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WW1/ Treaty of Versailles
the peace settlement between Germany and the Allied Powers that officially ended World War I -
Russian Revolution
the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), replacing Russia’s traditional monarchy with the world’s first Communist state -
Stock market cash
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 90% of its value between its record high close of 381.2 -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria -
Italian invasion of Ethiopa
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German blitzkreig in Poland
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Pearl Harbor
the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese fighter planes -
Soviets defeat Germans at Stalingrad
The Soviet Government has announced the final defeat of the German 6th Army at the port of Stalingrad, in southern Russia -
D-Day
the Allies invade Western Europe in the largest attack in history -
end of WW1
end of the war -
Freedom & Partition of India
the partition of the British Indian Empire[1] that led to the creation, on 14 August 1947 -
Chinese Communist Revolution
the culmination of the Chinese Communist Party's drive to power since its founding in 1921 and the second part of Chinese Civil War -
Birth of Israel
declare the establishment of an old/new country > Israel -
Korean War
a civil war between North and South Korea, but became international when the United Nations joined to support South Korea and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) entered to aid North Korea -
Vietnamese defeat French at Dien Bien Phu
The Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu signaled the end of French colonial -
De-Stalinization/ Nationalization of Suez Canal
Egypt pressed for evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone, and in July 1956 President Nasser nationalized the canal -
Cuban Revolution
former army Sergeant Fulgencio Batista seized power during a hotly contested election -
6 day war/ Chinese Cultural Revolution
social-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China -
Yom Kippur war
Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar -
1st Palestinian Intifida
Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian Territories -
tiananmen square/ fall of berlin wall
Berlin Wall started to come down -
Fall of USSR/1st Gulf war
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990, Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations to intervene,by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began -
Genocide in Rwands/1st all race elections in S. Africa
genocidal mass slaughter of Tutsi and moderate Hutu in Rwanda by members of the Hutu majority -
9/11
19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City,
