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Start of World War I
Britain and Germany went to war. -
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World War I
During World War I, one of the major battles was the battle at Gallipoli of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and troops from New Zealand. -
Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force's landing at Rabaul.
This event eventually took possession of German New Guinea at Toma and the neighbouring islands of the Bismark Archipelago. Later on HMAS Sydney of the Royal Australian Navy destroyed the German raider SMS Emden, -
Australian Imperial Force's (AIF) Landing on Gallipoli
This landing consisted of members of the AIF, and troops from New Zealand, Britain, and France. -
End of World War I
On 30 October 1918 Turkey sued for peace. The German offensive lost after their great success in 1916 which eventually led to the surrender of Germany on 11 November with a peace treaty being signed by the leaders of the countries. -
Hitler became leader (Fuhrer) of the NAZI party.
This was after the series of events of how Hitler gained power and trust by other members of the party. -
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression started in 1929 and ended around the late 1930s. During this period, the unemployment rate around the world was at its peak and this is also the period where global economy was also at the worst situation. -
The Wall Street crash
This event was also known as Black Tuesday and The Great Crash. -
Hitler won the German Federal Election
Hitler's NAZI party won the majority of the votes during this election against Otto Wels and Ernst Thalmann -
Invasion of Poland (beginning of WWII)
The invation on Poland was joint invasion of German, Soviet Union and a small Slovak contingent which marked the beginning of World War II. -
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World War II
The war started with invasions of Germany, Soviet Union and Imperial Japan invading surrounding countries, however finished with the Allies winning the war. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbour was a military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the US naval base. -
Japan Occupied Singapore
During WWII, Britain surrendered Singapore to Japan. -
Bombing of Darwin
Japanese aircrafts bombed Darwin. This was the first and largest foreign attack on Australia. -
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Kokoda Campaign
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The Cold War
During the Cold War, the USSR and USA, the biggest powerhouses of the world at that time, had political and military tensions between each other since WWII ended. -
USA having tensions with USSR
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Mao ZeDong outlines new Chinese Government
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Anti-War Protests on the recent occurring Vietnam War
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Poor People's Campaign by Martin Luther King Jr
This was an effor by Marting Luther King Jr to gain economic justice for poor people in the US. -
The 911 Attack on the World Trade Centre in New York City
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Islamic Bombing at a nightclub on the Indonesian resort island of Bali
at least 53 people including 10 foreigners died from this bombing. -
Firdos Square conflict
During this event, the statue of Suddam Hussein set up in 2002 was pulled down. -
Death of Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, the founder and head of the Islamist military group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan. -
Unknown event (some bombing in areas)
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Unknown event (some sort of bombing and military movement)
