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the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand
the assassination that let off the chain reaction that started world war 1 and subsequently world war 2. -
world war l begins
this is considered the official date in which the first world war began. -
germany invades belgium
this is one of the more recognized starts to ww1 and is the first major move that Germany makes against its enemies. -
the lusitania is sunk
the passenger ship that was sunk under suspicion of holding weapons leading to Germany declaring unlimited warfare. -
rasputin is killed
the man that had led to more and more public distrust of the szar and his family had finally been killed. -
the zimmerman telegram gets discovered
the message that Germany sent to Mexico in hopes of working with them to take America, but is instead found and causes America to largely want to get into the war. -
szar nicholas ll abdicates the throne
the distrust that the people had for the szar eventually led to revolt and it got so bad that Nicholas had to step down. -
the execution of the romanov family
the people that had captured the family did not need them alive anymore so they posed them for a photo and had them killed. -
stalin gains power
when Stalin gained power over Russia and led it into death and famine. -
lenin's death
the death that started the race to power between Stalin and Trotsky which would ultimately decide the fate of Russia. -
wall street crash
since Germany had to pay off war reparations they were in serious debt, but America started giving them money so they could. And then the wall street crash happens so America can't give Germany mone and Germany goes into debt. -
Kristallnacht
As more and more germans started to hate the Jewish people, tension grew until people acted and went after Jewish businesses and homes. -
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack that meant to cripple America but instead got them to fight against the axis powers. -
sobibor revolt
At the camp of Sobibor, there were rumors that everyone was going to get killed so they decided to revolt before that could happen, and for the most part they succeeded but in the end, they were all killed. -
Tried attempt of hitlers life
The code named project Valkre, that was slated to kill hitler with a briefcase bomb. -
Bobbing of Hiroshima
One of the two cities that was bombed in retaliation to the attack of Pearl Harbor. -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The other city that was bombed in retaliation to Pearl Harbor.
