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Australia and The Modern World 1918-2012
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Wall Street Crash
The Wall street crash involved the American economy, it was the beginning of the demise of the American economy which has had an effect on the global economy which still has an effect on not only America but the western modern world. -
Anschluss between Germany and Austria
The Anschluss of Germany and Austria is significant as it was the gain of further power for nazi Germany to continue the Genocide of the Jews and to continue in the capturing of nearby countries. -
The Blitz
The Blitz was the consecutive bombing of London over multiple nighs. It is a significant event to Australia as well as London because Australia is a colony of the United Kingdom and Germany could have thought that Australia was a potential threat to them, possibly helping them in their crysis and could just as easily have sent a bomb to Australia. -
The Fall of Singapore
The Fall of Singapore was what happened when Japan invaded Singapore successfully and is significant to Australia and the Modern world as Australia was on the verge of being captured by the Japanese and it would not be an English colony if it weren’t for Britain surrendering the war. -
White Australia Policy
The White Australia policy shows a large amount of racism in the name alone, thia is why it is such an important event in history and can relate to Australia and also the general Modern World as being racist. -
China Becomes Communist Country
China becoming a communism became a significantly influencial event in history and the modern world. This is because China is such a large country with quite a lot of power, the transition to communism could have influenced other countries to become communists. -
The Tampa Crisis
The Tampa Crisis was when a ship carrying a large amount of refugees was denyed access into Australian Water. Neither Indonesia nor Australia wanted to take responsibilty for the people and just shows how big of a problem racism and acceptance is in the modern world and Australia. -
911 - World Trade Centre Terrorist Attack
The terrorism attack is a largly significant event as it gave America more of a reason to continue the war in Iraq, creating a war on a global scale.
