US History II

  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wif were assassinated. Ferdinand was heir to the austrian throne.
  • World War 1

    World War 1
    First World War or the Great War and the War to End All Wars. World war 1 lasted from 1914 to 1919. With just fighting the war only lasted until 1918. This war was fought by the Allies on one side, and the Central Powers on the other. more then 9 million men died on the battlefield while fighting.
  • Germany Invades Belgium

    Germany Invades Belgium
    Germany invated Germany by following the Schlieeffen Plan. This plan was for holding action agianst Russia witch also came along with a quick drive through Belgium to Paris. Belgium beame capital.
  • First Battle

    First Battle
    First Battle of the Marne begins in 1914.
  • Battle finally ends

    Battle finally ends
    First Battle of the Marne ends in a French Victory. This means the Germans advance towards Paris, it ends in stalemate.
  • The Ottoman Empire

    The Ottoman Empire
    In 1914, the Ottoman Empire was brought into the fray after Germany tricked Russia into thinking that Turkey had attacked it. A lot in 1915 was dominated by Allied actions against the Ottomans in the Mediterranean.
  • Prohibition Begins in the U.S

    Prohibition Begins in the U.S
    organizations were formed to advocate against the consumption of alcohol. By the beginning of the 20th century, many states had already created state laws banning alcohol. This Amendment then went into affect, making the manufacture, sale, and transportation of liquor illegal and beginning Prohibition in the United States.
  • Harlem Renaissance Begins

    Harlem Renaissance Begins
    The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s.
  • The US government publicly opposes Hitler's aggression in Europe.

    The US government publicly opposes Hitler's aggression in Europe.
    President Roosevelt refuses to send any troops into any type of war. The US insists peace but starts supplying Britain aid to help that country defend itself.
  • Adolf Hitler Invades

    Adolf Hitler Invades
    invades Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands , Belgium, Luxembourg, and then France. he opposes forces with "blitzkrieg," which is astrategy that stresses surprise, speed, and force using air planes and mechanized ground forces.
  • unemployment

    unemployment
    unemployment carries over from the Great Depression, everything began to rebound. farmers start to harvest a big crop of corn, wheat, soybeans, and other crops. meaning the prooduction started to increase .
  • Italy declares war on Germany

    Italy declares war on Germany
    they were no longer meeting eachohers demands
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated
  • Manhatten Project

    Manhatten Project
    research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was also led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.
  • Nuclear Weapon

    Nuclear Weapon
    explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, fission or both of fission and fusion
  • The Atomic Bomb

    The Atomic Bomb
    The bomb was a veery powerful bomb made to destroy a very large range of area