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James Watt develops Efficient Steam Engine
Watt Makes a smaller Portable steam engine that uses less coal so it was cheaper to run and made more power. -
America Declares independance From Britan
On the 4th July 1776 The Brittish Colonies of America Signed a decleration of independance from Britian. Many events led to the revolution such as the Boston Tea Party. -
1st Fleet arives in Botony Bay
The First Fleet Arives in Australia and British Settlement of Australia begins. -
French Revolution
For centuries, the quality of life in Europe had been determined by the leader. If you were born in a poor family, your life would be one of poverty.Those at the bottom saw the wealthy grow richer, while the poor got nothing. Then, in 1776, something unthinkable happened. A group of people at the bottom of society rebelled against those who were at the top, and what was more remarkable, they won. This made all the poor rebell against the rich and made the french society a fair society. -
French King Louis XVI
He was executed by guillotine after the French citizens revolted against his policy that included executing with the guillotine, also with the monarchy. This execution was a part of a reign of terror and revenge where 16,594 prisoners were executed for opposing the revolution. -
Alessandro Volta Produces first Battery
Alessandro Volta invented the battery, the battery stores electrical currents. The unit of electric potential is named 'Volt' Named after him. -
First Passenger Railway
In 1830 George Stephenson built the first ever passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester. the railway was a very quick form of transportation back then. -
Eureka Stokade
An oath was taken by hundreds of gold diggers at Ballarat in 1854. The Eureka rebellion led by Peter Lalor was a short lived revolt against UK colonial authority. -
Australian Gold Rush
Edward Hargraves discovers gold near Bathurst in New South Wales, triggering several gold rushes around Australia. The gold rush attracted many countries from all around the place to this discovery. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invets the telephone. It was the start of revolutionising communication. -
Lightbulb Invented
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor, he invented things such as the motion picture camera and invented the first practical incandescent electric light in 1879. -
Beor War Bigins
The Boers, also known as Afrikaners, were the descendants of the original Dutch settlers of southern Africa. Britain took possession of the Dutch Cape colony in 1806 during the Napoleonic wars, sparking resistance from the independence-minded Boers, who resented the Anglicization of South Africa and Britain's anti-slavery policiesand in October 1899 full-scale war ensued. -
Federation of Australia
The Six Colonies of Australia- New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia form one Nation. -
Wright Brothers Develop Aeroplane
the Wright brothers were the first successful creaters of a machine that flew a man up on its own power, and flew naturally at spped without crashing. this machine is now known as the airplane. the airplane is an aircraft with a fixed wing and is now powered by propellor or jets. -
Antarctic Expedition
The first Antarctic voyage was conducted by Ernest Shackleton on the ship, Nimrod. This expanded the map and added a new feild of resaerch to the world. -
Ford Model T Relesed
Henry Fords Ford motor company produce the car that opened travel to the common middle class people. -
Titanic Sinking
The Titanic was the largest passenger cruise ship for so long, people said it was 'unsinkable'. The titanic sunk just before midnight on April 14th due to a collision with an ice berg in the Atlantic Ocean As it sank, it snapped in two pieces and sank down into the big blue ocean. It killed 1517 people. -
World War 1 Begins
World War One begins with the Major European Empires declering War on each other and other countries are drawn in to the war.
The war begins when a Serbian Terrorist Group assinated the Heir to the austrian throne, Austria then declare war on serbia, Russia declair war on Austria, Germany declare war on Russia, France declare war on Germany, Germans go through Belgium to get to France, Britan declare war on Germany, this brings USA Turkey and Australia into war. -
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World War 1
This is the time where the Allied Forces fought the Central Powers for control of Europe.The war begins when a Serbian Terrorist Group assinated the Heir to the austrian throne, Austria then declare war on serbia,Russia declair war on Austria, Germany declare war on Russia,France declare war on Germany, Germans go through Belgium to get to France, Britan declare war on Germany, this brings USA Turkey and Australia into war.This event Changed the way the world worked and how people saw eachother -
Russian Revoultion
The Russian revolution is said to be mainly caused by a loss of faith in the Russian government by the people. This was due to their economy continually going backwards, the corruption running through the government system and also Russia's involvment in World War I. -
World War 1 Ends
World War 1 ends with the Deafeat of Germany and the Central powers, the Allied Forces emerge victorious and the world goes back to a Temporary peace. -
Bibiliography
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