-
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the tipping point that started the great war, After he was assassinated, Austria- Hungry declared war on Serbia. -
Start of WWI
The great war which is said to be the biggest war to ever happen was fought between the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungry, Otoman empire, and Japan) and allies (Russia, France, Serbia, Great Britain, USA). -
The sinking of the Lusitania
A british pasanger boat that was sunk by a Germany U-boat. 128 of the 1200dead passangers were Americans -
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany sent a telegram to Mexico urging them to fight against the US and in return Germany would insure they would recieve land that originally belonged to them. Great Britain intertsepted it and gave it to the US. -
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare.
Germans began the act of unrestriceted submarine warfare. -
The Us goes to war
After trying to remain isolated during the war the United States finally stepped in after countless acts of the Germans trying to provoking them -
The Espionage Act
The basic idea was to stop citisens from spying or interfering with military acts during War World 1. The act also had the right ot silence free speech if there is a "clear and prestent danger" to the nation. -
Vision for peace
Woodrow Wilson's vision for peace was the Fourteen points: a plan for keeping peace after the war. -
The End
At 11 am, in the French town of Redonthes, the Armistice was signed bringing the war to an end. -
The Great Migration
Between 300,000 and 1,000,000 African-Americans moved north during this period, largely in response to an increased number of jobs. (1910-1930) -
World War 2 Begins
Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins. -
Alliances
Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
US isolation
The US remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency". -
Changes in Great Britain
Winston Churchill becomes Britain's prime minister -
U.S joiins WWII
The Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines, and the US joins the war. -
Germany fights back
German U-boats begin to sink ships along the US East coast. -
D-Day
D-Day. American, British, Canadian forces invade France at the beaches of Normandy -
Testing
the US tests the atomic bomb in New Mexico. It works -
Hiroshima bombing
The atomic bomb that exploded over Hiroshima killed civilian women and children in addition to soldiers; approximately 70,000 died immediately from the explosion. -
Nagasaki bombed
On August 9, 1945 only three days after the bombing of Hiroshima another bombing occured. 40 percent of Nagasaki was destroyed and approximately 70,000 people died by the end of the year. -
The End
Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends.
