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  • Franz Ferdinand is assasinated

    Franz Ferdinand was was an Archduke of Austria-Este Austro Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia. Him and his wife were shot in june of 1914.His Assasination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia.

  • The completion of the Panamal Canal

    The work on the canal began in the year of 1880. It was finally built completley by 1914. By the time it was completd it is a 82 kilometrer ship canal in Panama. It connects to the Atlantic Ocean.

  • United States entry into World War One

    the war first began in the year 1914. The United States wanted to stay neutral, but the pressure got to much to hangle. We entered the war in year 1917.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties. It was signed on june 28th 1919. Because of this treaty Germany had to exept full responsibility for world war 1.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment was the Amendment passed in 1920. This Ammendment was quarenteed that all American women had the right to vote. Congress passed it June 4,1990. It was radified August 18,1920. The U.S. constitution stated "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

  • Hitler invades Poland

    in 1939 dictator Hitler decided to invade Poland. The first attack happened on September 1st. It begun when a German battleship fired at a Polish body of troops.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941.The attack was attended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. pacific fleet from interfering with military actions. The empire of Japan was planning these attacks in South East Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, The Neverlands, and The United States.

  • Executive Order 9066

    The Excutive order was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II. The order was signed by president Franklin D. Roosevelt. It authorized the Secretary of War to prescribe certain areas as military zones. It was signed in february 1942.

  • The United States drops the second bomb on Japan

    The second atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki Japan. The bombings happened during world war two.The bomb was dropped to end the war along with the first dropped bomb.

  • The United Stated drops the first bomb on Japan

    The first bomb dropped in Japan was in Hiroshima. The bomb was dropped in the year 1945. It was dropped by a U.S. aircraft.The president at this time was Truman.

  • The first U.S. military advisors were sent into Vietnam

    To prevent communism from South Vietnam taking over, in 1950 U.S. military advisors were sent to Vietnam. At the beginning of the troops being sent to Vietnam the U.S was not as involved as in the early 1960's the number of troops being sent trippled.

  • March on Washington

    The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom. Around 250,000 people attended the march. It took place August 28,1963.

  • John F. Kennedy is assasinated

    John F. Kennedy was assasinated November 22, 1963. He was shot while traveling with his wife. This took place in Dallas, Texas. JFK was going to pass the civil rights until he was assasinated.

  • First combat troops sent to Vietnam

    The first combat troops were sent to Vietnam because the domino effect was feared. Also the spread of communism was an issue. They were sent by Lyndon B. Johnson.

  • The assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. was an influncial African American leader that stood up for African American rights. So they would be treated fairly and the same as the whites. On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was shot standing on his balcony.

  • The 15th Ammendment

    The 15th amendment was ratified February 3,1970. It prohibited each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race. This ammendment was one of the Reconstruction Ammendments

  • Vietnam war ends

    The Vietnam war that began 1955 ends August 15,1975. Congress passes the case church amendment.The capture of Saigon by the Vietnam People's Army ended the war.

  • The United States supporsts Afghanistan from invasion of The Soviet Union

    in 1979 The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan. The United States started to support Afghanistan from this invasion in the year 1980. The United States got involved as the Soviet Union being thier ally.

  • U.N resolution 678

    The U.N resolution 678 was adopted in November of 1990. It was adopted by the security council. It stands for United Nations Security Council Resolution. This resolution gave authorizati0on for invasion.

  • The U.N. declares victory in the Persian Gulf war

  • The U.N. begins bombing against Iraq to withdraw from kuwait

    this was a ajor conflict between the republic of Iraq and state of Kuwait. the United States initiated offensive military action against Iraq for the stated purpose of deposing Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and preventing his use of suspected nuclear weapons. Bush was the president of the United States at this time.