World History

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    Persian Constitutional Revolution

    A movement that established a parliament and constitutional monarchy in Iran, deposing Qajar dynasty.
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    The Great Persian Famine of 1917-1919

    Millions of people, about 8-10 million, 40-50%, or Iran's population died due to starvation or associated diseases.
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    Reza Shah's Coup and Rule

    Reza Shah overthrew the Qajar dynasty and established the Pahlavi dynasty, beginning of a period of modernization and centralization.
  • Anglo-Soviet Invasion

    Anglo-Soviet Invasion

    British and Soviet forces occupied Iran during World War ll to secure supply lines, forcing Reza Shah to abdicate in favor of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
  • Nationalization of Oil

    Nationalization of Oil

    Under Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, the Iranian parliament voted to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, a move that led to international sanctions and a power struggle with the Shah.
  • 1953 Coup d'etat

    1953 Coup d'etat

    The CIA and MI6 helped engineer a coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh, restoring the Shah's power and ushering in two decades of autocratic rule with U.S. support.
  • The start of the Vietnam War

    The start of the Vietnam War

    There was no specific location to where it started.
  • Growth of the Shah's Secret Police (SAVAK)

    Growth of the Shah's Secret Police (SAVAK)

    The Shah became increasingly reliant on his secret police force to suppress dissent, which carried out surveillance, censorship, and torture against political opponents.
  • Incident on the Gulf of Tonkin

    Incident on the Gulf of Tonkin

    Allegedly North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked U.S. destroyers.
  • Operation Rolling Thunder

    Operation Rolling Thunder

    U.S dropped millions of tons of bombs on North Vietnam.
  • First U.S troops in Vietnam

    First U.S troops in Vietnam

    The first official U.S. troops in Da Nang. 3,500 Marines.
  • The Tet Offensive

    The Tet Offensive

    The Viet Cong and North Vietnam launched surprise attacks on South Vietnamese.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre

    U.S. soldiers killed unarmed Vietnamese civilians in My Lai.
  • Tet Offensive ends

    Tet Offensive ends

    U.S and South Vietnamese won the Tet Offensive.
  • Ho Chi Minh

    Ho Chi Minh

    Uncle Ho died from a heart attack.
  • White Revolution

    White Revolution

    The Shah launched a series of modernization and development programs, including land reform, expanded education, women's suffrage, which expanded women's rights.
  • Paris Peace Accords

    Paris Peace Accords

    U.S agreed to stop sending troops to Vietnam and started to withdrawn troops from Vietnam.
  • Killing Fields

    Killing Fields

    The S-21 prisoners were forced to work in the fields, most of them were murdered for stealing food.
  • S-21 Security Prison

    S-21 Security Prison

    A former high school was turned into a prison that had 14,000 to 20,000 prisoners.
  • Abolition of Political Parties

    Abolition of Political Parties

    The Shah abolished Iran's multi-party system, concentrating power and making political opposition more difficult.
  • Fall of Phnom Penh

    Fall of Phnom Penh

    When the Khmer Rouge took control of Cambodia and started the "Year Zero".
  • Forced evacuations of cities

    Forced evacuations of cities

    The Khmer Rouge forced everyone to move to the countryside.
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    Internal Purges

    Pol Pot's paranoia led him to let lots of purges happen to anyone who he thought was "traitor" and killed or tortured their families.
  • Establishment of collective farms

    Establishment of collective farms

    When the citizens were in the countryside, they were forced to work on farms.
  • Fall of Saigon

    Fall of Saigon

    North Vietnam took over the capital of South Vietnam and won the war.
  • Vietnam invasion

    Vietnam invasion

    The Vietnamese invaded Cambodia to raid Khmer Rouge
  • Cambodian Genocide ended

    Cambodian Genocide ended

    After the Vietnamese successfully invaded and captured Phnom Penh the genocide had finally came to an end.
  • Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini

    Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini

    Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was exiled for his opposition to the Shah's modernization policies and secular rule, and become a key figure in the growing resistance movement.
  • The Fall of the Khmer Rouge Regime

    The Fall of the Khmer Rouge Regime

    The Vietnamese captured Phnom Penh kicked Pol Pot out of power.
  • The day I was born

    The day I was born

  • The Valdez Trip/Danya's Birthday

    The Valdez Trip/Danya's Birthday

  • The Worst Day of my life

    The Worst Day of my life

  • The Day my first nephew was born

    The Day my first nephew was born

  • The Best Day  of my life

    The Best Day of my life