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Making a Modern World

  • Beginning of the First Industrial Revolution

    Beginning of the First Industrial Revolution

    The reasoning to the population spike was due to modern technology and medicine, as well as the world war. Before the spike, there was a decline in the population; but as stated before, modern technology and medicine came in, and the population grew significantly.
  • End of the Napoleonic Wars

    End of the Napoleonic Wars

    By the end of the Napoleonic Wars, France had no longer held the role of dominant power in Continental Europe. As the Congress of Vienna produced a "balance of power" which had then resized the main powers so they could balance each other and remain at peace.
  • Tasmania's Black War

    Tasmania's Black War

    The Tasmanian Black War was a tragic case. It was surrounded with racism and the invasion of tribal islands was the main cause. Around 1000 lives were lost, but the loss of cultures and traditions were affected greatly. The racism that had come with this war not only carried onto the future, but had also destroyed many cultures and traditions.
  • Darwinism Establishment

    Darwinism Establishment

    Darwinism was created in 1860 that believed that species changed over time. It was a theory that people do certain things to fight etc for their life. Some of the ideals is that the government should not interfere with the people by regulating the economy or helping the poor, and it favoured a "leave things be" political and economic strategy.
  • Ned Kelly's Legacy

    Ned Kelly's Legacy

    The shootout at Stringybark with Ned Kelly and the police officers had raised many questions for civilians. People question the intentions of Ned Kelly, and people can think he's a hero or a villain, it's purely how the person perceives his actions. Some people believe he fought for the poor and some people believed he had just hated the police. It is a huge topic amongst historians with contestability due to the fact they do not know what his initial intentions were.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion is a secret Chinese organization called the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists. This organization had led an uprising in Northern china against the spread of Japanese and Western influence there. It was an uprising against foreigners that occurred in China which was begun by peasants who was eventually supported by the government.
  • Battle of Beersheba

    Battle of Beersheba

    The evidence supporting the claim that the Battle of Beersheba had helped strengthen the bond between the Light Horse troops and the Walers was found in a poem. The poem had spoke about how much they cared for their horses, and how much they had missed them. They were side by side constantly on the edge of death and that was found evident in a diary entry. The poem spoke about how they had never wanted to hear about how they killed off the horses, and had mourned about this.