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WorksheetsAustralian Civil Rights Movement
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
What policy gave the Aboriginal Protection Board the right to remove Aboriginal children from their families?
The Indigenous Procreation Initiative 1916
The Aborigines Protection Amending Act 1915
The Aboriginal Protection Act 1914
The Aboriginal Prosperity Initiative 1913
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
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
What happened to Indigenous people on reserves and missions?
They were taught to reject their Aboriginality and had to convert to Christianity
They were injected with smallpox
They were taught to speak English and how to fight
They were taught to reject their European ways of life
Why did the Government take mixed race Aboriginal children from their families?
It was thought that these children could be absorbed into the wider black population
It was believed that their parents were not fit to look after them
It was thought that these children could be better used as servants
It was believed that they could be absorbed into the wider white population
What does the term 'terra nullius' mean?
Conquered land belonging to an empire
Land disputed by neighbouring countries
Land belonging to no one
Land owned and managed by traditional inhabitants
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
Which international peacekeeping organisation created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The United Nations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The World Health Organisation
The Organisation of American States
A (a) is a general vote by the electorate on a single political question to make changes to the Australian Constitution.
Which of the following could Australia's Indigenous population NOT do without permission before the referendum?
Vote
Marry who they wanted
Parent their children
All of the above
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
What percentage of Australian's voted 'yes' in the 1967 referendum?
9%
19%
90%
91%
________ ______ refers to the policies and systems that exist in society that perpetuate racial injustice.
(a)
Which of the following is NOT a reason that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted?
To ensure freedom, justice and peace
To prevent the atrocities of war
To authorise ethnic cleansing
To disallow genocide
Who lead the Freedom Rides in Australia?
Charles Perkins
Eddie Mabo
Vincent Lingiari
Albert Namatjira
In what year was the Bringing Them Home Report released?
1967
1992
1997
2008
Which former Prime Minister made a formal apoplogy to Australia's Indigenous peoples?
Paul Keating
John Howard
Kevin Rudd
Julia Gillard
When was the Day of Mourning Protest?
1 January 1788
26 January 1938
4 February 1948
14 May 1967
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
The ______ __________ refers to a period in Australia's history where Aboriginal children were removed from their families through government policies.
(a)
