Global Issues Timeline

  • World War I begins

    World War I begins
    First World War starts with Gavrilo Princip killing the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. Austria declares war to Serbia.
  • World War II begins

    World War II begins
    It starts by Britain and France declaring war to Germany, because Germany invaded Poland and broke the Versailles treaty.
  • Attack to Pearl Harbor

    Attack to Pearl Harbor
    Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii. This due to the U.S cutting oil exports to them.
  • USA attacks Hiroshima

    USA attacks Hiroshima
    The USA attacks the city of Hiroshima in Japan using an atomic bomb, and killing approximately 120,000 people.
  • Cold War begins

    Cold War begins
  • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict begins

    Israeli-Palestinian Conflict begins
    This war is currently still going.
  • Berlin Wall construction

    Berlin Wall construction
    A wall was built to divide east from west.
  • Boris Johnson is born

    Boris Johnson is born
    He was born in New York to British parents.
  • Yugoslavia finally breaks apart

    Yugoslavia finally breaks apart
    Countries like Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia Herzegovina got their independence
  • Twin Towers get attacked

    Twin Towers get attacked
    An Islamic terrorist group called Al-Qaeda did 4 attacks that day, this was the most fatal one.
  • Boris gets elected as Shadow Minister

    Boris gets elected as Shadow Minister
    David Cameron elects Johnson for the position of Shadow minister of University education.
  • Boris announces he's interested in becoming mayor of London

    Boris announces he's interested in becoming mayor of London
  • Boris Johnson becomes mayor of London

    Boris Johnson becomes mayor of London
    He won the 2008 elections with 1,168,738 people voting for him.
  • Osama bin Laden is shot dead

    Osama bin Laden is shot dead
  • Boris gets re-elected as mayor of London

    Boris gets re-elected as mayor of London
    He was doing a really good job so people chose him again to be mayor.
  • Boris gets named Secretare of State for Foreign Affairs

    Boris gets named Secretare of State for Foreign Affairs
  • Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the UK

    Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the UK
    He became prime minister after Theresa May's resignation