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australia to modern world 1918-present
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Japan leaves the league of nations
This is when Japan left the league of nations, which is now known as the united nations, after they were blamed for invading China. After this they refused to be part of it. -
Anschlus between Germany and Austria
This was the connection of Germany and Austria creating the super power that would ignite the flame of war in what was modern Europe, Just being 19 years after the last major war -
pearl harbour
This is when Japan launched an all out attack onto the American island of Hawaii more specifically pearl harbour. Japan thought this would cripple America however instead they just woke the sleeping giant. Aggravated and motivated America fought back -
Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
This was when America dropped the second atomic bomb code named "fat man" on Nagasaki Japan which caused japan to surrender which ended WW2 in the pacific once and for good -
Cuban Missile crisis
This is the closest the world had ever come to nuclear war and it was a big awakening for a number of nations -
1967 referendum
This was the first time the Australian indigenous people were counted in the government census, this was a turning point for Australia in what really ended the discrimination to our indigenous community by the government -
The moon landing
This was the first time man had ever stepped on the moon, the nation claiming the title was the U.S.A this gave the nation even more confidence than they needed to peruse the cold war to the end, it also gave hope to millions of people around the world that sky really is the limit -
White Australia policy
This was introduced to the Australian borders to keep certain people out of Australia, the Australian governments thought that certain people were going to contaminate Australia and this was an easy way to keep them out and let certain people in although date says 1970 the origin can be traced back to the 1850s -
the invension of the mobile phone
Before the invention of the mobile phone there was no way you could make a call from your person this is a major development in telecommunications and it has changed the way people communicate for ever -
The Tampa crisis
A Norwegian freighter rescued over 400 asylum seekers that were ship wrecked on a broken wooden boat, this gave Australia a big wakeup call on their policies -
brian leaving Australia
this is the day a good frind of many and a beloved member of the brighton grammar waterpolo team brian varley moved back to america
