Timelines- Comparing the Countries.

America and Australia have histories that are alike due to Great Britain for establishing colonies in each country. During the late 1600’s the British were traveling to American shores, the 13 original colonies actually appalled the British towering over them. This also coincides when Australia was claimed by Britain in 1776 and six colonies were developed there. While the American Colonies were claimed earlier this allowed them to have more time to grow and industrialize and create a strong government. Unlike Australia, Australia was claimed later on by Britain which means it didn’t have as much time as the American colonies to industrialize. Australia and America both have similarities when it comes down to the gold rush. America’s gold rush began in 1848 while in the 1850’s the Australian gold rush began. A man by the name Edward Hargraves was unsuccessful in the gold rush in the Americas in California so he flew back to Sydney. This rush brought all sorts of people. (www.patricktaylor.com/australian-gold-rush)

New Zealand was discovered by a man named James Cook, his idea was to pave the way for more Europeans to make the journey to the newly discovered island. His journals inspired other Europeans to travel to this island. James Cook was like Christopher Columbus, many viewed him as a man who wanted what was best for the Native Americans that were present in The United States, but no one truly knew he was a devious man. James cook used his wits to trick the Maori tribes into signing a peace treaty with the Europeans in search of protection. In reality he just wanted to take the lands of the natives. Like America new Zealand had a battle between the natives and the immigrants over the land. The natives felt that they were being treated unfairly.  New Zealand can also be related back to America’s and Australia’s gold rush. New Zealand’s occurred later on, it happened in the 1860’s in a town called Tuepeka. (http://history-nz.org/)

            In the early twentieth century both countries were enthusiastic members of the British Empire, they had high nationalism. While both countries were dedicated to the British Empire both countries ended up sending soldiers into the Boer War, World War I and world war II. World War II was the turning point with both countries they realized that they couldn’t rely on Britain for protection. These ideas lead to both countries wanting to become closer with the united states of American. Both countries made a packed to defend one another if an enemy were to attack, this became known as the Anzus. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_%E2%80%93_New_Zealand_relations)

            Each country has different similarities that all sort of correspond with one another. One of the major similarities is that all the countries had natives living there before it was “discovered”. In Australia there were the aborigines, in New Zealand there were the Maori and in America there were the Native Americans. In 1962 the Aborigines were recognized as citizens and were given the right to vote. In New Zealand in 1860 a decade of land wars broke out between the Maori and the British. ((http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/history.html). Each country faced there difficulties with the battles of natives verse immigrants.