Twentieth Century Timeline

  • Mass production eg vehicles, 1889

    Mass production eg vehicles, 1889
    French cars were the first vehicles invented in 1889. The cars were invented to make it easier to get around and they were called Panhard and Levassor.
  • End of WWI 11th November, 1918

    End of WWI 11th November, 1918
    The last day of World War One was November 11th 1918. It is known to most as WWI or it can be known as Armistice Day. On Armistice Day The Germans agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles to make the war come to an end.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Germans agreed to sign The Treaty of Versailles and was created so the Germans would have an everlasting punishment for WWI.
  • The Jazz Age

    The Jazz Age
    The 1920’s or ‘The Jazz Age’ was when Jazz became very popular.
  • Market Crash October

    Market Crash October
    The market completely crashed in October, 1929 which made little of businesses and money.
  • The Great Depression, 1929–1932

    The Great Depression, 1929–1932
    The great depression was a passé when people were from their lack in money.
  • Day of Mourning

    Day of Mourning
    January 26th, 1938 a group of aboriginal people meet in Sydney to try and get equality.
  • Start of WWII

    Start of WWII
    The WWII began September 1st 1939 because of Germany stating a war with Poland. Then, the world was fighting in the Second World War.
  • Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour

    Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour
    December 7th, 1941 Japan attacked the coastline of America. Japan sent an Aircraft and after two hours of bombing 2400 American citizens died.
  • Bombing of Darwin

    Bombing of Darwin
    February 19th, 1942 the coastline of Darwin was bombed by the Japanese. 243 citizens were killed.
  • Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima

    Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
    August 6th, 1945 The United States had an nuclear bomb. The used it on Hiroshima, Japan. Ten thousand people were killed.
  • Melbourne Olympics

    Melbourne Olympics
    The first Olympics were held by Australia in Melbourne.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    The Cuban Missile Crisis was a ment to be bomb in October, 1962.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream…” speech August 28th, 1963

    Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream…” speech August 28th, 1963
    Martin Luther Jr.’s spoke made a speech in August, 1963. He was at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. This is famous because it was one of the most moving speeches of all time.
  • Australian Freedom Rides, 1965

    Australian Freedom Rides, 1965
  • Invention of The mobile phone April 3rd, 1973

    Invention of The mobile phone  April 3rd, 1973
    The mobile Phone was invented on the 3rd of April by Martin cooper. Cooper worked as an engineer..
  • Invention of the internet

    Invention of the internet
    The Internet was in vented in 1982. It was first used to send data to one another person in the war.
  • Release of Crocodile Dundee April 24, 1986

    Release of Crocodile Dundee  April 24, 1986
    The most famous Australian movie is Crocodile Dundee which was released in April, 1986.It was filmed in the outback of Australia.
  • United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child

    United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
    Rights of the Child happened in 1989. The rights of the responsibilities of children had 52 articles.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989

    Fall of the Berlin Wall November 9, 1989
    The Berlin wall in November, 1989 was a wall that dived The German Democratic Republic and The Federal Republic of Germany.