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Jan 1, 1206
The Mongol Empire
A man known as Genghis Khan claimed the leader of all Mongolians. In 1206 all nomadic tribes were untied and later created the biggest land empire in the history of the world. Between 1200 and the mid 1400’s, the Mongols had killed about 40 million. The short term effects were that a lot of people were killed and tortured while the Mongols took over. The long term effects were thatpeople from many different ethnicity and religion were freed and that it gave Europeans knowledge of the world. -
The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was a time during the 17th and 18th centuries where developments were made to drive the world away from religion and more to humanism and individualism. The Enlightenment was that everyone had equal rights and everyone born had freedom regardless of how rich or poor they were. The short term effects were that it was a time of discovery and creation. The long term effects were that philosophers grew to make scientific and cultural achievements that are still affect society today -
Industrial Revolution
It first began in Britain, 1760. It was a time where machinery was starting to be used because of steam which later became electricity. The short term effects were that a wealthier middle class grew due to having more employments and villages and towns rapidly were transformed into cities. The long term effects are that life is much more efficient and faster now that machinery is taking care of more things. If we didn’t have industrial revolution life wouldn’t be the same. -
First Fleet arrives in Australia
Eleven Ships that left Great Britain destined for Australia wrere called The First Fleet on the 13th of May 1787. All the passengers on all ships totalled up to be 1044. The First Fleet was sent to New South Wales in order to begin European settlement in Australia. The ships arrived in Botany Bay between 18 and 20 January 1788. The long term effects was that the British people would take the land of the indigenous people and own Australia. -
Indigenous and European Relations
Indigenous people were the first to live in Australia. They came from Africa and Asia 70,000 years ago and arrived in Australia 50,000 years ago. Since the British settlement in 1788, they got diseases that were none existent before they arrived. Short term effects were violent conflicts, diseases and the indigenous being frightened. The long term effects were that the Europeans eventually took over Australia and to this day aboriginals are being differenced by their race. -
Sydney Cove
Lots of people started going to Sydney Cove so they had to get more farm land. In June 1789 Hawkesbury River was found which made a big difference because it had new and very good pastoral land. People started to live near and alongside the river. In 1790 Governor Phillip gave a land grant at Rose Hill to an old convict, James Ruse. The pastures needed a lot of farming work and grazing, this was could not happen alongside the coast. -
Lachlan Macquarie
Macquarie was the last Governor of NSW, Australia from 1810 to 1821. Lachlan believed the convicts had served their sentence and should be equally treated. He gave out hundreds of pardons and thousands of tickets-of-leaves. Short term effects were that many convicts were treated equally when Macquarie gave them pardons because the punishments were too cruel. Long term effects were that some of the convicts that were freed went on to become famous architects. -
Missionaries in Australia
In 1820, missionaries began arriving to protect the Indigenous and convert them to Christianity. They encouraged Aboriginals to move into mission settlements by offering food and shelter. The short term effects were that the missions made the Indigenous think that Christianity was the only way and to forget about their culture. The long term effects were that sacred sites had been destroyed due to the missionaries. -
Swan River
The Swan River was first explored in 1827 by Captain James Stirling. The Swan River colony was in first established in Western Australia in the year of 1829 in June. The Swan River Colony was first established by the British settlement in 1829. The name Swan River was first discovered on the 10th January 1697 by the Dutch captain Willem de Vlamingh The effects were the course exploring the settlement of the region in 1827 to the 1890s and beyond the context of the British colonial expansion. -
The Gatling Gun
The Gatling gun was the first machine gun to ever be successful. It was the first to combine reliability, high firing rate and ease of loading into a single device. In 1861 it was designed by an American inventor, Richard J. Gatling. The gun was granted by the government in 1862. The short term effects of the Gatling gun were that less people had to go to wars. The long term effects were that other machinery was evolved from the Gatling gun. -
The Constitution
The Constitution began on the 1st of January; 1901.The Constitution was a law where the indigenous were not entitled to specific things. The Indigenous people were not allowed to vote, earn pensions and maternity leave was not given. The short term effects of this event were that aboriginals were not given rights because their race and the constitution eventually ended in a massacre. The long term effects were that eventually the indigenous were given all the rights that they once were not. -
The Commonwealth Franchise ACT
The Commonwealth Franchise ACT 1902 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which defined who was allowed to vote in Australian federal elections. Australia was the first country to allow Women to stand in Parliament. However, the Act also prevented some Indigenous Australians, Asian people, etc., from voting. The short term effects were that many people that were not allowed to vote or earn maternity leave and employ. The long term effects are that indigenous people now have rights. -
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
The First World War started after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and his wife on the 28th June, 1914. Franz was the son of the emperor of Austria. Franz and his wife were assassinated by a member of a Serbian terrorist group called the ‘Black Hand’. The short term effects were that Franz Ferdinand and his wife were killed. The long term effects were that the assassination caused WW1 and if it didn’t happen the world wouldn’t have ended up the same as it is now. -
Women at War
Some of the jobs that Women did in World War One were: nurses, munitions factory workers, spies etc. Before WW1 started married women were expected to be typical ‘housewives’. Once they started going to war they earned self-esteem knowing that they can be as strong as men. Short term effects were that women weren’t being just the housewives at the time. Long term affects were that society became sexiest making it seem women can only cook and clean at home. -
The Western Front
The western front began on the 3rd of August 1914, but the Australians didn’t fight until the end of the Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The short term effects were the civilian’s safety. The western front became a total war and everyone around the area was affected. The long term effects were that large amounts of people died in the Western Front. Britain faced 20,000 deaths on the first day. Verdun was at the time the longest battle in history. -
Battle of Gallipoli
On April 25th 1915, members of the 3rd Australian brigade landed in Gallipoli, Turkey. The Anzacs were there to fight for the triangular piece of land that is now known as Anzac Cove. Anzac Cove was the Australian and New Zealand troops’ base for the 8 months of the Battle of Gallipoli. The short term effects were 1700 causalities within 24 hours. The long term effects are that Ari Birun was renamed after the battle of Gallipoli. -
Anzac Day
The 25th of April is a day to commemorate the ANZAC soldiers who served and sacrificed their lives in the Great War for Civilisation. ANZAC is the acronym for the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The Anzac soldiers fought against the Turkish force to defend their homeland to the death. The short term effects were that many Anzac soldiers died in the war. The long term effects are an annual Dawn Service to commemorate the ones that lost their lives. -
Impact of the War
The impact of the war is what happened in the war to make the world different. There are many short and long term effects that were caused by the war. One of the short term effects of war was poverty because many men and women that came back from the war lost their jobs. The long term effects of the war: The League of Nations was created (for world peace), World War 2, Poland became a country after 100 years, Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia became new nations. -
The nature and extend of moving peoples.
In 1945, the population of Australia was 7 million. Over 6 million immigrants settled in Australia. Statistics shows that 40% of Australians are not Australian. People that enter the country on a boat illegally are called boat people. If the Government catches them, they get put in detention centres. The short term effects were that Australia nearly doubled in 1945. The long term effects are that Australia has vastly increased in size over the years.
