Modern Australian History
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- Q1What was the White Australia Policy?A policy that prohibited all non-European immigration.A policy that allowed only European immigration.A policy that encouraged immigration from non-European countries.A policy that abolished all immigration.30s
- Q2What was the Eureka Stockade?A royal visit to Australia in 1851.A rebellion by gold miners against British colonial authority.The first Australian cricket team.A famous gold rush town.30s
- Q3Who was the first female Prime Minister of Australia?Julia GillardAngela MerkelIndira GandhiMargaret Thatcher30s
- Q4What was the Stolen Generations?A series of wars between European settlers and Indigenous Australians.A policy of granting land to Indigenous Australians.Indigenous Australian children forcibly removed from their families by the government.A movement to revive Indigenous Australian cultures and languages.30s
- Q5What event is celebrated on January 26 in Australia?Australia DayAnzac DayRemembrance DayEaster30s
- Q6Who was Ned Kelly?An Australian bushranger and outlaw.The first Australian aviator.A famous Australian cricketer.The founder of the Australian Labor Party.30s
- Q7What is the significance of the 1967 referendum in Australia?It granted Indigenous Australians the right to own property.It granted Indigenous Australians the right to be counted as citizens in the national census.It granted Indigenous Australians the right to vote in federal elections.It granted Indigenous Australians the right to receive equal pay.30s
- Q8Who was the first European explorer to reach Australia?Christopher ColumbusVasco da GamaJames CookWillem Janszoon30s
- Q9What event led to the involvement of Australia in the Vietnam War?The domino theoryThe Korean WarThe Cuban Missile CrisisThe September 11 attacks30s
- Q10When did the first fleet arrive in Sydney Cove?183617881801167830s
- Q11Who was Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister?Robert MenziesJulia GillardJohn HowardMalcolm Fraser30s
- Q12What was the name of the Indigenous Australian land rights activist who led the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off?David UnaiponVincent LingiariCharles PerkinsEddie Mabo30s
- Q13In what year did Australia become a federation?189919101921190130s
- Q14Which political party led the Australian government during both World War I and World War II?National Party of AustraliaAustralian Labor PartyLiberal Party of AustraliaGreen Party of Australia30s
- Q15Which Australian city hosted the Olympic Games in 2000?BrisbanePerthSydneyMelbourne30s