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World War 1 Begins
Trench warfare was used in WW1.It was named 'the war to end all wars'. -
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End of WW1
Germany admits defeated and signs an armistace on the 11th hour, meaning that their miltary must lay down arms. -
Adolf Hitler becomes head of Nazi Party
Hitler becomes the Führer of the Nazi party by vote of 543 for and 1 against. -
The Great Depression
A stock market crash in the U.S caused prices accross the modern world to crash at different times, and was the longest depression in the 20th century. Unemployment rates rose accross the world as demand dwindled. -
Adolf Hitler risen to power
Hitler is appointed chancellor by the president Paul von Hindenburg. In March, the "Enabling Act" is passed, which legally gives Hitler the powers of a dictator. -
World War 2 is declared
Germany invades Poland, causing France, Britain and all of their empires to declare war on Germany. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbour
The suprise attack on Pearl Harbour was meant as a preventative strike to prevent the US Pacific fleet from intervening with Japanese military actions in southeast Asia. -
The Fall of Singapore
Japan captures the Allied stronghold of Singapore in 7 days, resulting in the largest surrender of British-led military personnel in history. About 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops became prisoners of war. -
Darwin Bombing
The First and largest single attack on Australia by a foreign power. Like Pearl Harbour, it was an aerial surprise attack on a naval base which shocked the country it attacked. The town was only lightly defended, so the Japanese had few lossed. -
The Kokoda Campaign
A series of battles between Japanese and Allied (primarily Australian) forces between July and November 1942 in Papua, which was an Australian territory. -
The People's Republic of China
The formation and control of the People's Republic of China in mainlnand China after the Chinese civil war. -
Vietnam War
A war between Communist North Vietnam, suported by the soviet union, China and other Communist allies, and South Vietnam, supported by the US and other anti-communist countries. -
Martin Luther King jr 'I have a dream'
Martin Luther King jr was the leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement known for his role in the non-violent advancement of civil rights. He performed his "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington, in which he called for an end to racism. This was accredited to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. -
The End of the Cold War
The Cold War ultimately ended with the Soviet Union dissolving itself into its component parts, and Mikhail Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan made multiple dramatic agreements to reduce the intensity of the arms race. -
9/11
A terrorist attack by al-Qaeda on the US in which 4 planes were hijacked and flown into buildings in suicide attacks. A plane was sent to destroy each of the North and South world trade centers, the pentagon, and the White-house. The plane headed for the Whitehouse crashed early when its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers. -
War in Afghanistan
The war following the events of 9/11 in which NATO troops were sent to Afghanistan to remove the Taliban from power. The Taliban were harbouring al-Qaeda. This war is still occuring now.
