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European Events 1900 - Present
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Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in June 1914 by Gavrilo Princip. A month later, Austria began World War I with Serbia. -
Zimmermann Telegram
January of 1917, British deciphered a message from Minister Arthur Zimmermann. To German minister to Mexico. -
Lusitania Sinking
British ocean liner was torpedoed by German U-boat and sunk. -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty saying that Germany had to take blame for all the damage of everyone in WWI. -
Italian Fascism
Fascism is a way of organizing a societ under the rule of a dictator. Mussolini was the dictator of Italy. -
Dawes Plan
This was a proposal for Germany being blamed for all the devastation of all their enemies during World War I. Payment was lowered until their economy was improved and then it would be risen again. -
Locarno Pact
Series of agreements that Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britian, and Italy signed for peace in West Europe. -
English General Strike
It was a strike against coalowners by the British coalworkers. -
Nuremburg Laws
These were laws that seperated Jews from German living. Also took the natural rights away from them. -
The Spanish Civil War
The war broke out when the Spanish army and leader Francisco Franco went against the government ran by Manuel Azana. -
Munich Crisis
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Invasion of Poland/WW I
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Lend-Lease Begins
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D-Day
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Potsdam Conference
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Formation of the United Nations
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Marshall Plan
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End of British rule in India
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Berlin Blockade
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The Korean War
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The Death of Stalin and Hardening of the Cold War
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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African Pullout
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Nuclear Arms Treaty
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The Vietnam War
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The Berlin Wall falls and Communism ends
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Gulf War
