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beginning of the french revolution
the french revolution was a period of social and political liftup that went from 1789 to 1799. the french werent happy with the monarchy because they spent all of their money which resulted in bad living conditions because they didnt have any money. then the french started a war against the monarchy for a republic society and a fair government. -
the gatling gun
the gatling gun is one of the most well known machine gun. invented by Richard Gatling, it is known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War in the 1860s. since this descructive weapon has been made it has moved from country to country. the indigenous people had no chance against the weapon therefor they were killed. -
Federation of Australia
the federation of australia was when the six individual British colony states (Victoria, NSW, south Australia, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory) formed together to make one nation the commonwealth of Australia. because of this, australia is now an independent country and now has their own Government - Prime Minister, Cabinet and Governor General -
assasination of Franz Ferdinand
the assasination of the heir to the Austrohungarian throne Franz ferdinand was murdered on the 28th of june 1914. it was said that that was the outbrek of the first world war. he and his wife were shot to death by a Serbian nationalist assassin in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
ANZAC day
ANZAC day is one of Australias most important occasions. it was the first major war the australian and new zealand troops fought in. on the 25th of April 1915, Australian troops landed on Gallipoli peninsula. Their plan was to knock Turkey out of the war quickly so they could capture Constantinople (now Istanbul in Turkey). at the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated and over 8,000 soldiers were killed and changed Australia.
