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Modern Countries — Oceania

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#69 · Modern Countries · Level 1

New Zealand

island nation · British colony 1840; independent 1907 · southwestern Pacific Ocean

New Zealand became a British colony through the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi with the Māori and pioneered women's suffrage in 1893.

The kit

Colonization — New Zealand was founded as a British colony after William Hobson organized the Treaty of Waitangi with over 500 Māori chiefs.
Women's suffrage — New Zealand became the first country to grant women the right to vote when it passed the Electoral Bill in 1893.
Economic policy — New Zealand launched Think Big industrial projects after the 1979 oil shock, later shifting to Rogernomics deregulation under Finance Minister Roger Douglas.
Nuclear policy — New Zealand enacted a nuclear-free policy under David Lange, whose tenure saw French agents bomb the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in Auckland harbor.

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Māori

indigenous people who signed Treaty of Waitangi open card →

Treaty of Waitangi

1840 agreement establishing British colonial rule open card →

women

first nation to grant women voting rights in 1893 open card →

James Cook

The ladder · 15 clues

This country was where Hone Heke [hono hekay] cut down a British flag on Maiki Hill, a move which ignited the Flagstaff War.

A National party prime minister of this country used Think Big industrial projects and led the "government of the ordinary bloke" before David Lange succeeded him.

This country experienced a 1984 constitutional crisis in which its outgoing prime minister refused David Lange’s instructions to devalue its currency.

The Native Land Court ended the communal land system in this country, the site of early 19th century intertribal conflicts called the Musket Wars.

After the 1979 Iranian oil shock, this country launched petrochemical projects under the “Think Big” strategy.

The defection of a local girl to live with a colonial butcher led to the Hone Heke-led Flagstaff rebellion in this modern nation.

This country allowed the visiting 1981 Springbok Tour to take place in violation of its obligations under the Gleneagles Agreement.

This country was founded shortly after William Hobson organized the Treaty of Waitangi. name this Oceanic country, home to the Maori people, whose capital of Wellington is on the North Island.

In 1893, the passage of the Electoral Bill made this country the first to give women the right to vote.

In order to prevent a sabotage of a French nuclear test on Moruora, the DGSE bombed the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in the port of Auckland in this country.

This country’s nuclear-free policy was enacted by David Lange, who was prime minister when a Greenpeace ship protesting nuclear tests in Polynesia was bombed in this country.

A treaty in this nation which was signed by over 500 local chiefs and which made William Hobson the first British Governor-General of this country was the Treaty of Waitangi.

The British signed the Treaty of Waitangi with the native people of this country in Oceania settled by the Maori.

This nation became a British colony via the Treaty of Waitangi. name this home of the Maori people with capital at Wellington.

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed in this country in order to coerce land from the Maori people. name this former British colony home to cites such as Wellington and Auckland.

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In 1984, a snap election in this country became known as the “schnapps election” due to the drinking habits of the ousted Prime Minister.

In the southern portion of this country, a discovery by Gabriel Reed led to the Otago Gold Rush.

This country contests both the Bledisloe Cup and the Freedom Cup in a sport where they are represented by a team that uses a silver fern as an emblem and performs the Kapa o Pango and the Ka Mate. name this country whose rugby union team, the All Blacks, performs the haka, a ceremonial war dance of its indigenous Maori people.

One protectionist economic program in this country called “Think Big” prompted two economic liberalization programs by successive governments called Ruthanasia and Rogernomics.

This was the first country to give women the right to vote.

The pseudonym “Polly Plum” was used by feminists here, who helped make it the first country to grant women’s suffrage.

The Maoris predominantly inhabit this country, whose new Prime Minister is Jacinda Ardern who lives in its capital, Wellington.

In this country, a group named for the Black Panthers occupied Bastion Point and chanted around politicians' homes in protest against the Dawn Raids.

The term “Rogernomics” was used to refer to this country’s 1980s move toward deregulation and more open markets under Finance Minister Roger Douglas.

In 1893 it became the first country to have universal women’s suffrage, and it earlier saw a gold rush centered on Dunedin .

Watch out: Australia (neighboring country, both former British colonies with similar histories)

#71 · Modern Countries · Level 1

Australia

island continent and nation · British colonization 1788–present · Southern Hemisphere, Oceania

Australia is an island continent and Commonwealth nation colonized by Britain as a penal colony after James Cook's 1770 landing at Botany Bay.

The kit

Colonization — Australia was inaugurated as a British colony after James Cook's landing at Botany Bay, initially serving as a penal colony.
Early conflicts — Australia experienced the Castle Hill Uprising and the Rum Rebellion, which deposed Governor William Bligh through George Johnston's actions.
Gold rush era — Australia saw fighting at the Eureka Stockade during a gold rush, where diggers under Peter Lalor raised the Southern Cross Flag.
World Wars — Australia provided troops to Gallipoli via ANZAC units and fought Japan in Papua New Guinea, 200 miles north of the mainland.

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Common

member of the British Commonwealth open card →

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians include the Stolen Generation remembered on National Sorry Day open card →

John

Pacific

located in Pacific region near Papua New Guinea open card →

The ladder · 15 clues

A prime minister claimed that “the real life of this nation [...] cannot be found in petty gossip of so-‐called fashionable suburbs” in a speech addressed to the “Forgotten People;” that longest-‐ serving prime minister of this country was Robert Menzies.

This nation’s Prime Minister Harold Holt mysteriously disappeared while swimming in Victoria.

A ship from this country disappeared after fighting the German cruiser Kormoran some 180 miles southwest of Carnarvon in World War Two.

In this country, a revolt that started after the arrest of John Macarthur eventually included the deposition of William Bligh by George Johnston.

Outlaws in this country were called bushrangers, some of whom wore bulletproof iron armor like Ned Kelly.

During a gold rush in this country, fighting broke out at the Eureka Stockade between diggers and troops.

Natives of this nation commonly burn dogwood leaves to cleanse an area after a member of the community dies.

The Castle Hill Uprising occurred in this country, whose Rum Rebellion deposed William Bligh as governor of New South Wales.

This country’s longest serving prime minister was Robert Menzies, who founded its Liberal Party and famously called the middle class, “The Forgotten People”.

Harold Holt once led this country where the “Stolen Generation” of its native inhabitants are remembered on National Sorry Day.

This is the larger of the two countries that provided troops to the Gallipoli campaign via the ANZAC units.

During World War II, this country was led by John Curtin and Robert Menzies.

Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard are among the past leaders of its Labour Party, which opposes its Liberal Party. name this country where, in 2018, Scott Morrison replaced Malcolm Turnbull as Prime Minister in Canberra.

This country's forces fought the Japanese in Papua New Guinea, a country only 200 miles north of this nation's mainland, and this country was the target of the Japanese raid on Darwin. name this Commonwealth nation which operated the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne and lost the heavy cruiser HMAS Sydney.

James Cook’s landing at Botany Bay inaugurated British colonization of what modern country, governed from Canberra?

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continent he discovered on his first voyage that was later used as a penal colony?

Robert Burke and John Wills led that doomed attempt to cross this country from one of its southern cities to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

James Scobie died in this country, leading to the creation of the Eureka Flag.

Philip Cunningham stated, “Death or Liberty” during a rebellion in this country that included fighting in the Second Battle of Vinegar Hill.

The majority of the Bali Nightclub bombing fatalities were tourists from this country.

During World War II, this country’s “scrap iron flotilla” trolled the Mediterranean.

In this country, forces under Peter Lalor set up the Southern Cross Flag during a rebellion of mine workers called the Eureka Stockade.

Three expeditions to this modern-day country were led by Thomas Mitchell and Edmund Kennedy.

The Emu War took place in this country, which is also a continent.

"The light on the hill" was used by Ben Chifley to describe the goal of this country’s Labour Party.

Watch out: William Bligh deposed in both the Rum Rebellion (Australia) and the earlier Bounty mutiny (Pacific)