HISTORY

41 questions

• au_017What does ANZAC stand for?
• au_018Who were the first inhabitants of Australia?
• au_019When did the First Fleet arrive in Australia?
• au_020Who led the First Fleet to Australia?
• au_021Who was the first European to map Australia's eastern coastline?
• au_022In what year did the Australian colonies federate to form the Commonwealth of Australia?
• au_023What was the Gold Rush and when did it occur in Australia?
• au_024What was the White Australia Policy?
• au_025What was the Stolen Generations?
• au_026When did the Australian government formally apologise to the Stolen Generations?
• au_027What is the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park significant for?
• au_061What is the Battle of the Coral Sea significant for in Australian history?
• au_062What happened on 19 February 1942?
• au_063What was the significance of the 1967 referendum in Australia?
• au_064What was the Eureka Stockade of 1854?
• au_065What was the significance of the Gallipoli campaign?
• au_083Who was Edith Cowan?
• au_094Who was Edmund Barton?
• au_095What was the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901?
• au_096What is the significance of 1 January 1901 for Australia?
• au_097What was Australia's involvement in World War I?
• au_098What was the significance of the post-war immigration program after 1945?
• au_107Who was Gough Whitlam?
• au_108What happened on 11 November 1975 in Australian politics?
• au_109What was the Mabo decision of 1992?
• au_110What is native title in Australia?
• au_111What is the ANZUS treaty?
• au_112What is the significance of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme?
• au_117What is the significance of the Kokoda Track campaign in World War II?
• au_127What is the significance of Robert Menzies in Australian history?
• au_128What was the significance of the 1999 republican referendum in Australia?
• au_129What is the significance of Matthew Flinders for Australia?
• au_133What is the significance of the Wik decision of 1996?
• au_135What is the significance of John Flynn in Australian history?
• au_161What is the significance of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse?
• au_183What is the significance of the Overland Telegraph Line built in 1872?
• au_184What is the significance of the explorers Burke and Wills?
• au_186What does the term 'terra nullius' mean and why is it historically significant in Australia?
• au_189What is the significance of Parramatta to Australian history?
• au_191What is the significance of the Hawke-Keating era in Australian economic history?
• au_193What is the significance of the Woomera rocket range in South Australia?