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Early 1900’s – Mass Production eg vehicles
Henry Ford was the inventor of Mass Production he realised there needed to be a more efficient way to mass produce cars in lower price. In 1913 after finding four principles, they came together to make the very first moving assembly line used for large-scale manufacturing. -
1918 – 1919 – Treaty of Versailles \
This was the peace settlement after World War One had ended. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris on the 28th of June 1919. It was finally signed after lots of negotiation and argument amongst ‘The big three’. The three most mportant politicians in this event were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson, who were known as ‘The big three’. \ -
end of ww1
WWI ended because Germany had to surrender, this is because they simply just ran out of food, supplies and manpower, the shortages of supplies and food came mostly from the British naval blockade, which had been stopping practically all German trade by sea since 1914. -
1920's - Television Invented
The very first still image transferred was in 1862 but John Logie Baird’s 30 line images in 1925 were the first demonstrated of television by reflected light rather than in black and white. He based his invention around Nipkow’s disc which was a rotating disc to transmit pictures over wire in 1884. -
the jazz age 1929
In America during this time known as The Jazz Age, everybody seemed to have money. After the Great War it destroyed social conventions and the new ones were developed, this brought in a whole new style. Especially the young women shocked the older generation with bringing in a whole new look which concluded of short bobs and revealing clothing. -
market crash
The stock market crash of 1929 devastated the economy and was a key factor in beginning the of the great depression, the market crash was also known as the great wall street crash of 1929, and black Tuesday. This crash was the worst financial panic the country had ever seen, there have been more crashes since, with bigger losses, but nothing like the terror and devastation of black Tuesday. -
1929 to the early 1940’s – The Great Depression
After the Stock Market Crash it was then the Great Depression begun, this was only the beginning. Placing millions of Americans and Australians unemployed. It was caused because there was a fall in export prices and sales, also in residential construction which had social impact on all families and communities. -
Day of mourning
On January 26 1938, it was for some, a day to celebrate, for others, like some aboriginals it is referred to as a day to mourn, it was the landing of the first fleet in Australia. For the people that celebrated, there a parade for them, a re-enactment of the arrival of the first fleet and there was also a party for them. In the parade some aboriginal men from Menindee played the roles of the original port Jackson mob. This was an important invent because it is also referred to as ‘survival day’, -
1st of September 1939 – Start of WWII
This was the beginning of World War Two, it all began when the Nazi Germany’s war with Poland which was an uneven fight where Germany had more armed forces. The European countries felt like they needed to act which resulted in six long years of war. -
7th of December 1941 – Japanese Attack of Pearl Harbour
On the morning of this date the Japanese launched a surprised air attack on Pearl Harbour. This attack occurred because the Japanese were tired of negotiations with the United States, they wanted to keep expanding but the US put a restrictive ban on trade with Japan. So they decided to surprise them with an attempt to destroy the United States navel power. -
Bombing of Darwin
In Darwin, Australia on the 19th of February, 1942, Japanese forces mounted to air raids on Darwin, it was the first time that Darwin came under attack. The two attacks, which were planned and led by the commander that was responsible for the attack on pearl harbour ten weeks earlier. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima (and Nagasaki)
August 6, 1945. The United States of America launched an enormous atomic weapon on Hiroshima in japan. This massive atomic bomb was the about the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, this devastating act crushed and flattened their city, killing tens of thousands of innocent people, 3 days later, while japan was still trying to recover from this horrible act, the united states stuck again, this time, it was struck on Nagasaki. This was an important event because it marked the end of World War 2. -
Declaration of Human Rights
The UN adopted the Universal Declaration on this date because of the result and experience in WWII. The Universal Declaration was the first time that countries actually agreed on a statement of human rights. This document states the basic rights and freedom which all human beings are given. -
1956 November and December – Melbourne Olympics
This was the first time Australia hosted the Olympic Games. It was the first game to be held outside Europe or the US and in the Southern Hemisphere. These Olympics also signalled that the arrival of Australia showed they could be a real sporting force. -
1960’s 1965 – Invention of the Internet
The internet was first invented for military purposes but then expanded for communication through scientist. The initial idea of the internet came from Leonard Kleinrock in 1961 then it was late 60’s it started to form where Elmer Shapiro released a report “A Study of Computer Network Design Parameters”. Based on this it helped create the final version of the Interface Message Processor. -
cuban missile crisis
For thirteen days, the world waited restlessly for a nuclear war, but hoped for a peaceful resolution to the Cuban missile crisis. First, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union in Cuba. The president at the time, john f Kennedy, did not want the Soviet Union or Cuba to know that he had found out about these missiles, he met with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem. In the end, both of the leaders recognized the devas -
28th of August 1963 – Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a Dream….” Speech
On the steps of Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King Jr during the March for Washington, for jobs and freedom presents his ‘I have a dream speech’. This speech was meaning full at this time during the American Civil Rights Movement as black Americans protested for equality. -
Australian Freedom Rides
In February 1965 a group of Sydney University students called "Students for Aboriginal Rights" (SAFA), led by Aboriginal students Charles Perkins and Gary Williams, and began a trip that would change Australian history. Their journey was both an attempt to emulate the US Civil Rights Movement action in the early 1960s, and designed to expose the racist underbelly of Australian society in rural NSW. -
3rd of April 1973 – Invention of mobile phone
Martin Cooper was the first person to invent a portable handset. People were surprised when they saw Cooper walking around talking to someone through a phone without a cord restricting it. It was a 10 year process before Cooper put the cell phone on the market. By the time that came around it would cost the consumer $3,500 just for the phone. -
24th of April 1986 – Release of Crocodile Dundee
Paul Hogan is the main character in this movie who plays a rugged cowboy from Down Under. This is an Australian comedy film based in the Australian Outback where Dundee is a crocodile hunter and gets invited to New York by an American reporter. -
1989 - United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child
World leaders decided that children under the age of 18 needed special care and protection just for them where adults do not. These leaders also wanted the world to recognize that children had human rights too. In the human rights to children everywhere they had the right to survival, develop to the fullest, protection from harmful influence, abuse and exploitation, to participate fully in family, cultural and social life. -
fall of the berlin wall
The berlin wall was the divider between West Berlin and East Germany from 1961 to 1989. On November 9, 1989, thousands of East Germans flooded the gates of the berlin wall who surprised many not warned guards about how their government had lifted the ban and was now allowing East Germans to freely pass into West Berlin with no visas, when this happened, families were reunited and berlin was no longer a divided city. The wall wasn’t properly ripped down until 3 decades later.