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WW1
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Archduke Assassination
Archduke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria-Hungary throne and his wife are assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist in Sarejevo. -
War on Serbia & Russia
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia and Russia -
Official start of World War I
Germany declares war on Russia. -
Battle of frontiers
The Battle of the Frontiers begins. -
German Air Raid
First German zeppelin air raid on England. -
German Blockade
Germany declares a submarine blockade on Great Britain. Any ship approaching England is considered an enemy. -
Germany sinks the U.S.S. Lusitania
Germany destroyed a US ship carrying US citizens eith the U-boats. -
The Battle of Verdun
The Germans launched a massive attack against Verdun. This battle will become the longest battle of the war. This battle resulted in 698,000 deaths. -
First use of the tanks
the first use of tanks took place in the battle of Somme -
Zimmerman Note
Note from Gemrny to mexico stating that if mexico allied with germany, they would help get lost land back from US -
Canadians take Vimy Ridge
no other army was able to capture the ridge, and the Canadians were considered the underdogs at the time. -
US gets involed
United States declares war on Germany for blocking trade rouites, sinking citizen ship, and hurting nation's profits. -
U-boats
German U-boats appear in US waters for first time, causing naval battle on US teritory -
Armistice Day
signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, to honor those who had died in the battle fronts of the war. -
Paris Peace Conference
the meeting of the allied victors at the end of World War I to set peace terms for defeated Central Powers -
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1920's
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The National Negro Baseball League starts
The National Negro Baseball League started and gave blacks their own league of baseball and broke barriers. -
KKK-The Tulsa Race Riots
The KKK rioted there for 18 hours and struck fear into blacks and other races across the nation. Buildings were destroyed across the black neighborhood called Greenwood. -
First Radio Broadcast
The first radio broad cast to to broadcast a sporting event. this was tuned into the people that could afford radios. -
The Nineteenth Amendment Allows Women to Vote
Women became closer to the level of men by finally given the right to vote after years of women speaking out and urging the government to give them the vote. -
The Emergency Quota Act of 1921
This act put a limit on how many immigrants could enter the country -
The Women's Birth Control League
Founded by Margaret Sanger, this group wanted women to be more in control of their bodies and be able to use birth control. -
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Teapot Dome scandal begins when two federal oil reserves, one found in Elk Hills, California and the other in Teapot Dome, Wyoming begin to be sold off by The U.S Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall. -
Palmer Raids End
The Palmer Raids held by Russian immigrants finally end. -
Women in Factories
Because the men were at war the women took control of the industries, and worked in teh place of men. -
Ford Motor Company
On January 9th, 1924 the market capitalization of Ford Motar Company exceeds $1 billion. With the mass production of the Model T the auto industry was revolutionized. -
Traffic Light
The first traffic signal was invented. It ws a simple t shape. -
Talkies
The first Talkies, (movies with sound) had been realeased to the public -
First TV
the first tv was invented and released to public -
Charles Lindbergh First Flight
On May 20th 1927 Charles Lindbergh leaves Roosevelt field, new York on the first non-stop transatlantic flight in history. He would reach Paris thirty three and a half hours later in the Spirit of St. Louis, his aircraft. -
Stock Market Collapse
The American stock market collapse led the end of postwar prosperity and was the largest signal of the oncoming depression. Which would be the worst ever in america and would last throughout the 1930's. The plummeting stock led to and estimated $50 billion in loss -
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1930's
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Unemployment
Unemployment rates have risen +607% -
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Congress passes the Federal Home Loan Bank Act -
Banks fail
Over 10,000 banks have failed to meet standards and shut down. -
Reconstruction finance Corp
Congress creates the Reconstruction Finance Corporation -
Farm Credit Administration
The FCA was created to regulate, coordinate and examine the institutions belonging to the Farm Credit System. -
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
This agency was created to address the perennial problems of farmers -
Civilian Conservation Corps
This agency provided employment to young, unmarried men -
National Recovery Administration
NRA established fair-practice and trade codes, minimum wages, maximum work hours and the right of labor to bargain collectively. -
first 100 days
Roosevelt inaugurated; begins "First 100 Days" of intensive legislative activity -
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
FERA was created in the First 100 Days to distribute $500 million dollars in direct relief to state and local relief agencies -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
regulates certain banking practices to protect the deposit-holder -
Social Security Act
One of the most profound changes in U.S. history, this act eliminated the sight of old people starving in the streets after their retirement. -
Banking Act of 1935
This act strengthened the Federal Reserve System, the first major improvement since its creation in 1913. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional
The Supreme Court declares part of the Agricultural Adjustment Act to be unconstitutional -
United States begins emerging from Depression
The United States will begin emerging from the Depression as it borrows and spends $1 billion to build its armed forces. From 1939 to 1941, when the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, U.S. manufacturing will have shot up a phenomenal 50 percent. -
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1950's-1960's
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Hydrogen Bomb
Pres. Harry Truman approves production of the hydrogen bomb and sends air force and navy to Korea in June. -
Korean War
The Korean War begins its three year conflict -
Rosenburgs
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of conspiracy of wartime espionage and sentenced to death -
ANZUS Treaty.
The United States, Australia, and New Zealand sign a mutual security pact -
Fighting ends in Korea.
Fighting ends in Korea. -
tv
The first color televisions go on sale. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is president. -
McCarthy
U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy begins televised hearings into alleged Communists in the army. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. -
polio
Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for polio -
Vietnam
The United States government agrees to train South Vietnamese troops. -
The Federal Highway Act
The Federal Highway Act is signed, marking the beginning of work on the interstate highway system -
exploer fail
The first attempt by the United States to launch a satellite into space fails when it explodes on the launchpad. -
Second Term
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated for his second term in office. -
Explorer I,
Explorer I, the first U.S. satellite, successfully orbits the earth -
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1960's
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U2 incedent
American spy plane shot down as offering treaty with USSR -
Presdent
JFK wins presidential election against Nixon -
Space Race
JFk begins the space race to be first man on moon -
Berlin Wall
Construction of Berlin wall begins -
Cuban missile crisis
The cuban missile crisis begins when USSR gives Cuba Nuclear long range missiles -
I Have A dream Speech
Martin luther king jr give his famous "i hvae a dream" speech -
JFK Assination
JFK is assinated while in a parade int Dallas TExas -
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1970's
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Apollo 13
Apollo 13 was opposed to take three men to the moon the mission had to be aborted because of a explosion happened in one of the oxygen tanks. -
kent state shooting
the guardsmen shot 67 rounds in 13 seconds killing 4 college students and wounding 9 others -
America pulls out of Vietnam
The last remaining American troops pull out from Vietnam -
War Powers Act
federal law meant to check the power of the president in committing the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of congress -
US President Nixon Resigns
Nixon resigns because he has lied about the war. Then he sent his guys to go break into Watergate and spy -
Ford
Gerald Ford takes over as president for Nixon -
Microsoft
Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software services and solutions that help people and businesses realize the full possibilities. -
Saigon
The Fall of Saigon to the People's Army of Vietnam marked the of the Vietnam War. This started the reunification of the country into a communist state. -
Mao Zedong Dies
Mao Zedong was a leader of the Chinese revolution. He led the creation of communist state in China called the People’s Republic of China in 1949. -
Entebbe Air Raid
4 terrorists forced an Air France Airbus to land in Uganda. They wanted Israel to release 53 convicted terrorists. The terrorists freed several hostages but kept 105 Israeli and Jewish hostages. -
Alaska Pipeline
The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the world’s largest pipelines for transporting oil. -
Elves Presley died
Elvis died in his house in the bathroom in Graceland in Memphis. His girlfriend found him in the bathroom dead. -
Star Wars
The star wars saga had began -
Jones Town Massacre
This was the largest non-natural disaster in US History and there were 918 people who died during the massacre. -
The Greensboro Massacre
In Greensboro North Carolina there was 5 protest marchers that were killed by the Ku Klux Klan
