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Franz Ferdinand assassinated by the Black Hand
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Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany
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Hitler seizes Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and Luxembourg
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German forces defeat France
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French surrender to Axis
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The three phases of this campaign was the Western Desert, Operation Torch, and Tunisia Campaign.
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People started accusing one another of being Communists. McCarthy compiled a list of Communist government officials. Most were not Communists.
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Japanese bombing on US fleet in Pearl Harbor.
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Italy surrenders to Allied forces
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The largest amphibious invasion ever
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Allied victory in Europe
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The atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
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The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki
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Axis issue formal surrender
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The Marshall Plan gave aid to non communist countries.
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They launch an attack on Korean Communist forces on the rear guard of North Korea.
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Atomic testing led to environmental destruction. Soviets also began testing.
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The technology of the 1950's allowed for more jobs in cities and towns. Many people did not live the farm life because of this.
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Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. US become more heavily involved.
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Viet Cong forces launch the largest and best coordinated offensive of the war, driving into the center of South Vietnam’s seven largest cities and attacking 30 provincial capitals.
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A company of US troops kill a mix of women, elderly, and children at a small hamlet called My Lai. They believe 500 people were killed.
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Nixon's plan to gradually get us out of the Vietnam War. We were handing all military responsibilities to South Vietnam. It involved building up South Vietnam's military.
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There were demonstrations and protests at Kent State University. They sent National Guardsman to the site. The national guardsmen shot into the crowd. They killed 4 people.
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The 26th amendment gave the right to vote to 18 year olds. If young men can fight they should be allowed to vote.
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Hanoi frees the last POW's. America's 8 year intervention comes to an end. Department of Defense advisers are still there.
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Richard Nixon was responsible for the Watergate Scandal. He was paranoid of losing the election so he had spies break into the Watergate Building Complex to find out the other party's plans.
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Serbs used nationalism and religious hatred to gain power
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Saddam Hussein attacks Kuwait
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt ask for help
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Operation Desert Storm Begins
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The ground offensive storm Kuwait and Southern Iraq
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Begins a civil war
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Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts
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Want to avoid using military
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US Marine and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu to secure area
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Aidid gets bold and starts attacking soldiers
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Dozens of US troops killed or wounded in Mogadishu
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Agreed to democratic elections, two main portions (Bosnian Serb Republic; Muslim-Croat Federation)
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Hussein step down or be removed
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Operation Homecoming was what this was called. It was a series of negotiations that led to the release of 591 POW's.
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It marks the end of the VIetnam War. After US troops leave Vietnam, Saigon fell. South Vietnam wasn't strong enough to take the attack.
