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The Industrail Revolution
The Industrial Revolution brought about the migration from small towns to cities and the creation of industrial machinery used in factories for mass production. -
American Declaration of Independence
The declaration is signed proclaiming the 13 nations as independent nations, free of Great Britian. -
The First Fleet
Convicts were shipped from England to Australia . It took 6 months to complete preparations, 11 ships and around 1500 men and woman were on the ships. -
The start of the French Revolution
The start of the French Revolution is when people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. It lasted 10 years. Social factors contributed to the start of the French Revolution these included social stress from a large population and capitalism. -
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Napoleon overthrew the Directory
Napoleon gains power of France and later appointed First Consul, giving him unlimited power. -
The War of 1812
It was fought between the British Empire and the United States from 1812 to 1814 on land in North America and at sea. It has also been called the Revolutionary War part 2 and sometimes "The Forgotten War". -
California Gold Rush
Gold is discovered in California attracting people from all over the world to come to America looking for money. It started the settlement of the west. -
The Gold Rush
Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed to have found gold in the waterhole near Bathurst, New South Wales. During the Gold Rush period thousands of people came to Australia in search of gold. The gold rush ended in 1861. -
The Stolen Generation
The children of aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander descents were taken away from their parents by state government and agencies. Around 100,000 indigenous children were taken from their families. They were taken to supposedly make Australia more "Pure". -
Invention of the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell successfully tested the telephone. Revolutionises communicate due to its ease and more efficient to use the telegram or previous methods of communication. -
Ned Kelly hung
Ned Kelly is a bushranger of the Australian outback. He was arrested many times, the first time was when he was 14. Ned Kelly killed people, assaulted people and stole many things. He sentenced to death after he took hostages in the local hotel of Glenrowan. -
Unveiling of the Statue of Liberty
America received the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France. It is of the Roman Goddess of freedom, Libertas. It is an icon of freedom for the American people. The tablet she is holding in her hand has the date the American Declaration of Independence was signed. -
The birth of Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler runs the Nazi party and later takes over some of Europe. -
Invention of Coca-Cola
It was originally invented to taste like the French wine Cola after it had been made illegal. The company is a multi-national enterprise -
Federation of Australia
The federation of Australia was when Australia became recognised as a country of its own by the rest of the world. -
First controlled, powered flight
The famous Wright brothers had designed, built and flown the aircraft. It was the first powered, controlled and piloted aircraft flight in history. -
World War One comes to and end
Germany finally gave up. At 11am, in the French town of Redonthes. The Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end. -
Death of Captain Cook
He was murdered. Captain Cook was the one to map New Zealand and Australia.
