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AUstralian Federation
Federation in 1901 has a significant place in australia history as it is pretty much the point in time that the whole of australia united. Without federation australia may still be under full control of the unite kingdoms. -
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Australia and the modern world
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wall street crash
The wall street crash of 1929 was an important event for the world as it sent the whole world into a financial crisis, and marked the start of the great depression. -
japan invades manchuria
Japan invading manchuria is a very important n australian history as it is what started the war in the pacific, if this had not of happened then australia today would be a very different place, as there would not have been and war around Australia. -
pearl harbour
A significant event as it is what made U.S.A join world war two, without pearl harbour we may not have ended up seeing the atomic bom, and who knows maybe japan might have won World War II. -
nagasaki atomic bomb
Another very important event for both australia and the world as it both ended the war in the pacific, but it also introduced the atomic bomb to the worl and very much started the cold war. -
montgumery bus strike
The montgumery bus strike has effected the modern world as it started the the whole black rights movement in america, I think it was more impoetant than the australian 1967 referendum, as it took place in america, which being one of the worlds superpowers meant that the bus strike had more of an impact on the rest of the world. -
cuban missile crisis
The cuban missile crisis was a significant event in for the world, because it started a massive nuclear scare. The whole world was scared that both america and russia would start of a nuclear war that could possible mean the end of the world. Its impact on the modern world is that the is still tension between america and russia. -
white Australia policy stopped
Australia is now very much known as a multicultural country, and if australia had never ended the white australia policy thanaustralia would be a very different place. It would be a lot more racist less multicultural and all around more boring. -
the tampa crisis
The tampa crisis is an important event in australian history as it started australia problems with asylam seekers, and it was also what got John Howard re-elected for priminister.
