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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta set down rights that became part of English law. -
May 29, 1453
Mehmed II takes Constantinople
When Mehmed conquered Constantinople, he made it the capital for the Ottoman empire. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sailing across the Atlantic
Columbus sailed across the Atlantic trying to reach India. Instead he discovered the America's. -
Landing of the Mayflower
The Mayflower took the pilgrims to America. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights limited the power of the monarch. -
Car invented
It was a small steam powered carrage with no seats or pilot control. -
Declaration of Independence for the United States
The Declaration of Independence is what declared the United States independent from British rule. -
Ratification of the US Constitution
The Ratification of the US Constitution created the federal governmet for the United States. -
Start of French Revoution
The French Revoution started when the country went bankrupt and when they had bad harvests. -
Napoleon Declared Emperor
Napoleon crowned himself instead of letting the pope do it like in the past. -
Napoleon defeated at Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated and then abdicated as emperor and sent to live in St. Helena. -
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US Civil War
The US Civil War put an end to slavery in the United States. -
Man's first powered flight
The first man powered flight was conducted by Wilbur and Orville Wright. -
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution started because of a disagreement between the people of Mexico and their president Porfirio Díaz. -
China: Republican Revolution
There were many causes og the republican revolution but the main cause was the fact that the European countries had so much power over China. -
World War I: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated because many Serbians were unhappy about the fact that Serbia was a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
World War I: US enters war
The main reason the United States entered WWI was because od the sinking of a British ship, the Lusitania, that had many US citizens on borad. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution was a revolution lead by Lenin to over throw the Russian government. -
World War I: Armistice
The Armistice marked the end of the war with Germany. -
World War II: Germany invades Poland
The Germans invaded Poland trying to gain more land thus starting World War II. -
World War II: Pearl Harbor
The Japanese decided to attack the US and chose to bomb Pearl Habor because that's where most of the United States naval ships were held. -
World War II: Germany surrenders
The Germans surrendered when Hitler commited suicide. -
World War II: First atomic bomb dropped
The United States dropped the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima as an attempt to stop the war. -
World War II: Second atomic bomb dropped
The second atomic bomb dropped on Japan was in Nagasaki. -
World War II: Japan surrenders
Japan surrendered in order to stop the destruction of their country. -
Churchill delivers "Iron Curtain" speech in Fulton, MO at Westminster College
Churchill gave the Iron Curtain speech in order to stop another world war to occur. -
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Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Airlift was the dilvery of food to west Berlin during the cold war. -
Communist's takeover China
The communists gained control over China because their fighting tactics were stronger. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was the leaders of Korea using war to try to being the country back together. -
Vietnam War: War begins
The Vietnam war started because they wanted freedom from French rule. -
Berlin Wall constructed
The Berlin wall was constructed to seprate the commies from the anyone against communist rule. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest anyone has ever gotten to a nucleur war. -
Kennedy assassinated
JFK was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Vietnam War: Tet offensive
The Tet Offensive was a bunch of attacks on major cities all on the same day. -
Man walks on the moon
The first man to walk on the moon was an important event for the United States because it meant we beat the Russins to the moon. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a festival for peace and music. -
Watergate scandal
The watergate scandal was a political scandal leading to the resignginaton of Nixon. -
Vietnam War: Last Americans leave Vietnam
The americans left Vietnam beacuse they were no longer going to be helpful over there. -
Tiananmen Square Protest
It was a protest in China to against the government. -
Re-Unification of Germany
The re-unificaton of Germany happened when the Berlin wall was finally broken. -
End of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela's Release
It helped african americans and white people live in harmony in South Africa. -
USSR ends
The USSR ended because they we're becoming weaker and weaker as time went on.
