International Crisis

By 17warrene
  • Assassination of Ferdinand

    Assassination of Ferdinand

  • Lusitania is Sunk by German U-Boats

    Lusitania is Sunk by German U-Boats

  • America Officially Enters WWI

    America Officially Enters WWI

  • WWI Comes to an End

    WWI Comes to an End

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Korea is Divided at the 38th Parallel

    Korea is Divided at the 38th Parallel

  • North Korea invades South Korea

    North Korea invades South Korea

  • Truman orders for aid to South Korea

    Truman orders for aid to South Korea

  • First US Combat Death in Vietnam War

    First US Combat Death in Vietnam War

    This was when the first US death in the Vietnam War was reported. This event was seen as the beginning of the war for many Americans. The soldier who lost his life was James T. Davis from Tennessee.
  • Tet Offensive

    Tet Offensive

    On the Tet holiday in Vietnam, a ceasefire was suppose to be in place between the US and Vietnamese forces. However, the Vietcong initiated a series of attacks on the US troops. The Vietcong was surprised when we were still prepared and ultimately this ended up being a catastrophe for the Vietcong.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    In this event, American soldiers ended up killing hundreds of innocent civilians in Vietnam. This was kept from the American public for over a year because the military didn't want our citizens thinking they were murderers.
  • Longest American War

    Longest American War

    With the beginning of the war marked by the first US combat death, this date made it the America's longest war in history up to that point in time.
  • Ho Chi Minh's Death

    Ho Chi Minh's Death

    Communist leader of North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh dies at the age of 79
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    Persian Gulf, Somalia, and Bosnia

  • Suddam Hussein Invades Kuwait

    Suddam Hussein Invades Kuwait

  • The U.N. asks for Iraqi Withdrawal from Kuwait

    The U.N. asks for Iraqi Withdrawal from Kuwait

  • Hussein Defies U.S. Orders

    Hussein Defies U.S. Orders

  • Operation Desert Storm Begins

    Operation Desert Storm Begins

  • UN Resolution 751

    UN Resolution 751

    Established humanitarian relief efforts and UN operations in Somalia
  • Operation Provide Relief

    Operation Provide Relief

    Goal was to have successful humanitarian efforts without use of military
  • Operation Restore Hope

    Operation Restore Hope

  • Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in Mogadishu

    Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in Mogadishu

  • Return of weapons inspectors

    Return of weapons inspectors

  • Bush gives Hussein ultimatum to step down or be removed

    Bush gives Hussein ultimatum to step down or be removed

  • Iraq War Begins

    Iraq War Begins