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Franz Ferdinand was assassinated along with his wife during a drive while visiting Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia.
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Because the assassination was committed by Serbs, Austria declares war on Serbia
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Britain joins its French and Russian Allies
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Type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery
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Socialists and Labor because they interfered with the war efforts. it restricted military operations and military support.
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It was a peace treaty written at the end of the war
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The amendment prevented the denial of the right to vote based on sexuality . women were taking men's jobs when they went to fight in the war. They also became paramedics in the war.
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German military forces of tanks, infantry and cavalry invade Poland with 1.5 million troops
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It was the last major Nazi offensive against allies in which the allies had success
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The United States can lend or lease supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States
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The Japanese attacked naval bases in Pearl Harbor, which brought the united States into WW2
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Japan attacks various countries such as, China, the Philippines, Guam, French Indochina, New Guinea, and Wake Island
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Germany declared war on the United States after US naval ships were told to use force on any German U-Boats
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American air raid with firebombing over Tokyo in response to bombing of Pearl Harbor
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This marked the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Allies walked away victorious from this naval battle with the Japanese
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The German army wanted to take control of oil fields so they needed to take control of Stalingrad. The other reason that this had happened was because Hitler did not like Stalin.
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British attacked from the left and America came in from the right. they attacked Normandy by aircraft and naval forces.
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Germany surrenders after allies start to move into Germany and come close to Berlin
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This was the first nuclear test in America. It happened in New Mexico and marked the beginning of the Atomic Age.
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The Soviet Union invaded Korea, which had been under Japans control since 1910
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From August 6th-9th the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan. Six days after the bombs were dropped Japan surrendered, which ended World War II officially.
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Decide the Vietnam is a free state in the French Union; now French troops occupy Vietnam
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The Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches first attack against the French
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French agree to help aid in the building of an anti-Communist army in Vietnam
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Offer weapons to aid military, supporting communism
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The US and UN unanimously condemn North Korea; they broke article 32 of the UN Charter
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President Truman ordered naval forces to fight with South Korea's army. The country took action, as a member of the United Nations, to enforce the cease-fire order issued by Security Council.
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The 38th parallel became a political barrier between the two Korean states. The tension between these two states led to escalated open warfare. on June 25th, 1950 the North took over the South
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"U.N. forces capture the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, which sits 90 miles northwest of the 38th Parallel -CBS News
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The battle only lasts till May; and the French got defended and got pushed out of Vietnam
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during 1959 the Ho Chi Minh Trail was created by the group of 599 developers created a trail along the borderof Vietnam
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The President Ngo Dinh is overthrown starting the communist hold in Vietnam
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First major battle of the Vietnam war headed by Hal Moore
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the TET Offensive was an attack on the US from the NVA on Vietnamese New Year, which was supposed to be a cease fire
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An attack on a Vietnamese village that lead to a whole village being slaughtered by US soldiers. The US soldiers believed that there was NVA soldiers in the village. The citizens in the US didn't find out the truth of the massacre until a year later.
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The American soldiers began teaching the South Vietnamese army how to fend for themselves with out the US helping
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Kent State was where four people were killed in a protest that was interrupted when the national guard had arrived and shot at the crowd of people. It closed about 500 colleges nation wide
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The last of the United States soldiers are removed from Vietnam
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North Vietnamese released the POWS
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President Nixon resigns from office after the Watergate scandal
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The fall of the capital city of South Vietnam. Taken over by the North Vietnamese forces and the city was renamed Ho Chi Minh City
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Use nationalism and hatred toward religion to gain power which created more tensions between Serbs and Muslims in Kosovo
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Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait. Saudi Arabia and Egypt ask the US and the International community for help.
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The United States asks Iraqi soldiers to withdraw from Kuwait
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Operation Desert Storm begins
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Saddam Hussein defies orders the United States to stand down
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Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia which begins a civil war. Slovenia wins battle with Milosevic and he moves on to Croatia which begins the first mass execution of Croats
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Milosevic responds by attacking Sarajevo, Bosnian Muslims outgunned, Serbs gained fround and rounded up Muslims and claimed it was for Ethnic Cleaning
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Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts and established UN operations in Somalia
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Doesn't want to use Military for humanitary efforts
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United States Marines and Navy personal arrive in Mogadishu
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Only a year after the Red Cross reported the high number of malnourished people things seemed to be a little bit better
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Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers
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Massive NATO bombing forces
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Dozens of American Soldiers are killed or injured at the city of Mogasidshu
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Milosevic is ready to talk peace at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He agreed to Democratic Elections, Two main proportions; Bosnia Serb Republic and Muslim Croat Federation, war criminals were to be handed over for prosecution.
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Bush tells Hussein to step down or be removed
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Persian Gulf War Begins
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