See also: Early human migrations § South Asia and Australia and History of Indigenous Australians § OriginsThe map shows the probable extent of land and water at the time of the last glacial maximum ...
In 1949, the right to vote in federal elections was extended to Indigenous Australians who had served in the armed forces, or were enrolled to vote in state elections. At that time, those Indigenous A ...
1788–1900 A 19th-century engraving of an Aboriginal Australian encampment, showing the indigenous lifestyle in the cooler parts of Australia at the time of European settlement.In 1770, Lieutenant Jam ...
At the time of first European contact, it is estimated that between 315,000 and 750,000 people lived in Australia, with upper estimates being as high as 1.25 million. A cumulative population of 1.6 bi ...
See also: Prehistory of Australia § Arrival and Aboriginal history of Western AustraliaThere are no clear tribes or an accepted origin of the indigenous people of Australia, although they are believe ...
In the administration of Japan dominated by the military political movement during World War II, the civil central government was under the management of military men and their right-wing civilian all ...
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launched offensives against Allied forces in South East Asia, with simultaneous attacks on Hong Kong, British Malaya and the Philippines.The South-Ea ...
After the fall of the Tsarist regime and the later provisional regime in 1917, the new Bolshevik government signed a separate peace treaty with Germany. After this the Russians fought amongst themselv ...
The process of modernization was closely monitored and heavily subsidized by the Meiji government, enhancing the power of the great zaibatsu firms such as Mitsui and Mitsubishi. Hand in hand, the zaib ...
Although the empire is frequently referred to as "the Japanese Empire" or "Imperial Japan" in English, the literal translation is "Great Japan Empire" (Dai Nippon Teikoku).Dai "Great"Nippon "Japan"Tei ...
The treaty was previously a full three-way defence pact, but following a dispute between New Zealand and the United States in 1984 over visiting rights for ships and submarines capable of carrying nuc ...
The term "World War" was coined speculatively in the early 20th century, some years before the First World War broke out, probably as a literal translation of the German word Weltkrieg. German writer ...
Referendum is the gerund of the Latin verb refero, and has the meaning "bringing back" (i.e. bringing the question back to the people). The term plebiscite has a generally similar meaning in modern us ...
Main article: List of countries by system of government § Parliamentary systemsAfrica Statue of President Nelson Mandela of South Africa in Parliament Square, LondonCountry Connection between legisla ...
The major issues facing agriculture in Australia are drought, water security, low soil fertility, weeds, global warming caused by climate change, biosecurity (biological threats from imported foods an ...
