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Bloody Sunday
The police and army fire open shots on a palace in St. Petersburg, killing more than 1,000 people, and is later blamed on Nicholas III. This was a very tragic event, and one that started the beginning of the Russian revolution. -
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The start of WWI
WWI started with the death of the Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. He was visiting Bosnia, with his family, when someone assasinated him and his family. This one event is what really sparked the first World War to begin, and led to many other events to follow. -
Lusitania sinks
The German U-boat torpedoed the American ship, leaving about 700 passengers, and killing over 1,100 Americans. However, after the sinking, Germany issued the Sussex Pledge that said they would stop warfare, and attacks against the U.S, but they broke this pledge because they soon realized that they needed their submarines to officially win the whole war. The In the long-term, this sinking lead to the American protests against Germany, which resulted in submarine warfare. -
The Kornilov Affair
This was an unsuccessful attack from General Kornilov or Russia, against the Bolsheviks. Even though this eas a very short attack, it let the Bolsheviks really secure the power they had lost and already had. In the long term, this event was really a time where the Provisional government was under the threat of their own army. -
The Zimmerman Telogram
The German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmerman, sent a telogram intended for the German ambassador to Mexico. It was intercepted and decoded by the British, and passed along to the U.S. It was interpreted by the U.S as an act of aggression because it promised support and land to Mexico if they would attack the U.S -
The U.S enters the war
The United States enters the war, siding with their allies, Britain, and France, under the rule of Pershing. He made nearly 2 million soldiers enter the war against germany. In the end however, the U.S does come out of this war very successful. -
Wilhelm Abdicates
Wilhelm Abdicates, allowing all hopes for a win in Germany. Wilhelmina had ruled Germany for a little over 30 years. As a result of this, the German nobility as a whole class, was finally abolished -
The Treaty of Versailles is signed
The Treaty of Versailles is signed, putting all ends to World War 1. This treaty puts all of the blame on Germany, and makes Germany pay for all of the costs of the war. This angered Germany, which in the long term, lead to Germany starting WWII by wanting the land and power they lost back. -
The Holocaust
The Holocaust was a very long and brutal attack from Hitler's against the Jews, homosexuals, gypsies, and other outcasts living in Germany at the time of Hitler's reign. This started with Kristallnacht, which was the night of broken glass, when the nazis broke and destroyed all Jewish businesses. Hitler's set up multiple camps in Germany, and sent all Jews and others to them to do Hitler's work, or to be killed. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany sparks the start of the Second World War by invading Poland. Germany invades Poland, and breaks their agreement between Stalin and Hitler. By doing this, Britain and France declare war, which is a start of the new world war -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs the U.S on Honolulu Hawaii. This is what leads to the entry of the U.S into the war. This event destroyed all Hawaiian tanks, ships, and weapons. -
The Battle of Midway
The battle of midway was a battle brought on by the U.S. This was a small island holding many Japanese military and weapons. The U.S ended up sinking 4 Japanese aircraft carriers at the end of this battle. -
D-Day
D-day was the storming on the beaches of France to gain beck the land the French lost. This was an attack against Germany, and the allies (U.S, and Britain) Although there were no significant results after this war, this is one of the beginning allied fights at the beginning at the war. -
Hiroshima Nagasaki
U.S attack against Japan, following Pearl Harbor. The U.S dropped two bombs on two Japanese islands, showing the power and strength the U.S. had. This resulted in Japan surrending to the U.S, and victory in America. -
The Cold War
This was a very long time period, carrying tension between the Soviet Union, and the U.S. After Germany was divided, the USSR and U.S wanted to divide up Germany's power, and this lead to the tension between the two countries. As a result of these tensions, many groups were formed, including the Warsaw Pact, and the Marshall Plan, creating tensions between other allied countries and the Soviet Union.
