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mexican american war
Between 1846 and 1848, the United States and Mexico, went to war. -
woodrow wilson
In 1912 Woodrow Wilson was elected President of the United States of America. -
war
In 1914 war broke out between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. -
U-boat attacked
May of 1915 a German U-boat attacked the Lusitania. Nearly 1,200 people were killed, including 128 Americans. After that Americans wanted war! -
Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of Aug. 7, 1964: gave President Johnson essentially a free hand to deploy American military forces to Vietnam without Congress' authorization. -
Ghosts of Rwanda
The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 850000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda -
Rwanda genocide
Refugee camps in Zaire fall under the control of the Hutu militias responsible for the genocide in Rwanda. -
world war II
1940 - British armored forces attack Italian forces in North Africa. This campaign escalates and continues for nearly three years -
I have a dream
August 28, 1963 was the march on Washington D.C. - Where martin luther king made his "I Have a Dream Speech" the purpose was to send a message to stop racism and segregation -
battle of Ypres
First German aircraft shot down by allied plane - 5th Oct, 1914 Battle of Ypres - 15th Oct, 1914