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Australian soldiers on the Western Front in World War One
Australian soldiers forced into a stalemate on the western front in World War One. -
The big four meeting
A picture of the top allied leaders meeting at the Parice peace meeting. -
The Holocaust
Hitlers first day of power -
Getting Elected
Hitler getting elected in 1934 -
A migrant mother
An upset migrant mother during the great depression, the great depression was caused by bank failures and the stock market crash in 1929 -
Start of World War 2
Germany attacks Poland from land and air, with a goal of reclaiming lost territory and rule Poland, which started the second World War. -
Darwin Bombing
At least 243 people died in the bombings with 300-400 being injured. The bombings consisted of 64 bombing all up , the first lasting 40 minutes and the second lasting 25 but with more casualties. Multiple aircraft were destroyed and eight ships were sunk at the Australian military base. -
Cold War
People have different beliefs on how and why the Cold War started, but these are some strong reasons that are believed by many American fear of communist attack
-Truman’s dislike of Stalin
-USSR’s fear of the American's atomic bomb
-USSR’s dislike of capitalism
-USSR’s actions in the Soviet zone of Germany
-America’s refusal to share nuclear secrets
-USSR’s expansion west into Eastern Europe + broken election promises
-USSR’s fear of American attack
-USSR’s need for a secure we -
Mao Zedong
Commonly referred to as Chairman Mao, Mao Zedong was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and the founding father of the People's Republic of China. -
"I have a dream"
Martin Luther King Jr was a civil rights astivist who delivered his famous speech, with an even more famous sying, "I have a dream". This speech was written to bring up the issue about how racial equality is essential for people to peacefully coexist, and racism negatively affects the lives of African-Americans. -
War Protest
The most famous person to do this was the world heavyweight-boxing champion Muhammad Ali. He was punished by having his boxing title taken away from him. However, his very public stance brought a more worldwide dimension to the problem America was experiencing with the draft. -
9/11
Four passenger airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists so they could be flown into buildings in suicide attacks. Two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. -
Bali Bombings
The bali bombings occured in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali which saw 202 people killed including 88 Australians. The first explosion was triggered in a nightclub, which then saw people fleeing outside to where a much larger bomb inside a van would explode, killing many poeple and causing lots of damage to buildings. -
Iraq War
This copnflict, lasting over 8 years, was started by the invasion of Iraq by the United States. Which was then followed by many years of constant fighting and many casualties, the amount of deaths is still unknown. -
Death of Osama
On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is killed by U.S. Special Forces during an early morning raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, with DNA tests proving it was him coming though within a week. -
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash
A picture of 3 of the many children and adults that were killed in the result of the flight MH17 purposely being shot down whilst flying over Luhansk in Ukraine. No'one yet knows who shot down MH17 as both sides are playing the blame game.
