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Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated (WW1)
Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife during a drive while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. -
Austria Declares War of Serbia (WW1)
Because the assassination was committed by Serbs, Austria declares war on Serbia -
Britain Declares War on Germany (WW1)
Britain joins its French and Russian Allies -
Trench Warfare (WW1)
Type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery -
Espionage and Sedition Act (WW1)
Socialists and Labor because they interfered with the war efforts. it restricted military operations and military support. -
Treaty of Versailles (WW1)
It was a peace treaty written at the end of the war -
Women (WW1)
The amendment prevented the denial of the right to vote based on sexuality . women were taking men's jobs when they went to fight in the war. They also became paramedics in the war. -
Germany Invades Poland (Europe)
German military forces of tanks, infantry and cavalry invade Poland with 1.5 million troops -
Battle of Britain (Europe)
It was the last major Nazi offensive against allies in which the allies had success -
Lend-Lease Act Signed (Europe)
The United States can lend or lease supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States -
Peral Harbor Attacked (Pacific)
The Japanese attacked naval bases in Pearl Harbor, which brought the united States into WW2 -
Japan Attacks Across East Asia (Pacific)
Japan attacks various countries such as, China, the Philippines, Guam, French Indochina, New Guinea, and Wake Island -
Germany Declares War On U.S. (Europe)
Germany declared war on the United States after US naval ships were told to use force on any German U-Boats -
Doolittle Raid (Pacific)
American air raid with firebombing over Tokyo in response to bombing of Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway (Pacific)
This marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Allies walked away victorious from this naval battle with the Japanese -
Battle of Stalingrand (Europe)
The German army wanted to take control of oil fields so they needed to take control of Stalingrad. The other reason that this had happened was because Hitler did not like Stalin. -
D-Day Invasion (Europe)
British attacked from the left and America came in from the right. they attacked Normandy by aircraft and naval forces. -
VE Day (Europe)
Germany surrenders after allies start to move into Germany and come close to Berlin -
Trinity Test (Pacific)
This was the first nuclear test in America. It happened in New Mexico and marked the beginning of the Atomic Age. -
Soviet Union Takes Over Korea (Korea)
The Soviet Union invaded Korea, which had been under Japans control since 1910 -
United States Bombs Japan (Pacific)
From August 6th-9th the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. Six days after the bombs were dropped Japan surrendered, which ended World War II officially. -
French and Vietnam Negotiate Over Vietnam (Leading up to Vietnam)
Decide the Vietnam is a free state in the French Union; now French troops occupy Vietnam -
Indochina War Begins (Leading up to Vietnam)
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches first attack against the French -
Elysee Agreement Signed (Leading up to Vietnam)
French agree to help aid in the building of an anti-Communist army in Vietnam -
Chinese and Soviets Will Help Aid Vietnam (Leading up to Vietnam)
Offer weapons to aid military, supporting communism -
Condemnation of North Korea (Korea)
The US and UN unanimously condemn North Korea; they broke article 32 of the UN Charter -
Truman's Orders (Korea)
President Truman ordered naval forces to fight with South Korea's army. The country took action, as a member of the United Nations, to enforce the cease-fire order issued by Security Council. -
North Korea Invaded South Korea (Korea)
The 38th parallel became a political barrier between the two Korean states. The tension between these two states led to escalated open warfare. on June 25th, 1950 the North took over the South -
Pyongyang Captured (Korea)
"U.N. forces capture the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, which sits 90 miles northwest of the 38th Parallel -CBS News -
Dien Bien Phu Battle (Korea)
The battle only lasts till May; and the French got defended and got pushed out of Vietnam -
Ho Chi Minh Trail (vietnam)
during 1959 the Ho Chi Minh Trail was created by the group of 599 developers created a trail along the borderof Vietnam -
Ngo Dinh Diem is Overthrown (Vietnam)
The President Ngo Dinh is overthrown starting the communist hold in Vietnam -
La Drang Valley (Vietnam)
First major battle of the Vietnam war headed by Hal Moore -
TET Offensive (Vietnam)
the TET Offensive was an attack on the US from the NVA on Vietnamese New Year, which was supposed to be a cease fire -
Mi Lai Massacre (Vietnam)
An attack on a Vietnamese village that lead to a whole village being slaughtered by US soldiers. The US soldiers believed that there was NVA soldiers in the village. The citizens in the US didn't find out the truth of the massacre until a year later. -
vietnamization (Vietnam)
The American soldiers began teaching the South Vietnamese army how to fend for themselves with out the US helping -
Kent State University (Vietnam)
Kent State was where four people were killed in a protest that was interrupted when the national guard had arrived and shot at the crowd of people. It closed about 500 colleges nation wide -
US Soldiers Leave (Vietnam)
The last of the United States soldiers are removed from Vietnam -
Release of POWS (Vietnam)
North Vietnamese released the POWS -
Goodbye Nixon (Vietnam)
President Nixon resigns from office after the Watergate scandal -
The Fall of Saigon (Vietnam)
The fall of the capital city of South Vietnam. Taken over by the North Vietnamese forces and the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City -
Serbian Slobodan Melosevic (Bosnia)
Use nationalism and hatred toward religion to gain power which created more tensions between Serbs and Muslims in Kosovo -
Invasion of Kuwait (Persian Gulf)
Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait. Saudi Arabia and Egypt ask the US and the International community for help. -
Iraq Withdraw (Persian Gulf)
The United States asks Iraqi soldiers to withdraw from Kuwait -
Operation Desert Storm (Persian Gulf)
Operation Desert Storm begins -
Defing Orders (Persian Gulf)
Saddam Hussein defies orders the United States to stand down -
Independence (Bosnia)
Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia which begins a civil war. Slovenia wins battle with Milosevic and he moves on to Croatia which begins the first mass execution of Croats -
Bosnia Independence (Bosnia)
Milosevic responds by attacking Sarajevo, Bosnian Muslims outgunned, Serbs gained fround and rounded up Muslims and claimed it was for Ethnic Cleaning
Genocide of Muslims -
UN Resolutions (Somalia)
Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts and established UN operations in Somalia -
Operation Provide Relief (Somalia)
Doesn't want to use Military for humanitary efforts -
Operation Restore Hope (Somalia)
United States Marines and Navy personal arrive in Mogadishu -
Possible Mass Starvation (Somalia)
Only a year after the Red Cross reported the high number of malnourished people things seemed to be a little bit better -
Aidid gets Brave (Somalia)
Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers -
Bombing (Bosnia)
Massive NATO bombing forces -
American Deaths (Somaila)
Dozens of American Soldiers are killed or injured at the city of Mogasidshu -
Peace Talk (Bosnia)
Milosevic is ready to talk peace at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He agreed to Democratic Elections, Two main proportions; Bosnia Serb Republic and Muslim Croat Federation, war criminals were to be handed over for prosecution. -
Husseins Ultimatum (Persian Gulf)
Bush tells Hussein to step down or be removed -
Persian War Begins (Persian Gulf)
Persian Gulf War Begins -
Sarajevo Attacked (Bosnia)
68 killed 200 more wounded
