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First Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution saw the economy switch from making goods only by hand to using machinery to manufacture most goods. This caused prices of goods to go down and the wages of workers go up, it also caused migration from rural areas to more suburban areas. -
First British Settlement in Adventure Bay
The First British Settlement in Adventure Bay was essential for British boats to resupply, imprison convicts and was were a lot of timber was farmed. In the process of settling Adventure Bay many Aboriginals were murdered and their land was taken. -
End of the Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were fought all throughout Europe and was between France and a string of different countries. -
End Date of the Age of Revolution
The Age of Revolution saw old government systems which were monarchs changed into states and republics. This time period also included the Industrial Revolution and various other changes from what was the old order. -
Shootout at Stringybark Creek
On the day of the shootout the Kelly gang shot three out of the 4 police officers that were planning to track them down. Ned Kelly spared the life of one of the officers. -
Beginning of the Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was formed by local Chinese peasants in 1899. There goal was to get rid of the European foreigners they felt threatened by. They got their name from the violent fighting style they used. -
Battle of Beersheba
The battle of Beersheba was a battle between Germany and the Ottoman Empire against the allied forces which occurred in WW1. The allies quickly won the battle because their mounted troops were too hard for the enemies to handle.