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US declares war on Germany
After a string of events Germany has casued us to join the war -
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World War I
With the declaration of war to the Treaty of Versailles Germany never stood a chance -
The Lusitania Sinks
A German U-boat sinks the Britsih luxury liner Lusitania and kills many on board -
Peace Offensive
Germany launched an offensive in hopes of a quick Allied defeat. -
Armistice
Germany surrenders and the war was the most destructive to date -
Germany signs treaty
Germany signs the treaty and sets the stage for another war. -
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World War II
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Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on the island of Hawaii -
Doolittle Raids
The first air raid on Japan -
D-Day
US troops land on the beaches of Normandy and begin their attack -
Battle of the Bulge
Germans push back the front line causing a bulge looking mass on maps -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Little Boy bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Japan the firat atomics bomb dropped by the US -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The US then drops the atomic bomb Fat Man on the Japanese town of Nagasaki -
V-J Day
Victory over Japan surrender was signed aboard the USS Missouri -
Korean War Starts
Korea was divided at the 38th Parallel and on this day 75,000 North Korean troops crossed the border into South Korea -
Harry Truman Calls for action
Truman orders air and naval support for South Korea & calls for UN intervention -
Pyongyang Falls to the UN
The UN and its troops capture Pyongyang -
MacArthur Crosses the line
Harry Truman fires MacArthur after he said they should bomb -
The Korean War Ends
The fighting ends after an armistice is signed -
Leader is Overthrown
Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown -
Vietnam War Starts
First declaration of war -
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The Vietnam War
From the beginning with the declaration of war in 1964 to the fall of Saigon in 1975 this marked the era -
Tet Offensive Begins
The North Vietnamese attack on a cease fire for the New Lunar Year know as Tet -
My Lai Massacre
Massaacre when helpless villagers were killed by US soldiers -
Vietnamization
They start to remove troops from battle and start replacing them with South Vietnamese -
Kent State University
A protest at Kent State turns after police fire shots and one is left dead. -
26th Amendment is Passed
Allowed 18 year olds to vote since they were old enough to go off and fight why should they not be able to vote -
North Vietnamese Release POWs
The NVA release the POWs that they had trapped in their territory -
The End of the US involvement
The last of the US soldiers leave Vietnam -
Richard Nixon Resigns
Richard Nixon resigns after the Watergate scandal leaving Gerald Ford with all of his problems -
Saigon Falls
Saigon Falls to the North Vietnamese marking the end of the Vietnam war the city of Saigon is later renamed Ho Chi Minh City -
Serbian Tension
In the late 1908's they used Nationalism and religious hatred to gain power -
Invasion
Saddam Hussein ivnades Kuwait in early 1990 -
End of Operation Desert Storm
After 42 days of attacks a cease fire -
Beginnig of Operation Desert Storm
The beginnign of Operation Desert Storm -
Withdrawl
The UN asks for Iraqi troops to withdarwl from Kuwait -
Deadline
UN gave Saddam Hussein til this day to withdrawl from Kuwait -
Operation Desert Storm
Saddam did not cooperate so the attack begins being led by Norman Schwarzkopf -
Operfation Desert Sabre
The ground portion of the attack starts and they storm Kuwait and the southern part of Iraq -
Independence from Yugoslavia
Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia which begins a civil war -
Recognized Bosnia Independence
Serbaians systematically roundend up Muslims and killed them by mass shootings, raped females, re-population of cities. And they called it ethnic cleansing -
Humanitarian efforts in Somalia
The UN authorized humanitarian efforts in Somalia -
Operation Restore Hope
U.S Marines and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu to help secure the area -
Attacks
Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers 24 Pakistani killed and 44 wounded the skirmishes continue until July 12 1993 -
Battle of Somalia
lasted from october 3-4 1993
United States 19 killed 73 injured
Somalia 315-2000 killed and injured
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Sarajevo Attack
Sarajevo is attacked and 68 killed and 200 or more wounded and an international call for help was sent out -
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Rwandan Genocide
Genocide of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority. An estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed,constituting as much as 70% of the Tutsi and 20% of Rwanda's total population -
Military Help
Military effectiveness takes hold and NATO starts bombing -
Peace for Bosnians
Bosnian Serbs and Muslim- Croat are ready for peace
30 men were prosecuted for war crimes
Made peace at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio -
Iraq does not cooperate
The weapon inspectors return to Iraq but they do not cooperate -
Ultimatum
Bush gives Saddam and ultimatum step down or be removed -
Next War
Persain Gulf War II begins (Iraq Wars)
