Australia in Questions uses a question and multiple choice option format to
present a chronology of Australian life throughout the period 1900 — 1999. Evenly
spread over ten decades are one thousand questions and three thousand multiple
choice options.
For the reader it will:
• Create a fun and interesting experience
• Provide a comprehensive ‘snapshot’ of Australia during the 20th century
• Enhance their knowledge of Australian history
• Highlight the signifi cant events and people that help shape these times
• Encourage discussion and debate
The book documents the many and varied facets of an emerging and developing
‘Federation’. Along with signifi cant population growth came a period of immense
economic, industrial, political and social achievement, change and failure. Huge
advancements in areas such as communication, medical and transport technology
transformed Australia in ways previously unimaginable. But there continued to be
much instability, trauma and upheaval resulting from disasters and confl icts.
Australia in Questions will be a valuable and rewarding read for anyone interested
in exploring the century that was 1900 — 1999.
