making the modern world

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution began in 1760. This part of history was when new inventions were being created or inventions that were already created were being improved. the Revolution continued on until 1840, the Industrial Revolution nearly lasted a full century. There was improved agricultural practices, advances in medical science and the middle class slowly grew to become greater.
  • Age of Revolution

    Age of Revolution

    The Age of Revolution began in 1774. During this period a number of revolutionary moments happened, most of them occurring in Europe and America
  • End of the Napoleonic Wars and British Hegemony

    End of the Napoleonic Wars and British Hegemony

    The Napoleonic wars started in 1803 and ended in 1815. In total there was s even wars involving Napoleon. But the one war that ended badly was the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon and his soldiers lost and practically handed over the title of being almighty and powerful to Waterloo.
  • Tasmania's Black War

    Tasmania's Black War

    The Black War started in the mid-1820's and ended in 1832. It is known to be one of the most intense frontier conflicts in Australian history. one of the main wars trigger was how the British settlers employed violence to procure sex with the Aboriginal women and even the children. It is estimated that around 1000 lives were lost, but the loss of cultures and histories were a greater loss.
  • The contestable nature of Ned Kelly's legacy

    The contestable nature of Ned Kelly's legacy

    Ned Kelly was born in December of 1854 and died on the 11th of November, 1880, due to execution by hanging. He started committing crimes in 1869, his first arrest was for assault, the second time he was arrested was for being a suspected accomplice of the bushranger, Harry Power. He escaped arrest in 1878 with the Fitzpatrick incident. unfortunately, his mother was arrested for an attempted murder. In that same year Ned and his gang ambushed four police officers at stringy bark creek.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreigner uprising in China that started in 1899 and ended in 1901. The Boxers, who was also known as the 'Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists', were just ordinary villagers who reacted quite violently against the increasing influence of foreign Christian missionaries and diplomats in the Middle Kingdom.
  • the battle of Beersheba

    the battle of Beersheba

    The battle of Beersheba was fought on the 31st of October 1917. The battle was fought against the British Empire forces of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force and elements of the Ottoman Empires Yildirim Army Group. At dawn on the 31st of October, the EEF, including the Australian Mounted Division and ANZAC Mounted Division, commenced the assault on Beersheba.