Modern world

Making of the Modern World 1750-1918

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  • Invention: Steam Engine

    Invention: Steam Engine
    James Watt constructs a productive steam engine.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration announced the separation of America from Great Britain.
  • British Settlement in Australia

    British Settlement in Australia
    The First Fleet arrived in 1788, dropping their anchor on the 26th of January marking Australia Day. The fleet consisted of 11 vessels and the journey from England to Australia outstretched for 8 months.
  • Outbreak of the French Revolution

    Outbreak of the French Revolution
    The French Revolution resulted due to high taxes and food prices generating dissatisfied opinions towards French rulers.
    Storming of the Bastille prison marks the official beginning of the French Revolution.
  • Riot of Factory Workers.

    Riot of Factory Workers.
    During the Industrial Revolution, factories began to install machines. Workers decided to destroy these machines, worried that they would replace them causing them to loose a wage that was greatly needed to support their families.
  • Invention: Passenger Railway

    Invention: Passenger Railway
    Between Liverpool and Manchester, George Stephenson constructed the first Passenger Railway.
  • Australian Gold Rush

    Australian Gold Rush
    The Australian Gold Rush enticed people from all around the world to migrate to Australia in search of the precious mineral.
  • Invention: The Telephone

    Invention: The Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the first "acoustic telegraph" but also known as the telephone.
  • Invention: First Autobile

    Invention: First Autobile
    The first automobile consisted of an internal combustion engine used by Karl Benz.
  • Federation Of Australia

    Federation Of Australia
    All Colonies; Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia Tasmania, Western Australia anad Northern Terrority join together as one nation.
  • Invention: First Man-carrying Aeroplane.

    Invention: First Man-carrying Aeroplane.
    Invented by the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur.
  • The Immersion of the Titantic

    The Immersion of the Titantic
    The largest passenger steamship of it's time, the Titantic was four days into it's voyage when it tragically collided with an iceberg submerging the vessel leaving 1517 people dead.
  • WW1

    WW1
    The first World War War, declared by Germany on Russia and France, used advanced weapons and warfare such as machine guns, chemical warfare, aircraft and tanks.
    The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and tension between the European powers triggered the 4 year long war but causes of the "Great War" is still disputed between historians.