when were aboriginals given the right to equal pay?
1968
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When were Aboriginals given the right to vote?
1962
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how much were indigenous workers payed before 1968
half the minimum wage of white Australians
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Who lead the Wave Hill walk off
Vincent Lingiari
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Why did the Wave Hill Walk Off occur?
in response to the British Vestey Company's refusal to pay the Gurindji farm workers a wage of $25 a week
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When did the Wave Hill walk off occur?
23 August 1966
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what did the wave hill walk off end up being about
aboriginal land rights
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who was vincent lingiari
an aboriginal australian stockman and land rights leader
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What did the petition to the govenor state
argued that morally the land was the aboriginals and should be returned to them
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when did the walkoff end
1973
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what came of the walkoff
in 1975 Prime MInister Gogh Whitlam returned 3300 square km of land to the gurindji people
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what was legally made in response to this
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act for the Northern Territory 1976
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what was the symbolism and significance of the returning the land
this was the first time a group of aboriginal people had recognition and ownership of their land
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what was the 1967 referendum
the referendum which asked Australians whether or not aboriginal Australians should be included in the Australian census, thus considering them as human beings
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what did the US freedom riders do
tested the recent desegregation laws in the south and rural areas all over the US as many werent changing their ways
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who started the freedom riders
charles perkins
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what was the success rate of the 1967 referendum
90% voted yes
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successes of the 1967 referendum
aboriginals were counted in the Australian population and the commonwealth was able to make laws for them
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failures of the 1967 referendum
did not ensure all aboriginals were able to vote, still didn't give them equal pay until a year later and overall didn't really do much for aboriginal Australians besides considering them as human beings.
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When was the apology issued
13 February 2008
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Who issued the apology
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
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What Prime Minister rejected the apology before
John Howard
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When was research put in to the stolen generation
1990s
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what was the report called
The Bringing Them Home Report
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how many children were taken during the stolen generation
almost 50,000
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when did the stolen generation occur
during the 1900s
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when did the stolen generation end
1969
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what happened to the kids of the stolen generation
forcibly removed from their homes and taken to missions, orphanages and white foster families
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how did the children lose their culture
children's names were changed, weren't allowed to speak their own language and forced to adopt white culture
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when was the report brought to parliament
1997
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when was a Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation created
1991
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when did hitler become chancellor
1933
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when did hitler become ultimate ruler
1934 after president hindenburgs death
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when did hitler first break the terms of the treaty
1935
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what was hitlers first agression
built his army to 100,000 by introducing conscription and reunited with the Saar
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when did hitler invade Rhineland
March 7 1936
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when did germany take over austria
march 11 1938
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when did chamberlain and hitler meet to discuss the sudentenland
september 1938
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when was the munich agreement signed
29 september 1938
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when did germany invade poland
1 september 1939
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when was war declared on germany
3 september 1939
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how did france and britain appease hitler
by turning a blind eye to his aggressions and letting him do as he wished all to avoid another war
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what was the polish guarantee
made in early 1939, stating Britain would defend poland if invaded by germany
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when did the Saar vote to return to germany
1935
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when did countries realise the only way to stop hitler was war
1939
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what countries were at the munich conference
britain, france, italy and germany
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what was the outcome of the Munich conference
Germany was given the Sudetenland
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when did australia declare war
3 september 1939
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when did Australia gain control of Tobruk
22 January 1941
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when was the tripartite act signed
3 june 1941
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when did japan invade manchuria
1931
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when was pearl harbour attacked
December 7 1941
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why wasn't America in the war before japan attacked
they were a neutral country not interested in war, they wanted peace
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importance of the suez canal
it was the shortest route from Europe to Asia and gave access to many raw materials like oil
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who were the rats of tobruk
the Australian soldiers in the battle of tobruk
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who had control over tobruk before australia
italy
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how much of the us military was destroyed
8 battleships, thousands were killed or injured
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who were the choccos
young, inexperienced Australian soldiers because they would crumble or melt easily under pressure
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when did the us declare war on germany
8 december 1941
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when was the battle at singapore
1942
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when was australia and britains relationship changed
when japan started to approach Australia and Curtin wanted to bring troops back to the country to defend and Churchill wanted them to stay in Europe
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when was the singapore naval base destroyed
February 1942
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when was the first attack on australian territory
19 february 1942
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when was the kokoda campaign
july - november 1942
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who were the fuzzy wuzzy angels
the papuans who helped australian soldiers
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who fought at kokoda
inexperienced soldiers which were on standby
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why did japan want to take over kokoda
it was a direct invasion into australia
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what happened to japanese prisoners of war
forced into labour, starved forced to walk until they either died or collapsed and were beaten to death
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what did the papua new guineans do at kokoda
carried sick and injured soldiers, supplies and helped them navigate the track
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what was the terrain like at kokoda
harsh, humid, wet, cold and steep
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how many australians were captured by japan
over 22,000
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when was the Death march
late 1944
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how many prisoners went on the death march and how many survived
2000 walked and only 6 survived
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how long was the death march
260 kilometers
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what were the nuremburg laws
made in 1935 legalising the persecution of jews
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when was the night of broken glass
november 9-10 1938
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what happened during the night of broken glass
riots destroyed homes, synagogues and businesses before the jews were fined for the damage
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who were targeted by Nazi's
jews, roma, homosexuals, catholics and communists
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what was the league of nations weaknesses
had no military or armed forces, they couldn't agree on anything and some of the most powerful countries werent members
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main structures of the league of nations
the General Assembly, the Council and the Secretariat
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types of government control
rationing, censorship, propaganda and manpower
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how did the role of women change
brought into bigger jobs like factory workers, engineers, WAAAF
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how did the role of aboriginal australians change
they were finally recognised for their war efforts
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