Tuvalu Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
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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
Tuvalu is a small island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, facing the threat of rising sea levels due to climate change. In order to understand the history and challenges faced by Tuvalu, let’s explore a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order.
- Key detail 1: Learn about the traditional way of life in Tuvalu before colonization.
- Key detail 2: Discover how European explorers first made contact with the islands of Tuvalu.
- Key detail 3: Understand the impact of colonization and the struggle for independence in Tuvalu.
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- 1000 BCE: First settlement by Polynesians
- 1568: European contact with the arrival of Spanish explorers
- 1615: Dutch explorers sight the islands
- 1764: British explorer John Byron visits the islands
- 1861: First Christian missionaries arrive
- 1892: Tuvalu becomes a British protectorate
- 1916: Tuvalu becomes part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony
- 1978: Tuvalu gains independence from the UK
- 2000: Tuvalu becomes a member of the United Nations
- 2019: Tuvalu hosts the Pacific Islands Forum
- ongoing: Climate change threatens the existence of Tuvalu due to rising sea levels
- 2011: Tuvalu declares a state of emergency due to drought
- 2000: Tuvalu joins the Commonwealth of Nations
- 1998: Tuvalu participates in the Commonwealth Games
- 1979: Tuvalu establishes diplomatic relations with Taiwan
- 1979: Tuvalu becomes a member of the Pacific Islands Forum
- 1979: Tuvalu becomes a member of the World Health Organization
- 2000: Tuvalu becomes a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- 2010: Tuvalu becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund
- 2000: Tuvalu becomes a member of the World Trade Organization