Europe's Recent History

By Ally Comegys

  • Berlin Conference

    European imiperial powers drew up plans to divide Africa.

  • World War I begins

    Started by the assasintation of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

  • World War I ends

    This was the war where the soldiers used trench warfare.

  • Hitler comes to power

    Hitler was the communist leader of Germany during WWII.

  • Hitler invades Poland

    This was Hitler's first step to taking over Europe.

  • Pearl Harbor attack

    U.S. enters WWII in response to Japanese attack.

  • D-Day

    The day that the U.S. invaded Normandy, France to stop the Germans from invasion.

  • V-E Day

    World War II ends in Europe.

  • Truman Doctrine announced

    Policy declared by Harry Truman to stop the spread of communism in Europe.

  • Marshall Plan begins

    When the U.S. tried to rebuild the devestated countries of Europe and keep them from falling under the Soivet Union's power.

  • ECSC established

    European Coal and Steel Community created by France and Germany.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    A period of 13 days where Cuba and the Soviet Union tried to work together and attack the U.S.

  • Berlin Wall Falls

    The Berlin Wall "falls" and West and East Germany are reunited.

  • East and West Germany reunited after Cold War

    After 45 years of separation, the West and the East are reunited.

  • Maastricht Treaty signed

    Document which established the EU was agreed to.

  • Euro introduced

    The EU's currency was introduced.

  • Soviet Union ends

    The Soviet Union finally ends.