Significant Events 1750-1918

By HollyAlexandraLandles

  • New Holland is now known as Australia

    • new holland is the historic name for australia
    • abel tasman first named new holland australia in 1644
    • has been kept the same for over 180 years
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    Signifcants Events in History

  • The Industrial Revolution Begins

    • new inventions were made and factories were built
      • families were moving from the countryside to the city
      • punishment was cruel especially for young children working in factories
      • by the age of six children were working 14 hours a day in factories

  • The First Fleet leaves Britian

    • the first fleet left portsmouth england
    • the fleet was too botany bay sydney and arrived there on 18th of Janruary 1788
    • 750 convicts from birtians overpopulated prison system fleed to sydney

  • The French Revolution Begins

    • intense transformation to the French Society
    • the french revolution was influenced by the american revolution
    • violence and punishments striked at this time

  • Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are beheaded

    • marie antoinette and louis xvi were husband and wife
    • the royal family were imprisoned
    • beheaded for the poor care for the country france and england

  • The Australian Gold Rush Occurs

    • the gold rush shaped australia as it is today
    • Edward Hagraves claimed the discovery of payable gold in Bathurst
    • ended in the 20th century

  • Last Convicts are shipped to Australia

    • last convicts were shipped in the year of 1853
    • no deaths resulted on the convict shipping
    • male convicts went to western australia from the uk and america

  • The Hanging of Ned Kelly

    • ned kelly a son of an irish convict
    • ned kelly brushed the law by becoming a fugitive in 1878
    • he had his own gang behind him who were all killed and ned was hang in the Old Melbourne Gaol a place of crime and punishment

  • The Birth of Adolf Hitler

    • Adolf Hilter was a born Austrian German
    • leader of the nazi party
    • commited sucide on april the 30th 1945
    • parents are alois hitler and klara hitler

  • The Boxer Rebellion

    • uprising of the boxers a group of men violently attacking christians in china and foriegn countries
    • upset and angry with any european influence

  • Australian Federation is formed

    • Australia became an independant country
    • the commonwealth of australia was established
    • Henry Parkes ofen called the "father of federation"

  • The Titanic Sinks

    • the largest ship sinks on the way to New York City from England
    • 2,200 passengers aboard
    • One thousand five hundred twenty-two passengers and crew were lost

  • The Assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand sparks WW1

    • him and his wife shot
    • wife was pregnant at the time of the assassination
    • part of the austro- hungarian throne

  • World War One Ends

    • the ending of world war one was resulted in the sinking of a ship of american soliders
    • the allies and central powers were starting to collapse
    • 17th october 1918 the war ended

  • Stolen Generation Begins

    • the time when aborignal children were taken from their families
    • they were taken from their parents to be brought up by white people and to forget their aborignal traditions and beliefs
    • aborginal children were forced to become labourors and servants for white families and royal people