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Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference was Africa's undoing in more ways than one. The colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent. By the time independence returned to Africa in 1950, the realm had acquired a legacy of political fragmentation that could neither be eliminated nor made to operate satisfactorily. -
World War I begins
which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. -
World War I Ends
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Hitler Comes to Power
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Hitler Invades Poland
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Pearl Harbor Attack
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D-Day
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V-E Day
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Truman Doctrine announced
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Marshall Plan Begins
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ECSC Established
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Berlin Wall Collapses
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East & West Germany Reunites after Cold War
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Soviet Union ends
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Maastricht Treaty Signed
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Euro Introduced