Rights and Freedom

Overview 2: The Modern World and Australia
OV2.3
Rights and freedom

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Indigenous rights
1 When Europeans settled Australia, the land was declared terra nullius and then claimed by the British as Crown land.
a By the mid nineteenth century, in order to survive, Aboriginal people moved onto ….…………….……… .
b By the late nineteenth century, the government declared some of this land ……….….…….……………… .
c Aboriginal people lived independently, providing for themselves by …………….….………….……….… .
d By the early twentieth century, Aboriginal Reserve land was handed over to ……….……….…….……… .
e Aboriginal people could no longer live independently; their population declined due to ……………………
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2 List four methods used by Indigenous people to fight for recognition of their rights:
 ……………………  ……………………  ……………………  ……………………
3 In 1948, Australia became a signatory to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. How do
you think this helped the fight for rights and freedom of Indigenous Australians? .................................................
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Women’s rights
4 What are some of the ways in which the roles of women changed during and after World War I? ........................
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5 a Identify evidence in your text which suggests that, at this time, people were paid according to their needs
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b How did this attitude affect women? ...................................................................................................................
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6 a Why might giving women the vote have helped bring about change? ...............................................................
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b What advantage did Australian women have over their British and US counterparts? ......................................
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7 a When did Australian women start receiving the same wage as men for the same work? ..................................
b Why do you think equal pay had not been acknowledged as a basic right prior to this? ...................................
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National rights
8 Why do you think the world wars led to increased belief in national self-determination? ......................................
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