Timeline 2

The Great War in Context of the 20th century

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    The Great War in Context of the 20th Century

  • Wright Brothers

    Wright Brothers

    The Wright Brothers make the first flight outside Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
  • San Franciso Earthquake and Fire

    San Franciso Earthquake and Fire

    The quake and subsequent fire left more than half San Francisco's population homeless, destroyed 28,000 buildings, and killed approximately 700 to 3,000 people.
  • Titanic Sinks

    Titanic Sinks

    The Titanic Sinks. 1517 people died
  • The Great War Begins

    The Great War Begins

    World War One begins
  • The Great War Ends

    The Great War Ends

    World War One ends
  • WW2

    WW2

    The official start date of the Second World War
  • WW2 Ends

    WW2 Ends

    The officiall end date of the Second World War
  • Death of Josef Stalin

    Death of Josef Stalin

    The second leader of the Soviet Union dies
  • Death of Martin Luther King Junior

    Death of Martin Luther King Junior

    Marting Luther King Jnr. is assassinated after being hit by a snipers bullet
  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

    Karol Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II
  • Berlin Wall

    Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall fallls in Germany signifying the beginning of the collapse of the Iron Curtain
  • End of Soviet Union

    End of Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union officially collapses bringing the end of Communism
  • Turn of the Millenium

    Turn of the Millenium

    The final day of the 20th century and the turn of the millenuim.