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german gets support
Kaiser William II promised German support for Austria against Serbia -
war begins
Austria declared war on Serbia -
Germans attack for no reason
The “Lusitania” was sunk by a German U-boat -
USA declared war on Germany
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. -
Paris Peace Conference
Peace conference met at Paris -
war ends
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans. -
19th amendment
gives women right to vote -
King Tut
Tomb was discovered in egypt -
Mustafa Kemal
first president of the new repuplic of turky -
scopes trial
takes place in tennessee because of the thery of evolution -
Hirohito
becomes emperor of japan -
henry ford
introduces model a -
Charles Lindbergh
makes the first nonstop solo transatlantic flight -
herbert hover
elected president -
star spangle banner
becomes countrys official national anthem -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
defeats Hoover for the presidency -
Amelia Earhart
becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean -
Adolf Hitler
becomes chancellor of Germany -
Italian prime minister and dictator Benito Mussolini
invades ethiopia -
japan
invades china -
Period: to
1940-1949
Ww2 -
1940 hitler
Hitler invades norway -
The Lend-Lease Act is approved
which provided $7 billion in military credits for American manufactured war supplies to Great Britain and other allies -
pearl harbor
Germany attacks the Balkans and Russia. Japanese surprise attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor brings U.S. into World War II -
atomic bomb
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 -
Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. is dedicated on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth by President Franklin D. Roosevelt -
The Normandy Invasion
D-Day, occurs -
President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt dies suddenly; Vice President Harry S. Truman assumes the presidency -
mine workers
Four hundred thousand mine workers begin to strike -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine is announced to the U.S. Congress -
NATO
North American Treaty Organization, is formed by the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations -
Period: to
1950's
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Brink's robbery
Brink's robbery in Boston; almost $3 million stolen -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for passing atomic secrets to Russians -
George VI dies
George VI dies; his daughter becomes Elizabeth II -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower inaugurated president of United States -
Racial segregation
Racial segregation in public schools is declared unconstitutional -
Rosa Parks
an African American seamstress, refuses to give up her seat on the bus to a white man -
telephone
The first transatlantic telephone cable begins operation
