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Wall Street Crash
The Wall Street crash was a very significant event because, due to America's importance as an economy, it led to the Great depression that, although not directly causing, had significant impact on the war as well as the world and economy. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japn invading Manchuria showed the power they had as an empire and as a power throughout the world and and during the war. It also showed the lack of power that the League of Nations had over the countries that had been involved in it, which were a part of its failure. -
Attack on Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbour was important because it was the event that triggered America to enter the war, because until this point, they hadn't joined in the war. This event also caused the retalliation bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended the war. -
Nagasaki Bombing
The bombing of nagasaki was important to the world because it, along with the bombing of Hiroshima, led to the end of World War 2. The deaths caused by these bombs made Japan fearful for the lives of their citzens and made them surrender out of fear. This bomb killed around 70,000 people. -
Creation of Israel
This event had impact on the conflict between several different religions and races, and is a major source of unrest and dispute in that area. -
China becomes Communist
China becoming communist was of huge importance to the world because it drastically affected the way they have grown and developed over the remainder of the century and the beginning of the next, which has led them to become one of the largest economies in our world today. -
Montgomery Bus Strike
The Montgomery Bus strike was of large importance to the world because it created and “began” the ideas of an equal society which we live in today. These ideas spread across the world and affected not only the African Americans, but also the Aboriginal Australians and other coloured races. -
Publication of Paul Ehrlich’s The Population Bomb
The Population Bomb presented and addressed ideas that have affected the way we live and think today, including laws and guidelines that we live by today. It affected all the world and had very strong and important key messages. -
Save Franklin/Gordon River campaign successful
The Campaign to Save Franklin/Gordon River was important because although it was more specific to Australia than the rest of the world, it still created and continued to establish ideas that were echoed all around the world. -
The Attack of the World Trade Centre
This event changed security measures all around the world not only on aeroplanes but everywhere, and also brought forward the idea of terrorism and the danger it had on our society. It increased racial prejudice and racial stereotyping.
