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Mass Production of vehicles
The mass production of vehicles was when cars were made in massive amounts form only having minimal cars to having millions all over the world. It started out were there was only a handful over cars made over the world until a man called Henry ford came along and made 15 million cars from 1913 till 1927. This is a significant event because it changed the way people got around. -
End of WW1
The first World War 1 finished when the German’s gave up because they were about to be invaded, in a way they flew the white flag. They didn’t want to lose everything. Instead of being invaded they said that they would stop the war and would stop fighting. This is a significant event because it finished the first ever world war -
Treaty Versailles
The treaty of Versailles was the place where World War 1 was ended. It was were all of the main people of the countries were. They came up with a settlement on how to stop World War 1 and wrote down a settlement to show that they had stop the war and that they wouldn’t do it again. This is a significant event because it stopped the First World War. -
The Jazz Age
The jazz age was a time where everybody had money. They called the jazz age many things. The golden twenties and the roaring twenties were the main ones used. The youth during that time were very reckless in the way they dressed as instead of having plain clothes they made it sparkle and made their appearance stand out there. This is a significant event because it changed the way people acted, dressed and thought in the 1920’s -
The Invention of the Television
The television is a device that plays shows and media that is not able to be seen on the radio. It was invented in 1926 by Philo Farnsworth and Charles Francis Jenkins. The device has come a long, long way from when first made. From first being black and white to colour screens, to have a big fat box to know having a nice skinny one that doesn’t look as bad. This is a significant event because it changed the way people thought about watching things and made a massive mark in the history of seein -
Market Crash of 1929
The market crash of 1929 was a devastating day for stock brokers and millions were out of a job. They called it black Tuesday because everybody involved had lost all that they had. The market had stooped down to and all time low, there was low wage, a massive cut of jobs and also millions and millions of dollars lost because the of the stock prices going up to an all-time high. This is a significant event because it led to the great depression -
The Great Depression
The great depression all started for the stock market crash. It made thousands of people lose their jobs because of the stock crash. It made people have to walk around with their resume on their as clothing so people would hire them. This is a significant event because many people lost their jobs and were forced to resort to walking around with their resume on their body. -
1938 Day of Mourning
The 1938 mourning day was a day of celebration in Austrlalia, because it was 150 years after the first fleet arrived. For some a celebration for others and Mourning. For some it was a day for pagents and parties because of the celebrations mainly white people and for others such as the Aboriginals they had a silent march to mourn the fallen. Ibelieve that this may of started confilct between whites and darks and may be the reason today why there is sitll confilct -
Start of WW2
The start of the Second World War was when Germany Invaded Poland. Other European countries didn’t agree that Germany should have evaded. Two days after the German’s evaded Poland the British and the French declared war on the German’s. This is a significant event because it started another world war. -
Japanese attack of Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl harbour was a surprise attack. It was on December 7th, 1941. It was a devastating event that injured thousands of people. There were two main bombings that hit Pearl Harbour. There 21 ships that were bombed. All of the 21 ships sunk or weren’t found. This is a significant event because it was the first time an American president let it happen just to go into war. -
Darwin Bombings
On February 19th 1942 art 10:00am Darwin came under attack. There was several attacks that took place onward from 10:00am. Heavy bombers that had patterned bombs struck the city that killed 243 innocent people and wounded between 300 and 400 people. This is a significant event because it was the first time Australia had been bombed and such a big amount of damage was done. -
The bombing of hiroshima
The bombing of Hiroshima was a devastating event that had the United States of America bomb the city of Hiroshima. The bomb was the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT. This flattened out the whole city of Hiroshima. It killed thousands of civilians and nearly wiped the whole city out. This is a significant event because it ended World War 2 -
Declaration of Human Rights
The universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the general Assembly of the United Nations. It was motivated by the experiences of the world wars. It was the first time that the countries agreed on a comprehensive statement of inalienable human rights. -
Melbourne Olympics
The Melbourne Olympics was the 15th showing of the Olympics and the first one to be held in Australia. It was the first time that the Olympics had been televised, played outside of the United States and Europe and the first time all athletes walked out as one for the opening ceremony. This is a significant event because it was the first Olympics ever outside of the United States and Europe and also the first one in Australia. -
The Invention of the Internet
The invention of the internet came about in 1957 by Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf. There are several ways to use the internet. Such as google chrome, internet explorer. Those are the main ones. The internet is a significant event because it made it easier for people to see stuff from all over the world and made it easy for people to communicate with each other. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 22, 1962 sore John F. Kennedy and other US military forces had a 13 day discussion with Cuba to see if they would disarm the missiles and stop the Cubans from doing something stupid. People in the United States thought that they were on the brink of having a nuclear war. This is a significant event because it stopped nuclear warfare. -
Martin Luther King Speech
Martin Luther king’s speech was a speech that deliver a great deal of purpose to African – American’s all over the world. He was fighting for better rights for African – American’s and the speech that he made and spoke was so well said and delivered well. This is a significant event because it changed the way people treated African – American’s and it also gave them a voice. -
Australian Freedom Rides
The Australian Freedom rights was a march of mainly Aboriginal Students in the NSW. It drew attention to racism in the towns of western New South Wales. The ride also was for the poor health that the Aboriginals had to live with, having bad houses, dirty clothes and basically being a lower kind of order to what whites were. This is a significant event because it was a turn point for aboriginals and the way that they got treated. -
Invention of the Mobile Phone
The inventor of the mobile phone was Martin cooper in 1937, it was a landmark for everyone as they could now use phones without a cord. From that point on phones have never been the same. From Nokia, to HTC, to iPhone it has been such a big step in history, this is a significant event because it changed the way people communicated with each other. -
Release of Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee was about a Safari owner with his friend. Who lives in Australia. After surviving a crocodile attack a New York a journalist comes over to Australia and interview Crocodile Dundee about the Crocodile attack. After the journalist gets attacked by a croc and crocodile Dundee saves her she asks him to come to New York with her to see the city. But when croc Dundee gets there he see the culture is different back home to what it is in the city and eventually falls in love with the r -
United Nations conventions on the rights of the child
The United Nations convention on the rights of the child is rules to older people that don’t respect kids. It is a book that has a list of rules and things that say that kids are allowed to have privacy, they are not to be hit by older people or elders. Kids have the right to speak up. Those are just some of things in the book. This is a significant event because it gave kids a voice and better living. -
Falling of the Berlin Wall
The falling of the Berlin wall was a divide from East Germany and West Germany, it was a great day for Berlin as it changed the way Berlin worked. It meant that there was no more divide and everybody in berlin could work as one instead of being divided. This is a significant event because it joined two cities together as one.
