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Capitalism in Australia

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state did the British government want to become more independent

a)

South Australia

b)

Sydney

c)

New South Wales

d)

Queensland

2.

What is Capitalism

a)

The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state

b)

The belief that people who share a common language, history and culture should constitute an independent nation.

c)

The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.

d)

The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.

3.

Who Pioneered wool production in Australia

a)

Maayaz Mannan

b)

John Macathur

c)

Micheal Wooly

d)

Frederick Garling

4.

What is the primary driver of economic growth in 19th century Australia

a)

Fish

b)

Cotton

c)

Vegimite

d)

Wool

5.

What is a main issue of capitalism

a)

Squatters

b)

Spooderman

c)

Class Division

d)

Classless Society

6.

What was a common saying in the 19th century referring to the rise of the wool industry in Australia; "Built on…."

a)

The Wooliest Sheep

b)

Football (For Cleve)

c)

A Sheep's back

d)

The Farming Land

7.

Who were the Squaters

a)

Jerry Bobe, Tom Jery, Bob Thom

b)

Indigenous Australians

c)

Newly Freed Convicts

d)

People who illegally claimed land to make money

8.

How tall is the Eiffel Tower

a)

324 feet

b)

324 kilometres

c)

170.3893838 Peppa Pigs

d)

149.71720084 Peppa Pigs

9.

What is the opposite of Capitalism

a)

Socialism

b)

Nationalism

c)

The Cold War

d)

Communism

10.

When did capitalism arrive in Australia

a)

1788

b)

1901

c)

1967

d)

1869

11.

What is the most capitalist country (According to google)

a)

Australia

b)

New Zealand

c)

US of A

d)

Sweden