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Capitalism is thought to have begun in North-Western Europe around the 16th and 17th centuries. Capitalism is the idea of an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Characteristics of capitalism include, competitive markets, a price system, private property, voluntary exchange and wage labour. -
The Industrial Revolution kicked off in the United Kingdom in 1790 and brought with it the steam engine. The steam engine was used to make trains and machinery and was used also in factories. The machines invented because of the Industrial Revolution were also good at luring people to the cities which made more children therefore more mouths to feed. But the industrial revolution also brought machines that could harvest crops much better than any man could.
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Europeans had long believed there was a land mass in the southern hemisphere which they called 'Terra Australia Incognita,' meaning Unknown South Land. The first person to land at Adventure Bay was George Tobin, a Naval officer for the British fleet. Before the landing it was estimated that 6000 to 10000 aboriginals lived on Bruny Island, but after the landing at Adventure Bay, only 27% of that population remained.
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At the end of the Napoleonic wars, the United Kingdom became a hegemony (A global power). This meant the UK didn't have to keep their ships docked in fear of a French invasion, so they could travel all over the world without fear. This led to the discoveries of many islands, which was beneficial to the UK.
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The shootout at Stringybark Creek is perhaps the most infamous shootout in Australian history, and the most contestable. On 26 October 1878 Victorian police camped at Stringybark Creek while searching for the Ned gang. The gang found the camp and crept in to steal firearms and ammo, but they were spotted and a firefight began. 3 out of 4 of the police officers were killed in the shootout, the remaining officer informing local police. On 15 November 1878 the gang and Ned were declared outlaws. -
The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in the northern coastal province of Shandong, China. There was much resentment in China at the time for all the Europeans and Americans in their country, that were forcing them to trade goods for opium. The main group that fought this uprising was the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists. They were anti-Christians, xenophobic and anti-imperialists, and they brutally killed and torched all western structures and people. -
The Battle of Beersheba is remembered by the world as the last successful cavalry charge. The 4th Australian Light Horse Brigade knew that if they hoped off their horses and advanced with rifles they would be fired at by artillery and gunned down by the machine guns that lined the Turks trench. They had also gone a long while without water so the troops were desperate to quench their thirst. This led to an unexpected cavalry charge that caught the Ottomans off guard.
