year 9 history

  • Isaac newton law of universal gravitation

    Isaac newton law of universal gravitation
    Isaac Newton was sitting under a apple tree. A apple then fell on his head then the brilliant idea of the universal gravitation came a upon him. The law staes that any two objects have a gravitational pull of attraction. He then used this information to make this into a law. over time he made many other laws about gravitation.

    http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/circ/node7.html
    http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html
  • The Gatling Gun

    The Gatling Gun
    A man powered machine gun, the Gatling Gun was the first firearm to solve the problems of loading, reliability and the firing of sustained burts. Richard J. Gatling created the viscous weapon during the american civil war. since then the gun has been improved rapidly and is still used today. When going into countries the indeginous people had no chance agianst them.
    http://www.history.com/topics/gatling-gun
  • Henry Parkes Tenterfield speech

    Henry Parkes Tenterfield speech
    The farther of federation, Sir Henry Parkes made his famous tenterfield speech in 1889. The speech was at Tenterfield School of arts in New south Whales. Henry called for the collonies to unite and become one. He wanted to create a great national goverment for all Australia. The reason of this speech was need for a united defence of the Australian continent. The speech also marked the first time use of the word commonwealth with connection to Federation of Australia. http://www.federationstory.
  • Federation of Australia

    Federation of Australia
    Australia became an independent nation on the 1st of January 1901. The british passed the legislation allowing the six states to run in there own right as part of the commonwealth of Australia. The commonwealth of Australia was recognised as a constitutional Monarchy. The Australian constitution was the most important because it discovered the Australian Goverment.
    http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-government/australias-federation
  • Britian declares war on Germany

    Britian declares war on Germany
    The August 4th 1914, Great Britian declared war on Germany. It was the decission that started World War One. Britian had given Germany an Ultimatum to leave Belguim by midnight on August the 3rd. By doing this the German millitary had doomed Belguim. The British had two decissions. one being to turn around and the other to stand up for them selves.