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The Making of the Modern World 1750-1918
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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to 1840. This included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power and the development of machine tools. James Watt's steam engine for pumping water from mines, on the right. -
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was a battle in which General George Washington's revolutionary forces defeated British forces near Princeton, New Jersey. On the night of January 2, 1777 George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek in Trenton.
This painting shows General George Washington leading his army against the British in the War of Independence on 03/01/1777. -
The First Fleet
The First Fleet is the 11 ships which left Great Britain on 13 May 1787 to found a penal colony that would become the first European settlement in Australia. The fleet consisted of two Royal Navy vessels, three store ships and six convict transports, carrying more than 1,000 convicts, marines and seamen, and a vast quantity of stores. -
Capture of the Bastille
The Capture of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on the morning of 14 July 1789. As popular discontent simmered, a French mob moved against the Parisian prison of the Bastille. This event was the symbolic flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". -
The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush was the most significant influence on the economic and social development of Australia. It began when gold was found in Austalia in 1823, this attracted people from around the world to come to Australia, which caused Australia's population to increase by 622 000. -
Opening of the First Parliment House
The Opening of the First Parliment House of the Commonwealth of Australia by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cornwall on 9/05/1901. This event made Australia one and encouraged new ideas and values in Australia. -
World War 1
WW1 was a gobal war in the centre of Europe in 1914-1918. The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire) and the Central Powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary. The picture shows French soldiers wait in their trenches on the Western Front during World War 1. -
World War 1
When WW1 began, Australia had been a single and united county for 13 years. Australia was obliged to follow the instructions of Britain, so they looked for troops using the poster on the left to get soldiers to fight for Britain.
