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The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife on June 28, 1914 sparked the outbreak of World War. There were four underlying causes to the war: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. The countries involved were Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan, and the U.S., also called the Allied Powers. On the other hand, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, also called the Central Powers, were involved in the war as well. -
The United States' stock market crashed on October 29, 1929 on a Tuesday, famously known as Black Tuesday, which started the Great Depression. Unemployment rates increased, farmers lost their land due to the Dust Dowl, agricultural prices dropped, and international trade decreased. -
Leaders, such as Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, Joseph Stalin, and Adolf Hitler rose to aggressive power in their European countries. Hitler, leader of Germany, invaded Poland after being warned not to, which lead to the second world war. The United States maintained neutral early-on, until the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, a U.S. port in Hawaii, causing the U.S. to enter the war. -
An indirect war between the United States and the Soviet Union. This consisted of political tension, threats of nuclear weapons, and fighting against the evils of communism that Soviet Union wanted to spread. -
The Korean War took place during the Cold War. The United States engaged in the war to stop the spread of Communism. The war ended in stalemate, with Korea divided into North and South Korea, which became two separate countries. -
The Vietnam War took place during the Cold War. The United States became involved in the war to stop the spread of Communism and its leader Ho Chi Minh. The U.S. backed out of the war, causing the Communist regime to overcome the country. -
Despite the Supreme Court ruling of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education, establishing school segregation unconstitutional, nine black students were denied entrance to Little Rock High School in Arkansas. The National Guard were sent by President Dwight Eisenhower to help the students enter. -
The Soviet Union installed missiles on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. shores. However, President Kennedy makes an agreement to remove missiles from Turkey in order for the Soviet Union to withdraw missiles from Cuba. -
President John F. Kennedy drove through Dealy Plaza in downtown Dallas when he was shot. All leads point to Lee Harvey Oswald as being the one who murdered President JFK. -
A wall was built in Berlin to separate Eastern and Central Europe. On November 9, 1989 the wall, also known as the Iron Curtain was taken down. This also marked the fall of communism in Europe.