American Cultures II

  • Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
    Gunned down by a teenage Serbian
    He was not well like it aristocratic circles
    Killed in Sarjevo, Bosnia
  • Germnay Invades Belgium

    Germnay Invades Belgium
    Hitler began this western offensive attack with the radiocode word "Danzig"
    Sent his forces into Holland and Belgium
    British Prime Minister Neville Chamberland resigns
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
    One of the largest battles of the first world war
    Western front
    German vs.French armies
    Took place on the hills of verdun
  • US Declares War

    US Declares War
    The United States entered the first World War by declaring war on the Central Powers
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War
    The division between North and South Korea along with the U.S. involvement during the Cold War. North and South Korea still seek problems today.
  • Soviets and Americans withdraw military

    Soviets and Americans withdraw military
    The american and soviet troops were taken out of the war, leaving a pro-Soviet government in charge of North Korea with a vastly supposrted south korean army
  • North Korea Invades South Korea

    North Korea Invades South Korea
    North Korean forces attacked across the 38th parallel. The 90,000 norrth korean troops were armed with powerful tanks and other Soviet weapons. After several days, the northerners took over Seoul, South Korea's capital.
  • MacArthur delivers speech

    MacArthur delivers speech
    MacArthur delivers an emotional speech about how "Old soliders never die, they merely fade away."
  • Armistice

    Armistice
    Formally re-established the division of Korea.
    Formal peace treaty was never signed.
  • Ngo Dinh Diem regime is overthrown

    Ngo Dinh Diem regime is overthrown
    Him and his brother were captured and killed by a group of soldiers.The death of Diem resulted in a celebration in South Vietnam, but leader to political chaos in the nation.
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    Vietnam War

  • Vietnam Homefront Riots

    Vietnam Homefront Riots
  • Tet Offensive begins

    Tet Offensive begins
    One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. Launched by Vietcong and North Vietnamese. It was a campaign of surprise attacks.
  • My Lai Massacre

    My Lai Massacre
    It was the Vietnam War mass killing of 347-504 civilians in South Vietnam. U.S. troops were sent over to murder the Vietcong but aimlessly fired at innocent civilians.
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization
    A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program
  • Kent State University

    Kent State University
    Students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus. Four college students were killed.
  • 26th Amendment is ratified

    26th Amendment is ratified
    Men that were forced into fighting for their country thought that it was unfair that they didnt have the right to vote.
  • North Vietnam releases POW's

    North Vietnam releases POW's
    "Operation Homecoming"
    591 American Prisoners of War were freed to go home.
  • Last US soldiers leave Vietnam

    Last US soldiers leave Vietnam
    U.S. soldiers leaving the country feared angry protesters at home.
  • Richard Nixon resigns

    Richard Nixon resigns
    President Nixon resigns from the Office of the President. He got busted for the Watergate scandal, leaving him with no better choice.
  • Saigon Falls

    Saigon Falls
    Saigon falls to the North Vietnamese was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. This major event marked the end up of the Vietnam War.
  • Serbian Slobodan Melosevic

    Serbian Slobodan Melosevic
    -Used Nationalism and religious hatred to gain power
    -Created more tensions between Serbs and Muslims in Kosovo
  • Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait

    Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait
    Saddam Hussein Invades Kuwait
  • United Nations ask for Iraqi withdrawl from Kuwait

    United Nations ask for Iraqi withdrawl from Kuwait
    United Nations ask for Iraqi withdrawl from Kuwait
  • Hussein Defies U.S. Orders

    Hussein Defies U.S. Orders
    Hussein Defies U.S. Orders
  • United Nations gives Iran until this date to withdrawl

    United Nations gives Iran until this date to withdrawl
    United Nations gives Iran until this date to withdrawl
  • Operation Desert Storm Begins

    Operation Desert Storm Begins
    Operation Desert Storm Begins
  • The ground offensive begins "Operation Desert Sabre"

    The ground offensive begins "Operation Desert Sabre"
    The ground offensive begins "Operation Desert Sabre"
  • Operation Desert Storm: 42 days of attacks -

    Operation Desert Storm: 42 days of attacks -
    cease fire
  • Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from Yugoslavia

    Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from Yugoslavia
    • begins a Civil War -Slovenia wins its battle with Milosevic -Milosevic now focuses on Croatia
  • Bosnia

    Bosnia
    -Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
    -Slovenia wins its battle with Milosevic
    -Milosevic now focuses on Croatia
  • Recognized Bosnia Independence.

    Recognized Bosnia Independence.
    -Milosevic responds by attacking
    -Bosnian Muslimsm outgunned
    -As Serbs gained ground - systematically round up Muslims
  • UN Revolution 751

    UN Revolution 751
    UN Revolution 751
  • OPERATION PROVIDE RELIEF

    OPERATION PROVIDE RELIEF
    .. wanted to avoid using the military in these humanitarian efforts
  • U.S. Marine and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu

    U.S. Marine and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu
    help secure the area.. successful and coooperative for now
  • Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers

    Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers
    Aidid gets bold and starts to attack soldiers
  • U.S. attacks Aidid compound by helicopter

    U.S. attacks Aidid compound by helicopter
    U.S. attacks Aidid compound by helicopter
  • Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in fighting in capital city of Mogadishu

    Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in fighting in capital city of Mogadishu
    Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in fighting in capital city of Mogadishu
  • Sarajevo attacked

    Sarajevo attacked
  • Military effectiveness takes hold

    Military effectiveness takes hold
    -Bosnia
    -Massive NATO bombing forces
  • Milosevic is ready to talk peace

    Milosevic is ready to talk peace
    -Wright Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio)
  • Return of weapons inspectors

    Return of weapons inspectors
    Persian Golf
  • Bush gives Hussein ultimatum

    Bush gives Hussein ultimatum
    .. Step down or be removed
  • Persian Gulf War II begins

    Persian Gulf War II begins
    Persian Gulf War II begins