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John Locke (Enlightenment)
John Locke was promoting the opposite side of government. The type of government John Locke was promoting was a representative government, which he explained in the book called Two Treatises of Government. This book was published December 1689. People found that John Locke’s message was more to the heart and mind than Thomas Hobbs. The contributions that John Locke did to the enlightenment had something to do with the inspiration of America today. -
Migration (Movement of People)
In the Industrial Revolution, more people than ever before moved. Migration is most commonly used when people would like to escape disasters in their country or to take advantage of the new opportunities. The improvements made to the transport also made migration faster, safer and cheaper. The movement of people to Australia had a tragic effect on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Immigration started to grow rapidly in the 1890's, when it then slowed due to an economic depression -
The Slave Trade (Whole Course Overview)
The industrial Revolution increased the need for labour in the colonies. Crops such as sugar and cottons growth and harvesting involved very hard work. Machinery was not available yet, so everything had to be done by hand. Indigenous and Europeans did not want to do such back-breaking work. Millions of Africans were brought to America to work as slaves on plantations for crops such as cotton, sugar, coffee, rice and tobacco. Rich people would gather a minority of poor people to do their work. -
The Battleships (Imperialism)
The battleships are steam powered and made up of iron- clad. They have been providing faster transport, tighter manoeuvrability and more accurate aim to fire at sea. The battleships were often used to achieve their aims through the strategy known as the gunboat diplomacy. These ships were used to intimidate and invade in other colonies. -
Franz Ferdinand (World War I)
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria and the Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia. His Assassination in Sarajevo, caused Austria-Hungary's announcement of the war against Serbia. This caused the Germany, Austria-Hungary and Serbia's allies to proclaim war, starting World War I. After Franz's cousin died, he added the name Este to his own and thus became one of the wealthiest men in Austria. He had an idea of a federalism made up of 16 states, the aim of this was to avoid disintegration. -
Australian Natives Association Establishment (Making A Nation)
The Australian Natives Association (ANA) started in Melbourne in 1871, as a benefit to encourage prudence and educational improvement among all those born in Australia. In Tasmania it operated in the mid-1800's and promoted political reform, and developed more strongly from the 1890's. Among providing medical, hospital, funeral and sick pay benefits, the ANA took up issues including national parks, teaching Australian history in schools, water conservation, protecting native fish and fauna.
