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Federation and the twentieth century

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  1. Who was Australia's first Prime Minister?
  2. Who was Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister?
  3. Which Prime Minister led Australia during most of the Second World War, until 1945?
  4. What happened at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915?
  5. What does the acronym ANZAC stand for?
  6. Which Australian city was bombed by Japanese aircraft in February 1942?
  7. Which battle in Papua New Guinea in 1942 was important for Australian troops?
  8. What was the Snowy Mountains Scheme?
  9. What was the main reason for large-scale immigration to Australia after the Second World War?
  10. Which policy, which restricted non-European immigration, was gradually dismantled between the 1940s and 1973?
  11. In which year were Aboriginal people given the right to vote in federal elections regardless of state rules?
  12. What did the 1967 referendum change?
  13. What was decided in the Mabo case in 1992?
  14. Who delivered the national apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008?
  15. When did most Australian women gain the right to vote in federal elections?
  16. Which state was the first in Australia to allow women both to vote and to stand for Parliament?
  17. Who was the first woman elected to an Australian parliament?
  18. Who became the first woman to be Prime Minister of Australia?
  19. Which bridge in Sydney was opened in 1932?
  20. In which year was the Sydney Opera House opened?
  21. Which city hosted the Olympic Games in 1956?
  22. Which city hosted the Olympic Games in 2000?

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