Cook Islands Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
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Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
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Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
Discover the history of the Cook Islands through this engaging timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Learn about the arrival of the first Polynesian settlers in the Cook Islands
- Explore the impact of European explorers on the islands
- Uncover the journey to self-governance and eventual independence
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- approx. 900 AD: First settlement by Polynesians
- 1595: European contact with Spanish explorer Alvaro de Mendaña
- 1773: British navigator Captain James Cook visits the islands
- 1821: Christian missionaries arrive in the islands
- 1888: Cook Islands become a British protectorate
- 1901: Cook Islands annexed by New Zealand
- 1942-1945: WWII troops stationed in the Cook Islands
- 1965: Self-government granted to the Cook Islands
- 1965: Cook Islands become a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand
- 1965: The Cook Islands gain full independence from New Zealand
- 1997: Cyclone Martin devastates the Cook Islands
- 1999: The Cook Islands become a member of the United Nations
- 2000: Cook Islands Tourism Corporation established
- 2009: The Cook Islands sign a double taxation agreement with New Zealand
- 2012: The Cook Islands sign a memorandum of understanding with China
- 2015: Cyclone Pam causes widespread damage in the Cook Islands
- 2016: Construction of a new international airport terminal begins
- 2018: The Cook Islands launch a national sustainable development plan
- 2019: The Cook Islands implement a ban on single-use plastic bags
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic impacts tourism in the Cook Islands