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Franz Ferdinand assassination
Franz Ferdinand is assassinated by Gavrilo Princip. -
Austia-Hungary Declared War
Austria-Hungary declared wa on Serbia. -
Germany invades Belgium
With the Schleiffen Plan, Germany invades Belgium, in order to take over Paris, France. -
France halted Germans
At the Marne River in France, the french halted the german troops from advancing into France. -
Sinking of Lusitania
A U-boat open fires and sinks the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland. -
Germany's Promise
After sink British liner, the Arabic, Germany forces promised not to sink any more passenger ships. -
Election of 1916
Woodrow Wilson won, because "he kept us out of war." -
Broken Promise
Gemany broke its promise by torpedoeding an unarmed French passenger steamer, the Sussex. -
Battle of Somme
A bloody battle with about 1.2 milllon British and German soldiers died. On the first day the British lost 60,000 men. -
3 new weapons
Tanks, flamethrowers, and poison gas were all weapons used in WWI. Tanks made a big impact, because you could travel much safer and create more damage. Poison gas was probably one of the most useful weapon used in the war. It could make people blind and put a blanket of gas over a battle field hiding you from the enemy. -
America Joins the Fight
American joins the war, because of the Zimmerman Note and Lusitania sinking. -
Selective Service Act
It was for men to go to WWI at a young age. There were 2,810,296 people who were Inducted into the war. -
Armistice
When the Allies and Germany agreed to end the war -
Final Statistics
$185,533,637,000 Equivalent to $3,900,473,000,000 today was spent on WWI. There were 35 million casualities in WWI. -
Treaty of Versailles
It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Germany would be the fault and pay for the war. -
Palmer Raids
Palmer, J. Edgar Hoover and their agents hunted down suspected communist, socialists, and anarchists. -
Steel Strike ended
The steel mill strick ended, terms where met by the steel companies to improve working conditions and shorter work days. -
18th amendment went into effect
18th amendment went into effect to stop transportation, sale, manufacture of alcohol. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and charged with robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts. -
The Quota system
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921 set up a quota system. which set a max limit on how many people from foreign countries are allowed to enter America -
The Klan rises again
The Ku Klux Klan's membership reaches 4.5 million people in America. -
Tennessee passed law
Tennessee passed law stating that it was a crime to teach evolution. -
John Scopes Trail
John Scopes trail began and became an overnight sensation. -
Flappers compete in Charleston Dance Competition
Flappers started to join dance competitions such as the Charleston Dance Competition. -
Both Sacco and Vanzetti are executed
Sacco and Vanzetti are executed by way of the eletric chair. -
Great depression begins
Stock Market craash on Black Tuesday signaled the beginning of the great depression. -
Boulder Dam
President Hoover was authorized to build the Boulder Dam( Hoover Dam) -
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was created to protect farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition. -
Dust Bowl
Due to over growing crops in the west loose soil and dirt was blown up into the sky blocking out the sun and decreasing visiblity to none. -
Forclosures
400,000 farms lost due to foreclosure. -
Bank closings
11,000 of the 25,000 nation's banks failed and closed. -
Failing School system
2,600 schools across america shut down, leaving 300,000 students out of school. -
Roosevelt reelected
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected to a third term -
Battle of France
This Battle lead to Germany taking over Paris and gainning control of France -
Italy Enters War
Italy joined into the war soon after Germany took of Paris. They declared war on Britian and France -
Battle Of Britain
the battle of Britain begins -
Lend-Lease Act
the US Senate passes the Lend-Lease Act -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii -
Bataan Death March
forced 63-mile march of American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese during World War II -
Battle Of Stalingrad
successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the Russian S.F.S.R. during World War II -
D-Day
the United States and the United Kingdom attacked Normandy beach. also known as D-Day, was the very first day of this massive amphibious invasion, which brought thousands of ships, tanks, planes, and troops across the English Channel -
Battle Of The Bulge
hundreds of German tanks and several hundred thousand German troops broke through the thinly held American lines -
Yalta Conference
meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization -
Battle Of Iwo Jima
30,000 US marines land on Iwo Jima. many deaths result in this -
V-E Day
marks the victorty for allies in world war II. celebrated the end of the war in Europe -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The Enola Gay dropped the "Little Boy" atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
the atomic bomb "fat man" was dropped on Nagasaki as final attemps for Japanese to surrender -
Japanese Surrender
japanese surrender to the allied powers agreeing to all of their terms, ending world war II -
Korean War
The Korean War begins. -
Joseph Stalin
joseph stalin dies from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 73 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president. -
Soviet H-Bomb
The Soviet Union sets off its first hydrogen bomb, adding to the risk of nuclear war. -
USSR
USSR opens the first small nucler power plant. -
Warsaw Pact
Several satellite nations along with the Soviet Union signed this agreement. -
McDonald's
Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald's. -
Nikita Khrushchev
Gain control of the communist party and posed a threat to europe and the world. -
Interstate Highway System
Interstate highway system begins with the signing of the Federal-Aid Highway Act. -
Suez War
A war over the suez canal that began aganist france and great britian and egypt. -
Hungarian Revolution
Hungary began to revolt against the Soviet Union, but was brutally put to an end. -
Baby boom
This year is the height of the baby boom. -
Soviet Union's Sputnick I is launched
The first man made satellite to be launched into space. -
US Launches Satellite
The U.S. launches its first satellite, Explorer I. -
49th and 50th states
Alaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th states. -
John F. Kennedy
J.F.K. was elected president and launched "The New Frontier." -
U-2 Incident
The Soviets had shot down an American spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers. -
Soviet Union Takes Lead in Space Race
Yuri Gagrin is the first human that reaches outer space. -
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Kennedy apporved the plan to train Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. -
Berlin Wall
Nikita Khrushchev decided to build a wall to seperate East and West Berlin to mantain communism. -
National Park Service extends its lands
The US extented its lands into the U.S Virgin Islands when President Kennedy proclaimed the Buck Island Reef as a National Monument. -
Lt. Colonel John Glenn
He became the first U.S astronaut in orbit in the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule. He went around the Earth three times before returning. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
America became terrified after learning that the Soviet Union had nuclear weapons ready to launch from Cuba. -
John F. Kennedy is Assasinated
On this fateful day,J.F.K. was shot in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson is elected president in his own right after being sworn into office after J.F.K's assasination. -
Banned Discrimination
A legislation was passed in Congress that banned discrimination in work places, and voting. -
Economic Oppurtunity Act
Congress passed this act to create several government programs to help the needy. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He spoke at a Civil Rights rally on the courthouse steps of the Alabama State Capitol. -
Outer Space Treaty
Was signed by United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, to take effect on October 10, 1967. -
Apollo mission is complete
Neil Armstrong, United States astronaut, becomes the first man to set foot on the moon four days after launch from Cape Canaveral.
