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The Modern World and Australia

By Pocholo Bueno

  • The Great Depression

    Stock market crashes which caused:
    - Unemployment
    - Businesses struggle
    - Banks close
  • World War 2 Starts

    World War 2 Starts

    World war 2 begins by Germany invading Poland

  • The attack on pearl harbour

  • Hiroshima Bombing

  • The Cold War begins

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    The Vietnam War

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    Various Technological advancements

    During this time, technology have evolved in a massive way. Today there are now devices such as faster computers, Internet and so much more

  • The first moon landing

  • The Berlin Wall falls

    Connects the communist and democratic colonies
  • 9/11 Bombings

    9/11 Bombings

    4 passenger airliners are hijacked. 2 were flown into the north and south towers of the World Trade Center, the 3rd into the pentagon ( the headquarters of the United States Department of Defence) and the 4th targeted Washington DC but crashed and landed near Pennsylvania. This made
  • The Apology Speech

    The Apology Speech

    The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologise to the Indigenous people for the stolen generation

  • Barack Obama becomes the first African-American president

    Barack Obama is sworn in as the president of the United States