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WorksheetsFreedom Rides - USA & Australia
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
In which country did the concept of Freedom Rides originate?
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
USA
The police department in Alabama allowed members of the KKK to attack the riders upon their arrival.
True
False
The police intervened during the attack at Birmingham.
True
False
Which American president helped to protect the Freedom Riders?
Abraham Lincoln
George Bush
JFK
Barack Obama
When did the Australian Freedom Bus Ride occur?
1965
1966
1967
1968
Which group organised the Freedom Rides?
Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA)
Student Aboriginal Action Front (SAAF)
Aborigines Protection Board (APB)
Aboriginal Allied Action Agency (AAAA)
Which famous Australian travelled in the bus ride?
Paul Keating
Cathy Freeman
Charles Perkins
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The students came from which university?
Sydney Uni
Monash
Macquarie
UNSW
Which state of Australia did the Freedom Ride mainly travel through?
NSW
QLD
Tasmania
Victoria
In which town did the Freedom Riders draw attention to the fact that Aboriginal Australians were restricted from entering an RSL?
Moree
Bowralville
Walgett
Dubbo
In which town did the Freedom Riders draw attention to the fact that Aboriginal Australians were restricted from entering a swimming pool?
Bowralville
Walgett
Moree
Dubbo
Who was the leader responsible for developing the Australian Freedom Ride campaign?
Cathy Freeman
Charles Perkins
Anthony Mundine
Vincent Lingiari
Which is the most accurate description of the aims of the Australian Freedom Ride?
Expose the segregation and poor living conditions Aboriginal Australians had to endure
Gain maximum publicity for the Student Action for Aborigines
Build pressure on the Australian government to support the US civil rights movement
Gain Aboriginal Australians the right to vote and be acknowledged as citizens
In which NSW town were the Freedom Riders subjected to mob violence after trying to gain entry to the local swimming baths for Aboriginal children?
Kempsey
Moree
Brisbane
Coffs Harbour
Up until the 1960s, many of the rights Aboriginal Australians were granted depended on which __________ they lived in.
country
state
city
village
In which year was a referendum held that gave the Federal government the power to make laws for Aboriginal Australians? What was the result of the referendum?
1967, it was passed
1962, it was passed
1965, it failed
1967, it failed
