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1
Australia suspended parliamentary sessions for how many days after the Queen's death?
14
7
13
15
2
Abel Tasman (Not The Weeknd)
December 1842
He battled against a group of Māori on South Island
endangered Māori's social organization
European cartographer in charge of exploring the Pacific Ocean
3
Where did the British colonization started in the Caribbean?
Bermuda in 1612
Puerto Rico in 1617
Costa Rica in 1611
Antigua in 1613
4
Consequences of the British imported slaves from Africa...
They adopted a simplified version of English
Mixed the grammatical features of Niger-Congo with English dialects
Slaves had no common language to communicate
5
British settlers arrived in Australia in
1607
1688
1707
1788
6
What is Informal Empire?
Regions and nations which were not formal parts of the British Empire
Colonies that were directly administered by the British government
Term used to describe the extensive reach of British interests
Were not directly administered by the British government
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Muscovy Company to find rivers that allowed the BE enter in Russia to later enter in China and the Spice Islands.
Richard Chancellor
King Edward VI (only son of Henry 8, died)
Oliver Cromwell (Protectorate of UK)
King Henry VIII (Had 6 wives)
8
the English concentrated their efforts on 3 key factories in India
Calcutta and Madras
Bombay and Madras
Calcutta and Bombay
Calcutta, Bombay and Madras
9
East India Company
created in order to try and make British contacts and trading deals in Asia
Portuguese and Dutch
1600 onwards
These attempts to enter in Asia led BE to struggle with different EU pays
10
British settlement of Australia began as a
to guard Australia against external attack
to maintain civil order
penal colony in 1788 in New South Wales
governed by a captain of the Royal Navy
11
What's the “assisted package” scheme?
Encourage migration from Britain to Australia
Helped with the expenses of migration
Encourage migration from Australia to Britain
Provided house and job positions
12
Before 1945 Australia was a British colony
False
True
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17
th
CE Sugar cane was brought to British West Indies from...
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
Venezuela
14
Creole is
A creole that became a pidgin of a new generation
Simplified verbs from a language
A language that results from a mix of languages
Complex verbs from a language
15
Australian English
Colonial period settlers spoke British with accents
a mix of features that adjust according to their environment
Cultivated, general and broad accents in Australia
19th cent: there was no Australian accent, but some differentiation began
16
The Levant Company
Had to deal with pirates in North Africa
Got access to trading with the Ottoman Empire (it was pricey)
Captain Jack Sparrow
The Mediterranean sea to access to Asia
17
British Empire first tried to discover a North-West passage linking Europe to Asia during the times of...
King Henry VII and King Henry VIII
Queen Maud and King Henry V
Queen Elizabeth I and King Henry VIII
King Edward VII and King Charles VIII
18
The British established commanding control in...
Trade, shipping and insurance, government bonds
Government invoices and credit
Communications and technology
Economy and insurance
19
Asian English
English speakers varies on social and cultural factors
English is the language of office work and education
Very important language in Asia
India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Singapore have EN official L
20
Richard Chancellor
was never accomplished due to the icy Arctic waters
In charge of finding rivers that allowed the British Empire enter in Russia
The British got access to some kind of trading relations with Russia
The Mediterranean sea: another option for the British to access Asia
21
Which other crops were grown in the Caribbean?
Coffee, tobacco and flowers
Tobacco and cotton
Rice, indigo and coffee
Chocolate, potatoes and cassava
22
Which tribe was erased due to the diseases from Europe?
Mayas
Arawaks
Cábecar
Pirahã
23
The English helped South America to get their independence from
Napoleonic troops
Amazonian troops
From Spain
From United States
24
Main roles of the troops were...
to maintain civil order
to guard Australia against external attack
2suppress the resistance of the Aboriginal population to British settlement
None of the above
25
The King Movement was
The Hawaiki's
the Māori and the suitability of New Zealand for colonization
a response to the increasing threat to Māori land
British troops
26
Suez Canal
Communism allowed BE the excuse to maintain links & military Malaya/Borneo
British concepts of free trade, legal systems and the English language.
1956, led Britain to end its implication with Asia
.still imp in Asia
27
End of convict transportation
1840
1st Anglo-Maori war in New Zealand
troop strength began to decline
the need for military forces decreased
28
Australia has reshaped its national identity...
British in Australia were acknowledged as the OG owners of Australia
Australians have not reshaped their national identity
Indigenous ppl of Australia were acknowledged as the OG owners of Australia
They have their own culture
29
Australians are facing a division in their country, asking for a Referendum that grants them the independence from BE
False
True
30
Māori culture and social structure began to disintegrate due to the introduction of...
Western agricultural methods
diseases
missionaries
muskets
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1
st
European language to be creolized as a result of contact with West Africans in the 15
th
and 16
th
centuries
Guarani
Quechua
Spanish
Portuguese
32
Whalers, sealers, and other Europeans seeking profit were initially welcomed by the Māori
False
True
33
Which route could provide very important goods in Europe
Portuguese were taking advantage of this Silk Route since the 15th century
Silk Route
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Which ones were British commercial interests?
Boosted the meat industry in Argentina
Expanded the oil industry in Venezuela
Developed the mining economies of Chile
Developed the mining economies of Mexico
35
After WWII the American lifestyle was projected further in Australia
Socializing
Dressing
Ways of spending money
Entertainment
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1
st
target of imperial and commercial activities of the BE
America
Africa
Asia
Ocenia
37
Circumnavigated the two major islands of Australia
James Cook
James Franco
John Rolf
John Smith
38
What did Britain provided South America with?
Food, knowledge and technology
Expertise and technology
Food and technology
Investment, expertise and technology
39
King Charles III is
Australia’s Head of State
False
True
40
South American nations viewed England as:
Their principal partner for achieving prosperity
Their main provider of goods
Their major supporter of independence
Their principal economy supporter
41
New Zealand had been joined to Europe(...)and in(...) the British assumed formal control of New Zealand
1800,1810
1830,1840
1810,1820
1820,1830
42
Sir Francis Drake (God's Plan Drake)
Elizabethan naval commander
was a Member of Parliament
received aboard his galleon the Golden Hind
1st English in successfully entering the Pacific Ocean
43
In order of importance, the most spoken languages in South America are
Spanish, English, Portuguese, Guarani and Quechua
Spanish, Portuguese, English, Quechua and Guarani
Quechua, Guarani, Spanish, Portuguese and English
Spanish, English, Portuguese, Quechua and Guarani
44
East India Company became the most powerful of the European powers in India
East India Company expanded its trades to China
Free Trade’ policies with Britain
Britain gradually became the most powerful of European countries in Asia
Thanks to the 7 Years’ War
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Why in the 1960's American cultural influences into
Australia
had quickly filtered through music, cinema and TV?
Technology was developing quickly transmission of USA products and ideas
American consumerism and aspirations filtered in Australian society
US exported its cultural products all around the world
America was the dominant economic power all over the world after WWII
