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771 BCE
The Great Wall Of China
China Prior to 1912:
The Great Wall of China first started to get built in around 771 BC. It was built to keep outsiders out. It created an elaborate defensive system providing Chinese society with a safe and peaceful environment. Today, it is just mostly a tourist attraction. -
100 BCE
First Paper
China prior to 1912:
The fist paper that was thought to be made and invented around 100 BC. Sometime later, in 105 AD, under the Han Dynasty emperor, Ho-Ti, Ts'ai Lun, a government official, was the first to start a paper-making industry. Ts'ai Lun's paper was a big success, and began to be used all over China. -
Jan 2, 1440
The Printing Press
Renaissance:
In 1440, the exact date unsure, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. This invention made way for books, newspapers, and other things to be printed out, not hand written. Because of the printing press, more people could get educated. -
Oct 31, 1517
The 95 Theses
Reformation:
The 95 Theses, o the "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," was the documet that presented two central beliefs. One was that the Bible is the central religious authority. Second was that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds. The 95 Theses was the spark to start the Protestant Reformation. -
May 17, 1534
Church Of England
Renaissance:
King Henry the 8th wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon so he can marry Anne Boleyn, but the Catholic Chuch wouldn't allow it. So the king seperated from the Catholic Church and established the Church of England. Then he declared himself as head of State of the new church. (Only the year is know, not the exact date.) -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Reformation:
The Peace of Augsburg allowed the first permanent basis that allowed the coexistence of Lutheranism and Catholicism. It allowed the state princes to select either Lutheranism or Catholicism as the religion of their domain and permitted the free emigration. -
Thirty Years War
Enlightenment:
The Thirty Years War was a series of wars in Central Europe that was in 1618-1648.It was the most destructive and deadliest war in European history. Is believed to be the beginning of the Enlightenment. -
Encyclopedia
Enlightenment:
The 32 volumes were written by Denis Diderot.The first volume was published in 1751. The last volume was written in 1777. The purpose of the Encyclopedia was to change the general way of thinking by explaining ideas on all sorts of topics. -
Boston Tea Party
American Revolution:
In 1773, a small group of Sons of Liberty, led by Samual Adams, disguised themselfs as Mohawk Indians and stormed three ships in the Boston harbor. On the boats, they threw 342 chests of tea overboard into the water. They did that to protest against the Tea Act of 1773 -
Commander in Chief
American Revolution:
In 1775, George Washington was made Commander in Chief. He was now in charge of the Continental Army. The Continental Congress voted for him to be the Commander in Chief a year after he joined the Continental Congress. -
Tennis Court Oath
French Revolution:
In 1789, the National Assembly met in an indoor tennis court. There, they vowed to continue meet untill they meeting until they made up a new constitution, which was the Tennis Court Oath. This was one of the events that began the French Revolution. -
The Fall of Bastille
French Revolution:
Bastille was a great prision that when people went into it, they died a terrible death. Bastille represented royal authority in Paris. The towns people, in 1789, went and raided the prision. After fighting, they finally got control of Bastille. Then, they tore it apart brick by brick. The fall loss was a symbol of the ordinary people destroying an instrument of royal absolutism. -
The Telegraph and Morse Code
Industrial Revolution:
In 1832-35, the exact day unknown, Samuel F. B. Morse created the telegraph. The telegraph revolutionized media and personal communication. Then, in 1838 he developed the Morse Code. -
The Sewing Machine
Industrial Revolution:
In 1846, Elias How's invented the sewing machine. It revolutionize the manufacturing of clothing. He was awarded the first US patent for the sewing machine. -
October Revolution
Russian Revolution:
In 1917, the October Revolution started on October 25. It was lead by the Bolsheviks. Their goal was to rise to power.They used their influence in the Petrograd Soviet to organize armed forces, the Red Guard. The Red Guard took over the government. -
The Romanov Execution
Russian Revolution:
In 1918, the family of Czar Nicholas II was executed along with him. They where taken to a celler of a mansion that they were being held prisoner at. The Romanov family had thought that they were being taken to a safer place to wait. But then, as they were waiting, soldiers came into the room. Then they pointed their weapons and fired at the family and their faithfull servents, killing everyone. -
Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance
China after 1949:
The Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance was a treaty between China and the Soviet Union. One of the terms was that the Soviets would provide a $300 million credit to the PRC, or People's Republic of China. That was the second time that Mao went out of China. -
The Begining of the Korean War
Korea:
The Korean War started on July 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. It started when North Korea invaded into South Korea. The invasion was the first military action of the Cold War. -
United States Joins the Korean War
Korea:
The United States joined the Korean War on July 27, 1950. President Harry Truman with other countries in the United Nations joined the war to stop the spread of communism in South Korea. So Truman sends troops into South Korea. -
Invasion of Tibet
Tibet:
On October 7, 1950 China had about 3,000 Chinese soldiers invade Tibet. The Tibetan government appeal to the United Nations, but they did not help them. Within a year, the Tibetan government are forced to surrender to the Chinese. -
The Five Year Plan
China After 1949:
In 1953, Mao started the Five Year Plan. Mao was trying to get China's economics up. The Soviet Union, who had also did a five year plan, helped Mao make his five year plan. -
Cambodia's Independence
Cambodia:
On November 9, 1953, Cambodia finally gained it's independence from France. Seven years earlier, in 1946, Cambodia was granted self-rule within the French Union. The king of Cambodia, Sihanouk, went to France and instead of agreeing to their terms, he took a risk and made his own, which the French agreed to. That led to Cambodia's independence. -
The 1959 Tibet Uprising
Tibet:
The Tibet Uprising lasted from March 10-21 in 1959. The uprising in Lhasa was triggered by fears of a plot to kidnap the Dalai Lama. The Tibetans surrounded the summer palace of the Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese occupation forces. But the Chinese came and killed thousands of men women and children, ending the uprising. -
U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Cold War:
In 1960, the Society Union shot down an American U-2 spy plane. Then they captured it's pilot, Francis Gary Powers. President Eisenhower has to amit to the USSR that the CIA had been flying over the USSR for spy missions. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cold War:
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was from April 17-19. The CIA sponsored and trained Cuban exiles to go back to Cuba to take over the government from Fidel Castro. But the mission failed. They were defeated within 3 days by the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces, who were under the command of Fidel Castro. -
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnam:
On April 2, 1964, three North Vietnamese Navy torpedo boats attacked the destroyer USS Maddox. Because of that incident, the United States started to draw more into the Vietnam War. There are rumors that the incident never accually happened. -
Paris Peace Accord
Vietnam:
The Paris Peace Accord was signed on January 27, 1973. It was the peace treaty that ended the Vietnam War. It also ended direct U.S. military combat and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. -
Camp David Accords
Israel:
In 1973, on September 17, the Camp David Accords was signed. It was signed by Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The Accords layed the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel.
