Nauru Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
Temporal Tangle
Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
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Rune Ravel
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Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
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
This timeline game challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order, testing their knowledge and understanding of historical sequences. In the context of Nauru, players can learn about the key events that have shaped the history and development of this small island nation.
- Players must correctly place the establishment of phosphate mining on Nauru in the late 19th century.
- Next, players can place the country’s independence from Australia in 1968 as a significant milestone in Nauru’s history.
- For a more challenging level, players can also try to correctly order the various political and economic challenges that Nauru has faced in recent decades.
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- 1000 BCE: First settlement of Nauru by Micronesian and Polynesian people
- 1568: Discovery of Nauru by Europeans (Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendaña)
- 1888: Annexation of Nauru by Germany
- 1906: Phosphate mining begins on Nauru by the Pacific Phosphate Company
- 1920: Nauru becomes a League of Nations mandate administered by Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
- 1942-1945: Japanese occupation of Nauru during World War II
- 1968: Nauru gains independence from Australia
- 1970s-1980s: Boom in phosphate mining leads to rapid economic growth on Nauru
- 1990s: Environmental degradation caused by phosphate mining becomes a major issue on Nauru
- 2000s: Nauru becomes a tax haven and offshore banking center
- 2008: Closure of the Australian-run immigration detention center on Nauru
- 2012: Nauru signs agreement with Australia to reopen immigration detention center
- 2015: Nauru bans Facebook in response to criticism of government
- 2018: Nauru hosts the Pacific Islands Forum
- Present: Continued phosphate mining and environmental rehabilitation efforts on Nauru
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic impacts Nauru's economy and tourism industry
- 2021: Nauru becomes a member of the Asian Development Bank
- 2023: Renewable energy projects launched on Nauru to reduce reliance on fossil fuels
- 2023: Nauru celebrates its 55th Independence Day
- 2024: Construction of new infrastructure and development projects on Nauru