Modernism Timeline

  • Edward VII

    Edward VII

    Edward VII becomes the king of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India.
  • Britain

    Britain

    Britain enters World War I.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    Britain enters World War II.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor: United States enters World War II.
  • September 11th Attacks on the U.S.

    September 11th Attacks on the U.S.

    Hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in rural Pennsylvania. Thousands of lives lost.