Australian Civil Rights Movement

How were Aboriginal people impacted by colonisation?

• Better education and opportunities

• Loss of land, disease, conflict, break down of social structures

• Loss of land, disease, new language

• Break down of social structures, new job opportunities

Why did the State Governments want to enact the Aborigines Protection Act?

• To protect British settlers from Aboriginal violence

• To deny Aboriginal people the rights and freedoms of white Australians

• To 'breed out' the black colour of the Indigenous Peoples and eradicate the Aboriginal 'race'

• The Federal Government had not been formed yet and the states wanted total control

A __________ is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question to make changes to the Australian Constitution.

In 1967, the Australian Constituion was amended so that Aboriginal Australians could...

• Assimilate with the British

• Be counted in the census

• Elect their own leaders

• Reclaim their native land

When was the Day of Mourning Protest?

• 1 January 1788

• 26 January 1938

• 4 February 1948

• 14 May 1967

________ ______ refers to the policies and systems that exist in society that perpetuate racial injustice.

What is the term for the following definition: The process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

• Acculturation

• Assimilation

• Primogeniture

• Heredity

The ______ __________ refers to a period in Australia's history where Aboriginal children were removed from their families through government policies.

In 1948, which document was created to explain the rights and freedoms of all peoples?

• Declaration of Independence

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

In what year was the Bringing Them Home Report released?

• 1967

• 1992

• 1997

• 2008