Modern Overview of the World

Question 1

person who supports equal rights and opportunities for women

Answer 1

feminist

Question 2

broad movement aimed at the conversation of the environment, the protection of biodiversity and the practice of sustainable development

Answer 2

environmentalism

Question 3

the right of indigenous people to govern themselves

Answer 3

self-determination

Question 4

economic system that allows private ownership of property and a free market to operate

Answer 4

capitalism

Question 5

an international organisation set up after WWI that was intended to help nations solve disputes without going to war

Answer 5

league of nations

Question 6

an international organisation set up after WWII that was intended to help nations solve disputes without going to war

Answer 6

united nations

Question 7

system of society in which all property is owned by the community

Answer 7

communism

Question 8

where a natural environment is able to continue to exist in its current state, replacing animals, plants and other resources that are removed from it

Answer 8

sustainability

Question 9

movement for australian indigenous peoples to have their rights to their traditional lands recognised and restored or compensated in return

Answer 9

land rights movement

Question 10

a process in which people use separate facilities such as schools, restaurants, public toilets and entrances to buildings on the basis of their race

Answer 10

racial segregation

Question 11

struggle for political and social reforms to end systematic discrimination against african americans in the united states of america

Answer 11

civil rights movement

Question 12

dismantling of colonial governments and the return of autonomy to indigenous peoples

Answer 12

decolonisation

Question 13

a quick and efficient process for producing large numbers of items, where each worker has one small task to do and an assembly line moves the product from worker to worker to enable them to do their jobs

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mass production

Question 14

claiming of and exerting control over foreign territories

Answer 14

colonisation

Question 15

how many years was world war II?

Answer 15

world war II lasted 6 years

Question 16

when was the UN charter signed?

Answer 16

the UN charter was signed in 1945

Question 17

what happened in 1951?

Answer 17

australia signed the ANZUS treaty in 1951

Question 18

how long did the vietnam war last for?

Answer 18

the vietnam war lasted for 21 years

Question 19

how long was australia involved in vietnam?

Answer 19

australia was involved with vietnam for 11 years

Question 20

what did the referendum of 1967 decide?

Answer 20

the referendum decided indigenous australians would be counted in the census for the first time

Question 21

what was the australian bicentenary?

Answer 21

on the 26th January 1988, many australians celebrated the bicentenary of the arrival of the 11 ships of the first fleet

Question 22

who was rosemary follett?

Answer 22

rosemary follett is the first female head of a state (northern territory)

Question 23

how long did the cold war last for?

Answer 23

the cold war lasted for about 46 years

Question 24

who was sent to east timor and when?

Answer 24

australian troops were sent to east timor in 1999

Question 25

when did world war I end?

Answer 25

1918

Question 26

when did world war II begin?

Answer 26

1939

Question 27

when did world war II end?

Answer 27

1945

Question 28

when did cold war begin?

Answer 28

1945

Question 29

when did vietnam war begin?

Answer 29

1954

Question 30

when did vietnam war end?

Answer 30

1975