Timeline

Important dates in world history in the last 200 years

By Aidan Bohinc
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    World War I or the First World War was a global conflict fought between two coalitions.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
  • Creation of the European Union

    Creation of the European Union

    The European Union is a geo-political entity covering a large portion of the European continent.
  • World War 2

    World War 2

    World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries.
  • The Holocaust

    The Holocaust

    The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    Proposed that the United States provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.
  • Construction of Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall

    With the closing of the East-West sector boundary in Berlin, the vast majority of East Germans could no longer travel or emigrate to West Germany.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban missile crisis was a major confrontation in 1962 that brought the United States and the Soviet Union close to war over the presence of Soviet nuclear-armed ballistic missiles in Cuba.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    At a press conference on 9 November, East German spokesman Günter Schabowski announced that East Germans would be free to travel into West Germany, starting immediately.
  • Collapse of the Soviet Union

    Collapse of the Soviet Union

    The unsuccessful August 1991 coup against Gorbachev sealed the fate of the Soviet Union.