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Opening Japan to the western world.
Matthew Perry and a detachment of US gunboats arrive at Japan and through intimidation forces the small island nation into opening trade relations with the United States of America. -
Alaskan purchase
America acquires Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars (120 million dollars today) The purchase was mediated by Secretary of State William Seward and Russian Minister in Washington, Edouard de Stoeckl -
annexation of Hawaii
With pressure from president McKinney and the the new Government of Hawaii the US Annexes the former kingdom of Hawaii. -
women's suffrage parade
Suffragettes preform a march in an attempt to draw attention to their cause. -
Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
The spark that ignited WW1. the killing of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian thrown. -
Christmas truce of 1914
solders of WW1 have an unofficial truce to bury the dead. this leads to fraternization between what was supposed to be enemies. -
opening attack of the battle of the Somme
The single bloodiest day in the great war. On this day the British alone almost lost 20,000 men. -
arresting the suffragettes
33 suffragettes are arrested outside the white house for picketing. -
the Day when the treaty of Versailles goes into effect
This is when the largest peace agreement of the great war. It was also the document that severely harmed the German economy. -
signing the 19th amendment
the signing of the 19th amendment grants the women of the United states of america the right to vote.
