International Crisis

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    The invasion of Poland was when Hitler decided to push his nazi soldiers into Poladn to capture everyone that didn't follow his aryan race and put them into concentration camps.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor was the attack on the US from the Japanese. It was located in Hawii.
  • The United Nations genral Assembly Approves

    The United Nations genral Assembly Approves

    The UN Generaly Assembly apporves elections to be held throughout Korea to choose a provisional government for the entire country
  • South Korea Elect

    South Korea Elect

    South Korea elects a national assembly, which set up the government of the Republic of Korea. North Korea wants to parts
  • North Korea invades

    North Korea invades

    135,000 soldiers from the communist North Korean People's Army (NKPA) cross the 38th parallel and invade Republic of Korea (ROK).
  • U.s gets involved

    U.s gets involved

    Truman orders ground troops to get involved
  • Truce?

    Truce?

    Truce talks begin at Kaesong
  • Ngo Dinh Diem regime is overthrown

    Ngo Dinh Diem regime is overthrown

    Diem was the first president of South VIetnam
  • Tet Offensive Begins

    Tet Offensive Begins

    Tet Offensive was suppose to be a day that everyone was suppose to cease fire but North Nietnam attacked US soldiers
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    US soldiers began killing civilians if they thought they were guerillas
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization

    US soldiers were preparing to leave South Vietnam so they "trained" the South Vietnamese soldiers
  • Kent State University

    Kent State University

    4 students were killed in what was suppose to be a peaceful protest, 9-10 injured
  • 26th amendment is ratified

    26th amendment is ratified

    Voting age is lowered from age 21 to age 18
  • North Vietnam releases POWs

    North Vietnam releases POWs

    North Vietnam released 357 prisoners of war
  • Last US soldiers leave Vietnam

    Last US soldiers leave Vietnam

    The last US soldiers were evacuated from Vietnam
  • Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese

    Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese

    South vietnam loses saigon and it is renames Ho Chi Minh City
  • Richard NIxon resigns from the Office of the President

    Richard NIxon resigns from the Office of the President

  • Bosnia

    Bosnia

    Created after World War II break up of Yugoslavia
  • Iraq Invaded Kuwait

    Iraq Invaded Kuwait

    Nearly 150,000 Iraqi troops overran Kuwaiti forces.
  • United Nations Gives Iragi troops until January 15,1991 to withdraw

    United Nations Gives Iragi troops until January 15,1991 to withdraw

    United States ask for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait
  • Bosnia

    Bosnia

    U.S gets involved
  • Operation Desert Storm

    Operation Desert Storm

    American-led attack on Iragi forces
  • Operation Desert Storm begins

    Operation Desert Storm begins

    Iraqi troops do not withdraw so the UN attacks
  • Operation Desert Sabre

    Operation Desert Sabre

    The ground force attacks
  • UN Resolution 751

    UN Resolution 751

    Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts
    Establishes UN operations in Somolia (UNOSOM)
  • Operation Provide Relief

    Operation Provide Relief

    Wanted to avoid using the military in these humanitarian efforts
  • Operation Restore Hope

    Operation Restore Hope

    U.S marine and navy seals arrive in Mogadishu
  • Aidid gets mad (not real date)

    Aidid gets mad (not real date)

    Aidid starts to attack soldiers
  • Black Hawk Down

    Black Hawk Down

    U.S starts to attack Somalia