Australia And The Modern World

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    Australia & The Modern World

  • The Seven Years War

    Britian defeats France in the Seven Years War

  • The Steam Engine

    JAMES WATTS INVENTS THE STEAM ENGINE. THIS PLAYED A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY.

  • Steam Engine

    James Watts invented the Steam Engine

  • U.S. Independence

    The United States become a nation, declaring it's Independence.

  • The First Fleet

    The First Fleet arrives in Australia

  • French Revolution

    The French Revolution begins!! This is involved with Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Morse Code

    Samuel Morse develops the first operating telegraph System a.k.a. "Morse Code".

  • Potato Famine

    Potato Famine occurs in Ireland, which caused mass emigration

  • The Gold Rush

    Australia's Gold Rush begins.

  • Slavery

    Slavery becomes illegal in the USA

  • The First Telephone

    The first telephone is tested.

  • Empress of India

    Queen Victoria is proclaimed Empress of India

  • The French Union

    France declares Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia as being part of The French Union

  • World War I Begins

  • WORLD WAR 1 ENDS