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Making the Modern World

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    The industrial revolution was the name given to the period of time where products could be mass produced and many farmers were replaced by machines. During this time a higher amount of food that was being produced led to more people being able to eat which led to healthier lives.
  • British Settlement in Adventure Bay

    British Settlement in Adventure Bay

    During the time when the British settled on Adventure in Tasmania's south. It marked the beginning of colonisation in Tasmania. During this time the British also created the 'Black Line'. This was a line that the colonists created to force the aboriginals into the Tasmania Peninsula to be rounded up and taken to Tasmania's offshore islands.
  • End of the Napoleonic Wars

    End of the Napoleonic Wars

    When the British forces defeated the Napoleonic forces that led to a major shift in the world. British Hegemony was created. This was significant because it meant that the British Empire held supremacy over most of continental Europe.
  • End Date Of the Age of Revolution

    End Date Of the Age of Revolution

    During the Of the Age of Revolution, many social and economical ideologies changed. And with this change many monarchies lost absolute power and changed to representative governments (democracies).
  • Stringybark Creek Shootout

    Stringybark Creek Shootout

    Ned Kelly, was a bushranger and an outlaw who killed three police officers at Stringybark Creek. Ned justified his actions by saying that if he didn't take the offensive side they wouldn't leave alive.
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion

    The boxer rebellion was a rebellion that was put together by a high number of Chinese peasants who were discontented with bad harvests and other country's expanding and having a say in how China was run. Although the 'Boxers' lost the battle it started a grave change in China.
  • Battle Of Beersheba

    Battle Of Beersheba

    The battle of Beersheba was apart of the greater war known as WW1. This battle consisted of the Australian light horse troops fighting against the Turkish Troops to take control of Beersheba. Taking control of Beersheba would allow the Australian Troops to be in constant access of water and have access to railway lines.