World History B

  • American Revolution

    importance - independence from Britain and a chance to start a new nation
  • Revolt Agaisnt Spanish Rule in Peru

    importanced - gave Peruvians more independence
  • French Revolution

    importance - established a democratic system
    *This is similiar to the Ukranian Revolution because both were fueled with violence.
  • Haiti Revolution

    importance - eliminated slavery
  • Venezuela Revolt Agianst Spanish Rule

  • Chile Declares Independence

  • Brazilian Revolution

    importance - became independent from Portugal
  • Mexico Wins it's Independence

    importrance - Mexico gained freedom and independence to form its own government
  • Germnay Revolution

    importance - The German people showed the government their power as a whole.
  • Sepoy Rebellion

    importance - india became directly under british rule
  • American Civil War

    importance - abolished slavery
  • Franco Prussian War

    importance - established imperialism and nationalism
  • Monroe Doctrine

    importance - encouraged other countries not to colonize on US territory
  • China's 1911 Revolution

    importance - impowered the people to overthrow their government
  • Austria - Hungary declared war on Serbia

    importance - alliance system started to work
  • World War 1

    importance - established alliances between countries
  • Panama Canal was Finished

    importance - made travel and trade easier
    • Today, the Panama is becoming even wider so that larger ships can pass through!
  • Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand

    importance - one of the main causes of the war *This relates to the Rwanda Genocide when the Hutu president was killed and the result of this was war.
  • Germnay started using poison gas

    importance - signified a new era of weapon technology
  • German submarines attack US merchant ships

    importance - Germnay becomes an even larger threat to America
  • Treaty of Versailles

    importance - started WW2 and punished Germany
  • 5 Year Plan

    importance - increased industrialization and strengthened the economy
    • This relates to today because many of the candidates for presidency are creating new economic plans to try and gain votes.
  • Great Depression

    importance - showed America how weak it could become *This relates to the economic crisis in Greece because both countries had a lot of debt
  • Ghandi Protest

    importance - introduced nonviolent protesting
  • Placards Appear Against Jews

  • Jews banned from public places

  • Jews denied basic rights

  • Jews not allowed to serve in the army

  • Jesse Owns Wins 4 Gold Medals at the Berlin Olympics

    importance - Was a smack in the face to Hitler because he believed that only his race was superior and all the other races were below his.
    • This is similiar to Gabby Douglas who was the first ever African American gold medalist for gymnastics.
  • Rome Berlin Axis Formed; Germany Occupies Rhineland

  • Japan attacks China

  • Jews forced to register property

  • Anschluss of germany and Austria; Munich conference

  • Night of Broken Glass

    importance - showed Hitler's true hate for jews and boldly established antisemitism
    • This relates to today because still today, their is antisemitism in europe and people are still fleeing to Israel as refugees.
  • Jews no longer allowed to run businesses

  • World War 2

    importance - destroyed the Nazi party
  • Germany Occupies Czech; Nazi Soviet pact; germany invades poland; ww2 begins

  • Germany invades Poland

    importance - starts WW2 and makes the Nazi party feared
    • This relates to Russia's invasion of Ukraine because both countries invaded to create a bufferzone.
  • France surrenders to germany; battle of britain; Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis

  • Germany Invades soviet Union

    importance - shows how quickly a treaty can be broken
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    importance - showed america that there are countries that our out to get us
  • Battles of Midway; El alamein

  • D-Day

    importance - largest military sea invasion ever and greatly impacted WW2
  • Allies invade Normandy

  • America invades Japan

    importance - America got revenge for the bombing on Pearl Harbor
    • This is similiar to Ukraines situation because they were recently invaded by Russia.
  • Hitler's Suicide

    importance - ended a ruthless reign of terror
  • Germany Surrenders; US drops atomic bomb on Japan; Japan surrenders

  • Cold War

    importance - develpoed a relationship between USA and USSR
  • People's Republic of China

    importance - made China communist
  • Korean War

    importance - divided Korea
  • Stalin's Death

    importants - lead to de-stalinization which reformed the Soviet Union
  • SharpeVille Massacre

    importance - lead to the end of the apatheid policy
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    importance - signified hope for a new, unified, peaceful future
    • This is similiar to the walls seperating Israel and Palestine because both walls caused much conflict and pain