exam revision dates

• End of World War I, signing of the Armistice, leading to a ceasefire on the Western Front


  November 11, 1918
• Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I, imposed harsh reparations and territorial losses on Germany, setting the stage for future conflicts


  June 28, 1919
• Germany's invasion of Poland prompted Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War II


  September 1, 1939
• Victory in Europe Day, marked the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender, ending the war in Europe


  May 8, 1945
• Victory over Japan Day, marked Japan's formal surrender aboard the USS Missouri, effectively ending World War II


  August 15, 1945
• Surprise military attack by Japan on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, leading the U.S. to enter World War II

  December 7, 1941
• Japan bombed the Australian city of Darwin, marking the first and largest single attack on Australian soil


  February 19, 1942
• The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II


  August 6 and August 9, 1945
• The British stronghold of Singapore surrendered to Japanese forces, leading to the capture of around 80,000 Allied troops and marking a significant defeat for the Allies in the Pacific


  February 8-15, 1942
• Protest by Aboriginal Australians against the sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of British colonisation, highlighting the injustices faced by Indigenous Australians


  January 26, 1938
• A bus tour by students led by Charles Perkins to draw attention to the discrimination against Aboriginal people in rural New South Wales, Australia

  February 12-26, 1965
• Led by Vincent Lingiari, Gurindji workers walked off the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory, marking the beginning of a significant Indigenous land rights movement in Australia


  August 23, 1966
• Referendum to amend the Australian Constitution, resulting in overwhelming support to include Aboriginal Australians in the census and allowing the federal government to create laws for them


  May 27, 1967
• The High Court of Australia recognised the land rights of the Meriam people, overturning the doctrine of terra nullius (land belonging to no one) and establishing native title in Australia


  June 3, 1992
• The speech by Prime Minister Paul Keating acknowledging the injustices faced by Indigenous Australians, is seen as a pivotal moment in the reconciliation process


  December 10, 1992
• Refers to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families by Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions under acts of their respective parliaments


  Late 1800s to 1970s
• Prime Minister Kevin Rudd formally apologised to the Indigenous Australians for the policies of forced child removal, a significant step towards reconciliation


  February 13, 2008