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May 11, 1095
1st Crusade launched
In 1095, at the counchil of clermont. Pope Urban II, called the crusades to get the Turks out of the Holy Land. In 1096, the first Crusades went off for the Holy Land -
Oct 2, 1187
Saladin retakes the city of Jerusalem
On October 2, 1187, the muslim general captured the Holy city. Once they captured the Holy Land they removed the crosses that the crusaders had mounted. -
May 11, 1191
3rd Crusade
The 3rd Crusade captured Acre in 1191, they captured Jerusal by Saladin in 1187. Richard I raised money for the enterprise. -
May 11, 1291
Massacre at Acre
In 1191, the city of Acre was taken by the christains. Many unarmed muslim prisoners were killed. This massacre was order by Richard I. -
Arab league declares jihad on Israel
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Battle of Algiers
1954-1962, the french and the Algerian was having a conflict called the Algerian Revolution. Algeria was having this war to get its independence from France. -
Suez canal incident
The Suez canal was nationalised by Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1956. This ended Sir Anthony Eden political career. This incident was a battle to see if the British controled it or the Egyptians. -
1st Gulf War
The first gulf war was in 1990-1991. This was the first armed conflict between Iraq and the 32 nations. The United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Saudi Arabia. -
Sept 11, 2001 (9/11)
On September 11, 2001. The American Airlines flight 11 was flown into the north tower of the WTC (World Trade Center). Later, a second plane was flown into the Pentagon. -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom is a conflict that happened in Iraw from March 20,2003 -
2nd Crusade
The second Crusade was started in the county of Edessa. The 2nd crusade was called by Pope Eugene III. -
Turks capture Constantinople
On May 23, the Turks captue Constantinople. The place was protected by Mohammed II.
