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mass production
Mass production is when goods are being produced in large amounts at low costs. This does not mean that the goods are low qualities they are standardized. There are two kinds of methods of making these goods:
1. Human Labour
2. Tools, machinary and the equipment
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treaty of versailles
The treaty of versailles was the peace settlement after world war 1 had ended. On June 28 1919 the treaty of versailles was signed that basicaly ended WW1 this peace setllement was between germany and their allied powers. This was signed exaclty 5 years after the assaniation of archeduke Franz Ferdinand which was the cause of WW1. Germany's representatives Hermann Müller and Johannes Bell signed the Versailles Treaty in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. -
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invension of the television
the television was not created or invented by just one inventer there where multiple and people who where working alone for the past years contributed to this investigation. scientists May and Smith experimented with selenium and light, this reveals the possibility for inventors to make images into electronic signals. -
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the jazz age
In 1920's America - known as the Jazz Age, the Golden Twenties or the Roaring Twenties - everybody seemed to have money. The nightmare that was the Wall Street Crash of October 1929, was inconceivable right up until it happened. -
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great depression
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market crash of 1929
The stock arket crash of 1929 was highly significant in U.S history. The end result led to a catastrophic sell-off, despite the crash itself only lasting 4 days. The Dow Jones Industrial -
1938 day of mourning
January 26th 1938 marked the 50th anniversary of the landing of the First Fleet in Australia. For some, this was a day to celebrate, for others it was a day to mourn. Those who were celebrating, participated in parades and also re-enactments of the arrival of the first fleet. Those who mourned, were forced to wait for the parade to end before the could march in silent protest from the Town Hall to the Australian Hall. -
start of WW11
No one wanted war. Yet, when Germany attacked Poland on September 1, 1939, other European countries felt they had to act. The result was six long years of World War II. -
japanese attack of pearl harbor
december 7th 1941 the japanese launched a suprised attack on the U.S naval base at pearl harbor in Hawaii. after just 2 full hours of bombing by the japanese more than 2,400 american soldiers dead and 21 ships had either been sunk or destroyed and also U.S aircrafts. -
bombing of darwin
On 19th of Februaary 1942, Australia came under attack when Japanese forces mounted two air rais over Darwin. These were both planned and led by the commander responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbour ten weeks earlier. The bombing involved 54 land based bombers and approximately 188 attack aircrafts. -
end of WW1
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atomic bombing of hiroshima
On the 6th of August 1945, the Unites states used an atomic weapon against Hiroshima. Equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT, the atomic bomb flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of people. Whilst Japan were still trying to comprehend this devastation, three days later the US launched another one on Nagasaki. -
declaration of human rights
The Declaration of Human Rights was a universal declaration adopted by the assembly of the United Nations on the 10th of Decmeber 1948. The came as motivation by the preceding world wars. The declaration was the first time that countries agreed on a comprehensive statmenet of 'inalienable' human rights. -
melbourne olympics
The Melbourne 1956 Games was the first time Australia hosted the Olympics. In many ways, it was the Games that took the Olympics to the world. It was the first Games held outside of Europe or the United States, the first Games held in the southern hemisphere, the first Games where live television broadcasts captured the public’s imagination, and the first Games in which all the athletes walked together as one in the Closing Ceremony. -
invention of the internet
unlike the technologies such as the light bulb or telephone the internet didnt just have one inventor, instead it has grown over the years. it got its start in the united states more than 50 years ago as a goverment weapon in the cold war. -
cuban missile crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a highly dangerous confrontation between the U.S and the Soviet Union. This took place during the Cold War. This was the moment when the two superpowers cam slosest to nuclear conflict. This crisis involved calculations and miscalculations, making this event difficult to interpretate for us and even for the countries involved as they themselves face alot of miscommunication, one instance almost started a nuclear war. -
Martin luther king speech "i have a dream"
The night before the March on Washington, on 28 August 1963, Martin Luther King asked his aides for advice about the next day's speech. "Don't use the lines about 'I have a dream', his adviser Wyatt Walker told him. "It's trite, it's cliche. You've used it too many times already." -
australian freedom rides
The Freedom ride of 1965 was a significant event in the history of civil rights for Indigenous Australians. Students from the University of Sydney formed a group called the Student Action for Aboriginals. They even faced violence whilst trying to raise the issue of Indigenous rights. -
invention of the mobile phone
Whilst working at Motorola in the 1970's, Martin Cooper invented the firsthandheld mobile phone. He then led the team that developed it and broought it to market in 1983. He is also known as the first person to make a handheld phone call in public. -
release of crocidile dundee
The film was set in two parts: in the tropical rainforests of Kakadu with its water buffaloes and crocodiles and in New York where Crocodile Dundee was a "fish out of water." The contrasting environments added immeasurably to the film's appeal. -
fall of the berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was the defining symbol of the Cold War for 30 years. As the cold war eneded, more than 2 million people from East Berlin visited West Berlin to participate in a celebration that was, on journalist wrote " the greates street party in the history of the world'. People used hammers and pick to demolish the wall along with cranes. -
united nations conventions on the rights of the child
Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth therein, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status