aboriginal Rights
What is the time period called where children were forcibly removed from Aboriginal families under government policy?
The Stolen Generations
Who refused to give up their bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
What British band sparked “Beatlemania” in the 1960s?
The Beatles
What style of music became wildly popular with teens in the 1950s?
Rock and Roll
What does the "KKK" stand for?
Ku Klux Klan
What happened in 1967 that allowed Aboriginal people to be counted in the census?
1967 referendum.
What is the name of the civil rights leader who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What guitarist/singer became known for his wild sound, crazy guitar solo's and rebellious image in the late ‘60s?
Jimi Hendrix
Which blonde movie star became an icon of beauty and fashion in the 1950s?
Mariyln Monroe
This event in 1938 was held as a protest by Indigenous Australians on Australia Day.
1938 Day of Mourning.
Although this term was abolished in 1865, Aboriginal workers were still sometimes treated like property and denied proper wages. What is the term called?
Slavery/Slave labour
What were the laws called that enforced racial segregation in the American South?
Jim Crow laws
What fashion item symbolized youth freedom and women’s liberation?
The miniskirt
What type of clothing did teens wear to reject conservative 1940s styles and embrace rebellion?
Jeans, leather jackets, bold hairstyles (think Elvis).
Starting in 2013, this movement protests against police brutality and systemic racism globally.
Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement
What were the policies called that supported the replacement of aboriginal culture with "superior" white culture?
Assimilation Policy (backed by Social Darwinism).
In 1957, a group of African American students integrated into a previously all-white High School, which was met with outrage. What are these students called today?
The Little Rock Nine.
These swirling, colourful patterns were inspired by drug culture and featured on clothes during the hippie era.
Psychedelic prints
What device, introduced to Australia in 1956, revolutionised family entertainment?
Television
What is the Cold War conflict involving Australia that lasted from 1962 to 1975 called?
Vietnam War
What 1939 event saw Aboriginal people walk off a mission in protest of poor conditions and unpaid labour?
Cummeragunja Walk-Off
What campaign in 1963 targeted segregation in one of the most racially divided U.S. cities? Hint: the protesters in the campaign were attacked by police dogs.
The Birmingham Campaign.
What year did Neil Armstrong land on the moon?
"One small step for man....one giant leap for mankind"
1969
What famous actor from "Rebel Without a Cause" symbolised teenage rebellion?
Hint: The guy who's photo I put next to Marilyn Munroe's in my slideshow.
James Dean.
What is President John F. Kennedy's Middle name (what does it stand for)?
Fitzgerald.