American History A Timeline

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  • Austria Declares War of Serbia

    After the assassination of their leader Francis Fredinand, Austria delcares war on Serbia
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    World War One

    A war that consisted of many different Countries.
  • Germany Delcares War on Russia

    After Austria- Hungary and Germany declare war on the little country of Serbia, Russia rushes to Serbia's side. Germany declares war of Russia.
  • Germany Declares War on France

    Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium, looking for more power and land on their behalf.
  • USA Declares War on Germany

    The United States declared war on Germany after they sink US ships.
  • Germany Signs Armistice With Allies

    After fighting a long fight with the allies, Germany surrenders and signs and armistice.
  • The Treaty of Versailles

    A peace settlement between the Allies and the Germans after WWI.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland with military forces- WWII Begins
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    World War Two

    After the Invasion of Poland by Germany, WWII had begun!
  • US Stays Neutral

    The US Declares that they will not be in the war, but that they will stay neutral.
  • Attack On Pearl Harbor

    Japan preforms a sneek attack on Pearl Harbor in the US- US enters war with the Allies.
  • Germany and Italy Declare War on the US

    After the US enters the war, Germany and Italy tag team against the US.
  • Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide

    With Forces closing in, Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the US.
  • WWII Ends

    The last of the Axis powers -Japan- surrenders. The allies declares Victory! WWII ends!!
  • The Arrest of Rosa Parks

    After not giving up her seat to a white man on the public transit bus, Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested.
  • March On Washington

    The march was a march for jobs and freedom. It was attended by some 250,000 people, it was the largest demonstration ever seen in the nation's capital, and one of the first to have extensive television coverage.
  • MLK's I Have A Dream Speech

    Martin Luther King gives his famous "I have a Dream" speech.
  • JFK Assassinated

    Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade.
  • LBJ Becomes President

    After the assassination of JFK, Vice President LBJ Became president. Lyndon Baines Johnson served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He is one of four Presidents who served in all four elected Federal offices of the United States: Representative, Senator, Vice President and President.
  • Civil rights Bill Passed

    The bill outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public.
  • MLK Assassinated

    After 13 years of nonviolent protests, MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray while giving a speech in Memphis, TN.