The Modern World and Australia

World War One

Period: Aug 3, 1914 to Nov 3, 1918

The Roaring Twenties

Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Oct 29, 1929

Wall Street Crash

Oct 29, 1929

The Great Depression

Period: Oct 30, 1929 to Sep 1, 1939

World War Two

Period: Sep 3, 1939 to May 3, 1945

The Cold War

Period: Jan 3, 1945 to Nov 3, 1989

Malayan Emergency

Period: Jul 3, 1948 to Jul 3, 1960

Korean War

Period: Jun 3, 1950 to Jul 3, 1953

Vietnam War

Period: Jul 3, 1962 to Dec 3, 1972

Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 14, 1962

Gulf War

Period: Jan 3, 1990 to Feb 3, 1991

War On Terror Arghanistan

Period: Sep 3, 2001 to May 3, 2011

War on Terror Iraq

Period: Mar 3, 2003 to May 3, 2011