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Adolf Hitler's Early LIfe
Hitler moved to Munich, Germany in May 1913, as he was seeking to avoid arrest for evasion of his military service obligation to Habsburg Austria. In Munich, he continued to drift, supporting himself on his watercolors and sketches until World War I gave his life direction and a cause to which he could commit himself totally. By all surviving accounts, Hitler was a brave soldier: he was promoted to the rank of Corporal, was -
World War One
WW1, also known as 'The Great War' and the 'War to End All Wars', was sparked by the assassination of Austrian Archduke, Franz Ferdinand, in Bosnia. This escalated into a massive five-year conflict between Austro-Hungary, Russia and their respective allies on the Western Front in Europe. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed after World War One had ended in 1918. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly five years after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. -
The Great Depression
The depression originated in the U.S, after the fall in stock prices. It became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929. The Great Depression had devastating effects in countries rich and poor. -
Hitler Comes to Power
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany (similar to Prime Minister) by the President of Germany, Paul von Hindenburg, Having won more than than 37 percent of the vote in the previous year's legislative elections, Hitler's Nazi party had enough power to effectively paralyze Germany's democratic government. -
Beginning of World War II
The Second World War began when Adolf Hitler invaded Poland with his Nazi-Germany forces. The conflict lasted for six years; until September 1945, when Japan surrendered. -
The Fall of Singapore
Singapore was considered a vital part of the British Empire and supposedly impregnable as a fortress, until it was unexpectedly captured by the Japanese. It is considered one of the greatest defeats in the history of the British Army and probably Britain’s worst defeat in World War Two -
Pearl Harbour
'Attack on Pearl Harbour' was when the Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and more than 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed. This attack outraged Americans so much that they abandoned their policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan the following day -- officially bringing the United States into World War II. -
The Kokoda Trail
Japanese troops landed on the northern coast of then New Guinea and unexpectedly began to march over the Owen Stanley Ranges with the intent of capturing Port Moresby. Along the way, marching prisoners on a treacherous 60 km trail. -
The Cold War
The Cold War, was the name given to the relationship between the U.S.A and the USSR. This 'relationship' involved a clash of ideologies (capitalism vs communism) and no actual physical warfare between the two powers. 'The Berlin Blockade' was when the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied control. -
Chinese Communist Revolution
Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China. -
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam was was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, called the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its main ally, the United States. The Viet Cong was also backed by the USSR. -
"I Have A Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr, a national icon delivered his equally iconic speech that strived for equality and civil rights. -
Cyclone Tracy
Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. The category 4 tropical cyclone was the cause for 71 fatalities and over 70% of the destruction of homes. -
The September 11th Attacks
September 11, more commonly known as 9/11, were a series of airline hijackings and suicide attacks by 19 millitants associated with the terroist group, al-Qaeda. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania -
The Bali Bombings
The famous terrorist attack in Bali, Indonesia, involved three bombs, two of which were detonated nearby a night club killing 202 people, 88 of them being Australians. -
Iraq War
The United States and the United Kingdom claimed that Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction posed a threat to their security and that of their allies : a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland, invaded Iraq and deposed the government of Saddam Hussein -
Death of Osama Bin Laden
Founder and head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am. Code-named Operation Neptune Spear, the operatoin was carried out by the CIA. After the raid, U.S. forces took bin Laden's body to Afghanistan for identification, then buried it at sea within 24 hours of his death. -
Gaza-Israel Conflict
In early July 2014 Hamas' militants launched an increasingly higher number of rocket attacks against Israel, ollowing which on 8 July 2014 the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched Operation Protective Edge against militants in the Gaza Strip. -
MH17 Disaster
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17/MAS17)[a] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that was shot down on 17 July 2014, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board. The aircraft is believed to have been downed by a Buk surface-to-air missile, which Ukraine and Western governments believe to have been fired from territory controlled by pro-Russia separatists
