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Karl Marx
He was a well known german philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and revolutionary scocilist. He published many books with many of his works known as Marxism. -
Justice Henry Higgins
He was a highly influential judge well known in Australian politics and law. Particually in the high court of Australia. -
Vida Goldstein
She was an early australian feminist politicion who campaigned for woman's rights. She was recruited by isabella Goldstein to collect signatures for woman's sufferage petition. -
Enid Lyons
She was the first australian woman to be elected in the Australian House of Representive and she was also the first woman to be appointed to the fedual cabinent. -
Douglas Nicholls
He he was the first aboriginal person to be knighted and also the first apointed to vice-regal office, serving as governour of south australia. He resienged from his position on the 30th april 1977 due to his poor health. -
WWI
the first world war which lasted until the 11th of November 1918. It was the first war that affect the civilians in nd around the battlefield, it was one of the biggest wars the world has ever experienced. 18 allied countries fought against the central power to victory. -
gallipoli
it was when the men of the anzac tried to invade the west coast of gallipoli but were heavily bombarded by enemy force when they arrived ashore. All of the lost are rememberd today on ANZAC day. -
Russian Revolution
it was a series of revolution that destroyed the tsarist autocracy and lead to the formation of the soviet union. -
William Hughes
He was the 7th prime minister of Australia, and he changed his party 5 times and also represented 4 different states. -
Emperor hirohito
He was the emperor of japan at the time of WWI and made the decessions that ultimatly led to the bombing of many Northern Australian towns. -
the great depression
it was a time of high unemployment rates all over the world. The stock markest crashed, banks all over the world lost money and shanty towns sprang up all over the outskirts of cities like Sydney. -
Day of mourning
it was when an important national aboriginal civil-rights gathering. -
WWII
the second world war which lasted until 1945. It was even greater than the first world war, the warfare effected every continent and ocean, and many lost their lives. It altimately lead to the Third Reach didissolving, the creation of the United Nations to help prevent anything else of this scale, the United states and the Soveit union emerged as superpowers. This war lead to the first ever nuclear bomb detination in the japanese city of Nagasaki whcih changed the way we fought wars forever. -
Robert Menzies
He informed the Australia as prime minister at the time that the country was at war with Germany -
Vietnam war
a war which had 19 countries involved and lasted 19 years 5 months 4 weeks and 1 day. it was the longest war that australia was involved in. -
freedom rides
a groupe of university students organised a bus tour of western and coastal NSW towns. they hoped to point out and help to lessen the socially discriminatory barriers which existed bettween aboriginal and white residence. -
Wave hill protest
gurindji spokesman, led a walk-off of two hundred aboriginal stockman, house servents and their families from wave hill as a protest. -
The Dismissal of Whitlam Government
it was the worst dramatic political event in the history of australias federation.
