10 important events in history

  • Period: to

    20th centry

  • The start of world war 1

    A Serbian nationalist with ties to the secretive military group known as the Black Hand assasinated Franz Ferdinand, the archduke of Austria-Hungary which made the Europeans begin the war.
  • The end of world war 1

    Germany surrendered and all nations agreed to stop fighting. At the end, Germany and the allied nations signed a treaty, formally putting an end to the war.
  • The stock market crash

    The stock prices dropped by tons and tons, causing half of americas banks to fail and 15 million people unemployed.
  • The salt march

    On that day, nearly 60,000 people walked 240 miles to get salt from seawater, which was illegal. This event changed the lives of manay indians.
  • The begining of world war 2

    Germany made an unprovoked attack on poland. Then Europe declared war on Germany.
  • Attack on pearl harbour

    Japan bombed the united states Hawaiian naval base, declaring war against the United states.
  • The bombing of hiroshima

    The United states bombed Hiroshima, Japan with the world's first ever used atom bombs atom bombs, killing around 80,000 people.
  • The bombing of Nagasaki

    The united states then bombed Nagasaki,japan with atom bombs, killing around 40,000 people. Japan then made an unconditional surrender.
  • end of world war 2

    Germany made an unconditional surrender and the allied nations accepted the surrender.
  • The assassination of President Kennedy

    He was assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald on his way to speak at a luncheon in Dallas.
  • The first man on the moon

    Neil Armstrong created history and was the first man on the moon.
  • The return of HK

    There was a ceremony where america gave back Honk Kong to china on that day.