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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand acted as a catalyst for WWI -
Russian Revolution
The peasants and working class rosed up against the government and monarchy. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference was a conference formed by the allices to figure out what to do with the Central powers after WWI. -
Mussolini’s March on Rome
Marks the beggings of fascists in Italy with Mussolini being in power. -
Adolf Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and the Nazi party led a group to overthrow the German government. -
Stalin’s First Five Year Plan
Worked on improving industrial and agricultural goods. -
Second Italo-Ethiopian War
A war fought by Italy and Ethiopia. Results: Italy won -
Germany reoccupying the Rhineland
Hitler sent troops to the Rhineland to take back the land. Hitler succeeded in this action. -
Spanish Civil War
The left side, the republican, fought against the right side, the Nationalist. The republican was represented by the poorer people and the government while the Nationalist represented the upper class. The nationalist won -
Rape of Nanjing/Nanking in China
The mass killing and capturing of Chinese people by the Japanese imperial army. -
Germany’s blitzkrieg on Poland
Poland was attacked by the Germans. The start of WWI. -
France surrenders to the Axis Powers
The French signed an armistice with the German. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
An attack from Japan that led the US into the war. -
Battle of El Alamein
A battle in Africa that didn't allow the axis power into Africa. The climax of WWII. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The first major victory for the allies in the Pacific theater. -
Battle of Stalingrad
German invaded the soviet union to control Stalingrad. Soviet ended up victorious. -
D-Day
Allies invasion on Normandy. A major victory for the allies. -
MacArthur’s Plan for Japan
To restore Japan's economy as long as the Japanese don't build an army. -
Potsdam conference
The last of the big three meetings for WWII. Involved the soviet union, USA, and UK -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US nuked Japan's major cities. Killed over 200,000 people -
United Nations formed
An international government that is aimed for international peace. -
Marshall Plan
The US program which provided help to Europe. -
NATO formed
An alliance formed with America and 30 European countries. -
Warsaw Pact formed
An alliance to counteract NATO. Created by the soviet union.