20th Century World History

  • Mass Production

    Henry Ford was the main leaders of the Mass Production, he thought there needed to be more efficient and lower priced cars. In 1913 the very first assembly line was invented for large scale manufacturing.
  • End of WWI

    Germany signed an peace agreement with the allies that officially marked the end of World War One. About a month before they signed the peace agreement Germany asked the allies for a peace agreement.
  • The Treaty Of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th June 1919 as a peace settlement between Germany and her Allied powers to officially end World War I. However, the Treaty was quite harsh on Germany and some believe that it was a cause of World War II
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    The Jazz Age

    The Jazz age was a post-World War I craze. The Jazz Age mixed Jazz music with dance and created a style that is still done all around the world. A famous dance move was also created during this time, that dance move is called the Charleston named after Charleston, North Carolina.
  • Invention of the Televisison

    In 1878 John Loggie Baird successfully transmitted the first TV picture. In 1927 Philo Farnsworth demonstrated electronic television, ever since Farnsworth was 15 he had been imagining ways that an electronic television could work, at the age of 21 Farnsworth had figured out a way electronic television could work.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was caused by the stock market crash. It put millions of Americans out of work and eventually the entire world was also out of work.
  • Stock Market Crash

    The stock market crash is also known as ‘Black Tuesday’ because the New York Stock Exchange had it worst financial panic ever. The stock market collapsed immediately and this changed America’s economy forever.
  • The Day of Mourning

    The day of Mourning marks the day the Aboriginal Civil right gathering commenced. This is event was different as it was a thanks to all Aboriginal leaders.
  • The Bombing of Darwin

    At 10:00am on the 19th of February Darwin was attacked for the first time. An hour later Darwin was attacked again, 243 people died and 400 wounded.
  • Start of WWII

    WWII began on September 1st 1938, when Britain and France declared war on Germany. This war all began because the Treaty of Versailles was too harsh on Germany.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbour

    December 7, 1941, the Japanese made a surprise attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. After two hours of bombing, people had died, ships had sunk or been badly damaged and aircrafts had been destroyed. The Americans were so outraged that they declared war on Japan the next day, bringing the U.S. into WWII officially.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    On August 6, 1945, the US dropped an atomic weapon on Hiroshima, Japan, the bomb killed tens of thousands of Japanese civilians. Three days later the US struck again this time bombing Nagasaki.
  • The declaration of Human rights

    The Universal Declaration was the first time that countries agreed on a statement of human rights. This document states the basic rights and freedom which all human beings are given.
  • Melbourne Olympics

    The Melbourne Olympics in 1956 were the first Olympics Australia had ever hosted and was also the first Olympics outside of Europe or the United States. The Melbourne Olympics also proved that Australia had a real sporting force, that year Australia came 3rd, with 13 Gold Medals 8 Silver Medals and 14 Bronze Medals.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. America found out nuclear missiles were being built on an island near Cuba. President JF. Kennedy announced what he knew, which caused tension between USA and Cuba. In the end they both decided not to invade each other.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ‘I Have a Dream Speech’

    Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ on the steps of Lincoln Memorial during the March for Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The speech was a big deal, as it was a fight for equality and freedom during the American Civil Rights Movement.
  • Invention of Internet

    The internet was first invented for military purposes only but eventually expanded to also being used for communication by scientist. Leonard Kleinrock was the first to come up with the idea internet was eventually formed in the late 60’s
  • Australian Freedom Rides

    A group of students from the University of Sydney helped poor Aboriginals with health, education and housing.They did this so there would be less discrimination between Aboriginals and White settlers.
  • Invention of mobile phone

    The first ever mobile phone was introduced by Martin Cooper who was an executive at Motorola. He made the first call on the 3rd of April 1973
  • Release of Crocodile Dundee

    Paul Hogan is the main character in Crocodile Dundee. He plays a rugged cowboy from Australia. Crocodile Dundee is an Australian comedy based in the Outback of Australia.
  • United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child

    In 1989 leaders of the world decided that children under 18 needed special care and protection that was just for children. The rights are for children all over the world and include Children have the right to survival, develop to the fullest, protection from harmful influence, abuse and exploitation, to participate fully in family, cultural and social life.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    On November 9, 1989 just as the cold war was beginning, an East Berlin spokesman announced that “German Democratic Republic citizens were allowed to cross the border as off midnight.” That night citizens of berlin flooded to the wall checkpoints and people used hammers and picks to knock chips out of the wall.