4th Quater Units

Treaty of Nanjing

Aug 29, 1842

Age of Imperialism

Start of the Race for Africa

Jan 1, 1881

Age of Imperialism

Spanish-American War Start

Apr 25, 1898

Age of Imperialism

Boxer Rebelion End

Sep 7, 1901

Age of Imperialism

Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Jun 28, 1914

WWI

First attack of World War I

Aug 12, 1914

WWI

Tanks used for the first time in combat history

Sep 15, 1916

WWI

The Treaty of Versailles is signed

Jan 18, 1919

WWI

Stock market crash of 1929

Oct 29, 1929

Age of Anxiety and Rise of Dictators

Hitler is elected chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Age of Anxiety and Rise of Dictators

Reichstag fire

Feb 27, 1933

Age of Anxiety and Rise of Dictators

Munich Agreement Signed

Sep 29, 1938

Age of Anxiety and Rise of Dictators

Start of the Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

WW2

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

WW2

Capturing of the Reichstag

Apr 30, 1945

WW2

Japan signs surrender documents

Sep 2, 1945

WW2

Start of Cuban Missile Crisis

Oct 14, 1962

Cold war and the collapse of the soviet union

Neil Armstrong becomes the first man on the Moon

Jul 20, 1969

Cold war and the collapse of the soviet union

Separation of the Soviet Union

Dec 1, 1991

Cold war and the collapse of the soviet union

Formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Dec 21, 1991

Cold war and the collapse of the soviet union