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Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
The assassination on 28 June 1914 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by a Yugoslav nationalist triggered the war. -
Austro-Hungarian of Serbia
Austro-Hungarian invasion of Serbia, followed by the German invasion of Belgium, Luxembourg and France; and a Russian attack against Germany. -
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Germany declare war on Russia
Germany declared war on Russia. -
United Kingdom declare war on Germany
The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914 -
Rupert Brooke - "The Soldier"
The poem "The Soldier" - had a very patriotic tone and was writtem with a very positive view on the war. The Britain soldiers a supposed to be willing to die for a greater good. -
Recruting soldiers in Britain
Many posters from the start of the war reval how the army tried to encourage people to join the army and engage in the war. The feeling was very patriaotic, and by october 1914 780.000 had volunteerd. -
Britain war posters
The Brittish war posters contained a lot of patriotic and carefree elements. This poster appeals to the feeling of brotherhood between soliders. -
The Trenchwar
The trenches provided cover for artillery fire. -
Ruth Comfort Mitchell - "He went for a soldier"
The poem "he went for a soldier" had a very realistic view on the war, and did not contain any of the patriotic elements of the earlier poems. -
America declare war on Germany
6 April 1917. -
Wilfred Owen - "Dulce et decorum est"
The poem "Dulce et decorum est" (It is sweet and proper to die for ones country.) really contrasts with the poem "The soldier", as its describtion of the war is way more realistic and this poem contains no patriotic feeling or message. -
Ottoman Empire capitulate
On 30 October, the Ottoman Empire capitulated. -
Ceasefire
A ceasefire came into effect -
Fighter pilot Richard Hillary born
The Australien fighter pilot Richard Hillary is born in Sydney. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied forces, and that was the formel end of the war. -
Indochinese Communist Party founded
October 1930 - Ho Chi Minh helps found the Indochinese Communist Party. -
Adolf Hitler is appointed leader of Nazi-Germany
Adolf Hitler is appointed leader of Nazi-Germany. -
Richard Hillary - trinity Collage Oxford
Richard Hillary has moved with father to England and went to Trinity College - oxford. He was at Oxford when the war broke out, and with other students he volunteered to Oxford Royal Airforce Volunteer Reserve. He was one of the first fighter pilots to be shot down, and during his recovery he wrote his book "The last enemy" which was published in 1942. -
The start of the war
The formel start of the war, was the German invasion of Poland and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and most of the countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth. -
The Axis expand
From late -39 to early -41 Nazi-Germany conquered big parts of Europe, as well as the The Sovjet Union started to expand geographically. -
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The American Naval base "Pearl Harbor" on Hawaii was attacked early in the morning by the Japanese navy, bomber - and fighter pilots. The Americans anticipated an Japanese attack, but the warning about an upcoming attack was received 5 hours after the attack. -
Richard Hillary is killed
After recovering Richard Hillary returned to duty and was shot down in actvive service. -
The Axis advance stopped
After several defeats in Earstern Europe, North Africa and decisively, at Stalingrad, American succes in the pacific campaign, the Axis lost initiative and started strategic retreats on all fronts. -
The Acis advance stopped
04/01/1943 The Axis advance stopped After several defeats in Earstern Europe, North Africa and decisively, at Stalingrad, American succes in the pacific campaign, the Axis lost initiative and started strategic retreats on all fronts. -
Invasion of Germany
In 1944, the Western Allies invaded France, while the Soviet Union regained all territorial losses and invaded Germany and its allies. -
The battle pf Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February–26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. The object was to conquer the airstipes located Iwo Jima, which were essantial to the further American campaign, The battle resulted in some of the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. -
The end of the War
The war ended with the capture of Berlin by Polish and Soviet troops, which let to unconditional German surrender. -
End of the Pacific campaign
The war in Asia ended on 15 August 1945 when Japan agreed to surrender. -
The Geneva Accord
The Geneva Accords creates a cease-fire for the peaceful withdrawal of the French from Vietnam and provides a temporary boundary between North and South Vietnam at the 17th parallel. -
The self-declared Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam declares itself the Republic of Vietnam, with newly elected Ngo Dinh Diem as president. -
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The Vietnam War
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Viet Cong established
The National Liberation Front (NLF), also called the Viet Cong, is established in South Vietnam. -
Ngo Dinh Diem killed
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is executed during a coup. -
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
North Vietnamese attack two U.S. destroyers sitting in international waters. -
Operation Rolling Thunder and US deployment
U.S. aerial bombing campaign of North Vietnam begins (Operation Rolling Thunder) and shortly after the first U.S. combat troops arrive in Vietnam. -
The Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese join forces with the Viet Cong to launch the Tet Offensive. The Offensive consisted of assaults on US marines and cities throughout South Vietnam. Though Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese troops suffered heavy casualties and was beaten back, Tet made cracks in the confidence of the American people and media. -
The Election of Richard Nixon
The 47th US Presidential Election held in 1972 was won by the republican Richard Nixon, whom succeded the former president Lyndon Johnson, who did not run for reelction. Nixon wants the US soldiers to withdraw. -
All US-troops Withdrawn
The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Vietnam. -
The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam surrenders to the communists and Vietnam is unified as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
