The Making of The Modern World

By britch937

  • Steam Engine

    James Watt designs a more efficient steam engine.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The American Declaration of Independence was when all American colonies gathered to form independence from Great Britain. The five people who signed this document were Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R Livingston and John Adams.

  • First Fleet

    The First Fleet arrives in Botany Bay, beggining British settlement in Australia.

  • First Passenger Railway

    George Stephenson builds the first passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester.

  • Last Convicts

    Convict transportation to Australia stops with the last shipment of convicts disembarking in Western Australia

  • Federation of Australia

    The Federation of Australia was made when the six colonies, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia and Victoria grouped together to form one nation. This event was held in Federation Square in Melbourne, Victoria.

  • The Wright Brothers Plane

    At 10:35am on December 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first ever man operated aeroplane for 12 seconds over 120 feet of ground. This changed transport forever and pioneered man powered flight.

  • T-Model Ford

    Henry Ford produces his first Ford Model T automobile and changes transport forever.

  • Sinking of the Titanic

    The worlds largest passenger steam ship at the time was sunk from hitting an iceberg in the north-west Atlantic Ocean and takes down 1517 people with it. This showed the world that no ship is unsinkable.

  • World War One

    The start of World War 1 was sparked by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand which was carried out by a Serb nationalist. The assasination actually happened around a month before July 28th but by that time, most of Europe had become tangled in the conflict which started the war. The Allies included France, United Kingdom, Russia and Australia. The Central Powers included Germany and Austria-Hungary. This war was said to be the 'War To End All Wars'.

  • World War 1 Ends

    This day was the end of World War 1 which is also known as Armistice Day. The document to end the war was signed at the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month. There were over 16 million deaths and 20 million injured in the war.

  • First Battery

    Alessandro Volta invents a battery to store electrical current; the unit of electric potential, volt, is named after him.