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Archeduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated, a major catalyst of WW1.
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The Battle of the Somme begins, marking one of the bloodiest points of the war.
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With the US declaration of war, all hopes of a German victory are destroyed.
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Germany surrenders, bringing the First World War to a close.
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Germany invades Czechoslovakia, begins WWII.
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France signs an Armistice with Germany, a day later Hitler tours Paris.
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With Hitler dead, Nazi forces surrender, ending the war in Europe.
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After two Atomic Bombs are dropped, Japan surrenders unconditionally.
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UN forces battle against Communist forces for control of Korea.
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The world is brought to the brink of war as the US and USSR stare each other down over the placement of missles silos in Cuba.
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US enters into a protracted conflict to prevent South Vietnam from falling to communism.
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Symbollic wall dividing West and East Germany torn down, signals the end for the USSR.
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On September 11, 2001, Islamic terrorists crashed airliners into the Twin World Trade Center towers, as well as the Pentagon.
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The US and its NATO allies invade Afghanistan in an attempt to destroy the al Queda terrorist group taking refuge in the country.
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The US and Great Britain lead an invasion of Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein, who is supected of possessing WMDs.
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A US led coalition begins airstrikes against the terror group ISIS, who had captured large swathes of land in war torn Iraq and Syria.
