Australia and the Modern World By ChristianTD Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Dec 10, 2012 Australia and the Modern World Nov 11, 1918 World War I ended Jul 1, 1929 China becomes a Communist Oct 25, 1929 Wall Street Crash Mar 12, 1938 Anschlus between Germany and Austria Sep 1, 1939 World War II Started Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Perl Harbor Aug 9, 1945 Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki Sep 2, 1945 World War II ended Jan 1, 1955 African American Civil Rights Movement Nov 1, 1955 Vietnam War Started Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Strike Nov 22, 1963 The Assasination of John F.Kennedy Apr 30, 1975 Vietnam War ended Sep 11, 2001 September 11 Attacks May 2, 2011 Death of Osama Bin Laden