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Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia
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Austria declared war on Serbia
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The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat
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United States Congress declared war upon the German Empire; on April 2, President Woodrow Wilson had asked a special joint session of Congress for this declaration.
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Peace conference met at Paris
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The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans.
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gives women right to vote
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Tomb was discovered in egypt
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first president of the new repuplic of turky
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takes place in tennessee because of the thery of evolution
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becomes emperor of japan
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introduces model a
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makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight
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elected president
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becomes countrys official national anthem
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defeats Hoover for the presidency
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becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
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becomes chancellor of Germany
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invades ethiopia
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invades china
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Ww2
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Hitler invades norway
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which provided $7 billion in military credits for American manufactured war supplies to Great Britain and other allies
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Germany attacks the Balkans and Russia. Japanese surprise attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor brings U.S. into World War II
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The development of the first atomic bomb is signed into agreement between the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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D-Day, occurs
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President Roosevelt dies suddenly; Vice President Harry S. Truman assumes the presidency
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Four hundred thousand mine workers begin to strike
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The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress
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North American Treaty Organization, is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations
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Brink's robbery in Boston; almost $3 million stolen
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for passing atomic secrets to Russians
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George VI dies; his daughter becomes Elizabeth II
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Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated president of United States
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Racial segregation in public schools is declared unconstitutional
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an African American seamstress, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man
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The first transatlantic telephone cable begins operation
