Progressive ideas and movements Defining Moments, 1750–1918 | 4.3 1901 Federation | Australia’s Defining Moments Digital Classroom | National Museum of Australia

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Progressive ideas and movements Defining Moments, 1750–1918

Investigation 4: Nationalism

4.3 1901 Federation

<p><em>Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by HRH The Duke of Cornwall and York (Later HM King George V), May 9, 1901</em>, by Tom Roberts</p>

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<p><em>Opening of the First Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia by HRH The Duke of Cornwall and York (Later HM King George V), May 9, 1901</em>, by Tom Roberts</p>

Federation — the creation of a new nation — was not inevitable. How was it achieved? And to what extent was the new nation fully independent?

Read the information about the achievement of Federation in the Defining Moment in Australian History: 1901 Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia (Federation). Use that information to answer these questions.

Look back at the Key Questions. Which of these questions do you think you can now answer fully? Which need more research?