20th

Historical events during 20th century

By José Emilio M.
  • Period: to

    20th Century

  • Mexican Revolution.

    Mexican Revolution.

  • Beginning of World War I.

    Beginning of World War I.

    Europe.
  • First use of poison gas.

    First use of poison gas.

    Europe.
  • October Revolution.

    October Revolution.

    Russia.
  • End of World War I.

    End of World War I.

    Europe.
  • Mussolini's March on Rome.

    Mussolini's March on Rome.

    Italy.
  • Wall Street Crash.

    Wall Street Crash.

    United States.
  • Ghandi's Salt March.

    Ghandi's Salt March.

    British Raj.
  • Inauguration of Hitler.

    Inauguration of Hitler.

    Germany.
  • Mao Zedong's "Long March".

    Mao Zedong's "Long March".

    China.
  • Enactment of the Nuremberg racial laws.

    Enactment of the Nuremberg racial laws.

    Nazi Germany.
  • Battle of Stalingrad.

    Battle of Stalingrad.

    Eastern Front.
  • D-Day. Opertion Overlord.

    D-Day. Opertion Overlord.

    Western Front.
  • Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    Japan.
  • Independence of India.

    Independence of India.

    India.
  • Korea War.

    Korea War.

    Korea.
  • Explosion of the first H-Bomb.

    Explosion of the first H-Bomb.

    United States.
  • Victory of Cuban Revolution.

    Victory of Cuban Revolution.

    Cuba.
  • Contruction of the Berlin Wall.

    Contruction of the Berlin Wall.

    Germany.
  • Cuba Crises.

    Cuba Crises.

    Cuba. Between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
  • First American bombing in Vietnam.

    First American bombing in Vietnam.

    Vietnam.
  • Use of ground forces in Vietnam.

    Use of ground forces in Vietnam.

    Vietnam.
  • Six-Day War.

    Six-Day War.

    Middle East.
  • Yom kippur War

    Yom kippur War

    Middle East.
  • End of Vietnam War.

    End of Vietnam War.

    Vietnam.
  • Soweto Riots.

    Soweto Riots.

    South Africa.
  • Falklands War

    Falklands War

    Falkland Islands. Between Argentina and U.K.
  • Bhopal Disaster.

    Bhopal Disaster.

    India.
  • Chernobyl Disaster.

    Chernobyl Disaster.

    U.S.S.R.
  • Fall of Berlin Wall.

    Fall of Berlin Wall.

    Germany.
  • Operation Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm

    Irak.
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union.

    Dissolution of the Soviet Union.

  • Bosnian War.

    Bosnian War.

    Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • Rwandan Genocide.

    Rwandan Genocide.

    Rwanda.