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'Terra Nullius' means?
land belonging to no one
land of no value
native title
land without culture
Why did the government take mixed race Aboriginal children from their families?
Government thought these children could adapt more easily into the wider white population.
Government thought these children could be better used as servants.
Government thought their parents could not look after them
Government thought these children could be absorbed into the wider black population.
What does civil rights mean?
The rights of Aboriginal people for social and political rights
The rights of citizens for social and political rights
The rights of Europeans for social and political rights
The rights of citizens for social and cutural rights
What happened to Aboriginal people on reserves and missions?
They were taught to reject their European ways of life
They were injected with smallpox
They were taught to reject their Aboriginality and had to convert to Christianity
They were taught to speak English and how to fight
What did the beginning of European settlement mean for Aboriginal people?
the beginning of European education and the European invasion of a their homes
the beginning of Indian settlement and the European invasion of a land they had lived in continuously for thousands of years
the beginning of European settlement and the European invasion of a land they had lived in continuously for thousands of years
the beginning of a new language and customs and changed Aboriginal society for the better
When was the Day of Mourning Protest?
26 January, 1967
26 January, 1948
26 January, 1938
1 January, 1788
How were Aboriginal people impacted by colonisation?
Better eduction and opportunities
loss of land, disease, conflict, break down of social structures
loss of land, disease, new language
break down of social structures, found new jobs
What does the Stolen Generations mean?
The process where Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies.
The process where Aboriginal children were removed from white families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies.
The process where Aboriginal children were removed from their families by other Aboriginal families
The process where Aboriginal adults were removed from their families by the Australian Federal and State government agencies.
What was the Day of Mourning?
First organised civil rights protest by African-Americans
First organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
Second organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
The final organised civil rights protest by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples
What does colonisation mean?
establishing control over the indigenous people of a city. This can relate to removing people from their land as well as imposing cultural, religious and political ideas
establishing control over the European people of an area. This can relate to removing people from their land as well as imposing cultural, religious and political ideas
establishing control over the indigenous people of a rural area. This can relate to removing people from their land as well as imposing cultural, religious and political ideas
establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. This can relate to removing people from their land as well as imposing cultural, religious and political ideas
What does segregation mean?
Separation of black and white people in all forms of public life. For example, restaurants, schools, housing and transportation.
Separation of black people from different social classes
Sedation of black and white people in all forms of public life.
Separation of black and white people on in education
What was the aim of the Freedom Rides in Australia?
to highlight racism and conditions of First Nations children in schools.
to highlight racism and conditions of African Americans.
to highlight racism and conditions of First Nations people.
to highlight the strength and power of people in NSW.
Which term best describes the policy of giving people control of their own lives?
Self-determination
Reconciliation
Assimilation
Integration
What was the goal of the Wave Hill Walk Off?
Demonstration against the government’s assimilation policy
Demand for citizenship
Demand for fair pay and land rights
Demonstration against the government’s integration policy
What happened in May 1967?
The first Aboriginal person was voted into parliament.
For the first time Aboriginal people were included in the census.
Aboriginal people were granted citizenship.
Aboriginal people could vote for the first time.
Indigenous peoples got equal rights.
Which government policy expected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to live the same lives as non-Indigenous Australians?
Protection
Integration
Assimilation
Self determination
What is Native Title?
The recognition that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have rights and interests to land and waters according to their traditional law and customs
A declaration that all Australian land belongs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
The decision of the Mabo case
The granting of ownership of land to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Which case overturned the doctrine of 'terra nullius'?
Wik
Wave Hill
Tent Embassy
Mabo
Which PM formally handed lease of part of their traditional lands to the Gurindji people?
John Howard
Paul Keating
Billy McMahon
Gough Whitlam
The Stolen Generations are part of which government policy in relation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Integration
Self Determination
Assimilation
Reconcilliation
What are land rights?
Recognising Aboriginal peoples’ connection and (often limited) rights to land and water.
Handing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples back land with all rights as compensation for dispossession
When did the Stolen Generations occur?
1810 - 1950's
1800 - 1900's
1910 - 1970's
1910- 2000's
When did Kevin Rudd say his 'Apology Speech' to the Stolen Generations?
On 13 February 2008
On 13 February 1971
On 13 February 2000
On 13 February 1901
In the Montgomery bus boycott Rosa Parks .....
applied to nursing school.
got married.
refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person.
wanted to stand on the bus.
Segregation laws .......
made sure children went to school.
kept black people and white people separate.
made sure all people could vote.
kept people from driving too fast.
Whose public speech was the famous "I have a dream...."
Martin Luther King
J.F. Kennedy
Donald Trump
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Who was the leader responsible for developing the Australian Freedom Ride campaign?
Cathy Freeman
Charles Perkins
Anthony Mundine
Vincent Lingiari
What was the outcome of the 1967 Referendum to amend the Australian Constitution?
Indigenous Australians were granted the right to vote
Indigenous Australians were included in the census
Indigenous Australians were recognised by the United Nations Human Rights Council
All of the above
Which is the most accurate description of the aims of the Australian Freedom Ride?
Expose the segregation and poor living conditions Aboriginal Australians had to endure
Gain maximum publicity for the Student Action for Aborigines
Build pressure on the Australian government to support the US civil rights movement
Gain Aboriginal Australians the right to vote and be acknowledged as citizens
Which of the following details the affect of British settlement towards to Australia's Aboriginals?
Loss of home and traditional hunting grounds
Loss of culture
Death through smallpox and other diseases
All of the above
In 1948, which document was created to explain what rights were given to all humans?
Declaration of Independence
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Which strategy did Martin Luther King adopt to try and bring about positive change for civil rights in the United States?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Violent civil disobedience
Nonviolent civil disobedience
Which Australian Prime Minister said sorry to the Aboriginal people?
John Howard
Scott Morrison
Kevin Rudd
What event sparked the creation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights?
No historical event
Martin Luther King junior's famous speech
The beginning of WW2
The Jewish Holocaust
In what year was the 'Sorry Day' speech presented?
2007
2008
2009
2010
An international organisation whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. It was founded in 1945 , replacing the League of Nations.
Why was the bus boycott effective?
It stopped the bus transportation system across the city
90% of those using the buses were African Americans and most of these people participated
It ended segregation on public transport
All responses are correct
What does Australia Day commemorate?
The Federation of the Australian state
Captain Cook's birthday
The landing of the First Fleet in 1788
The rights of Aboriginal people
What was the actual policy name of the Stolen Generation that was given in Victoria?
The Aboriginal Reconciliation Bill
The Aboriginal Protection Act
The Indigenous Procreation Initiative
The Aboriginal Prosperity Initiative
Why did the Australian State Governments want to enact the Aboriginal Protection Act?
To protect British settlers from Aboriginal violence.
To 'breed out' the black colour of the Indigenous Peoples and eradicate the aboriginal 'race'.
To deny aboriginal people the rights and freedoms of white Australians.
Because the Federal Government had not been formed yet and the states wanted total control.
What couldn't Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people do without permission before the referendum?
Vote
Parent their children
Marry who they wanted
All of the above
At it's creation, what was The United Nations ' purpose?
To maintain an international criminal court
To ensure world peace and avoid another World War
To protect all fundamental human rights across the globe
All of the above
What are human rights?
Privileges that only certain people have
Responsibilities that everyone has because they are human
Freedoms that everyone has because they are simply human
Freedoms that everyone has based on which country you live in.
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