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Australian soldiers engaged in trench warfare on the western front during World War I
Also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. The image shows Australian troops engaging in trench warfare on the Western Front during the First World War, -
Armistice Signed and World War I over
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Adolf joins the Nazi party
Hitler was invited to join the nazi party on the 22nd of july 1921 by Anton Drexler, and no less than a week later he recieved a postcard from Drexler stating he had officially been accepted as a DAP member. -
Mao Zeodong rises to power in China
On the 1st of August 1927 China had power struggles between its people resulting in a Chinese civil war. Their were two groups who fought in this war; their was the nationalist group and communist group who of which Zeodong fought for. While their were power struggles in China the two groups were forced to fight together in WWII. After the end of WWII the two group until the end result was the communist group winning the civil war, whcih resulted in Mao Zeodong rising to power turning. -
The Great Depression
The depression originated in the U.S., after the fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929, and became worldwide news with the stock market crash of October 29, 1929 otherwise known as Black Tuesday. The Great Depression had devastating effects in countries rich and poor. -
Adolf Hitler's rise to power
Hitler was a decorated veteran of World War I. He joined the German Workers' Party in 1919, and became leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted a coup in Munich to seize power. The failed coup resulted in Hitler's imprisonment, After being released in 1924 he gained popularity for the attack and slowly rose to power becoming the dictator of Nazi Germany -
The Start Of WWII
The start of the war is generally held to be 1 September 1939, beginning with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. Other dates for the beginning of war include the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War on 7 July 1937. -
Attack On Pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
The Japanese Army Occupy Singapore
The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between 1942 and 1945 after the fall of the British colony on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied it after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore. -
Bombing of Darwin
The Bombing of Darwin, also known as the Battle of Darwin, on 19 February 1942 was both the first and the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. On this day, 242 Japanese aircraft attacked ships in Darwin's harbour and the town's two airfields in an attempt to prevent the Allies from using them as bases to contest the invasions of Timor and Java. The town was only lightly defended and the Japanese inflicted heavy losses upon the Allied forces at little cost to the -
Kokoda Track Campaign
The Kokoda Track campaign or Kokoda Trail campaign was part of the Pacific War of World War II. This Campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between the japanese an the allied forces. This Campaign was fought from the 1st of July to the 16th of November 1942 -
Martin Luther Kings speech at Washington
Martin Luther King spoke on behalf of the whole African American population at Washington D.C which he become world famous for performing his I have a dream speech in front of thousands speaking of black and white equality hoping for a change
