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WWI Begins
On this date Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia beginning WWI -
Germany declares war on France
germany declares war on France as countries keep being added into the mix of the war -
Submarine Warfare
Germany for the second time declares unrestricted submarine warfare angering many people -
WWI ends
on this day Germany signs an armistice with the allies ending WWI, WWI left 21 million soldiers wounded and nine million dead -
Holocaust
the holocaust was a mass genocide of the jewish race from 1933 - 1945. this was all directed by Hitler and his Nazi race. this went on for some time before anyone knew about it. of course there were some rumors floating around but no one believed them. This was one of the MAJOR reasons for WWII -
Pearl Harbor
suprise attack from Japan on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. this was devastating. many of our men died and we were angry. this attack is initially what got us involved in WWII -
V-E Day
This day was "victory in Europe Day". this marked the day the Nazis armed forces surrendered. -
Hiroshima
on this day, American dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. creating mass destruction, this was payback for Pearl Harbor. it took years for them to recover from such aftermath. -
The War Begins
North Korea launches a full scale attack against South Korea. North Korean infantry and tanks cross the 38th Parallel and meet little resistance. This is the start of the Korean War. -
Bye Bye
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Battle Of Inchon
The Battle of Inchon; General Douglas MacArthur leads an amphibious assault behind enemy lines. -
Pukchin
More than 100,000 Chinese soldiers secretly arrive in North Korea through the Yalu River. They handily defeat the South Korean army at Pukchin. -
First shipment of military aid to the French colonial arrives in Vietnam
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War ends
The Korean Armistice Agreement officially ends the Korean War. -
President Eisenhower sends first military advisors to South Vietnam to train South Vietnamese Army
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First two Americans are killed during a Viet minh guerillas stike at Bien Hoa
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President Kennedy sends 100 special forces troops to South Vietnam
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U.S. Air forces begin using Agent Orange to defoliate trails used by Viet Cong forces
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U.S. military advisors and special forces numbers increase to 21,000
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U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy are reported attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin. U.S. Congress passes “Gulf of Tonkin” resolution authorizing President Johnson to wage all-out war against North Vietnam
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Retaliatory air-strikes begin against North Vietnam. Operation “Rolling Thunder” lasts three years. First U.S combat forces arrive in Danang, South Vietnam. Rapid escalation of force level ensues, which tops 200,000 by end of the year.
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U.S. B-52s bomb North Vietnam for the first time. Bombing of Haiphong and Hanoi begins
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Major ground operations continue, including Operation Cedar Falls. Troop level reaches 486,000
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Tet Offensive
A series of major attacks by communist forces in the Vietnam War. Early in 1968, Vietnamese communist troops seized and briefly held some major cities at the time of the lunar new year, or Tet. -
Secret bombing of Communist supply routes and base camps inside Cambodia begins.
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Continued troops withdrawn as combat operations wind down. Air strikes continue with heaviest attacks on North Vietnam since 1968
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By March all U.S. combat forces have been withdrawn from Vietnam and all U.S. prisoners released
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Just prior to Saigon’s capture by North Vietnamese forces, the last remaining U.S. personnel are evacuated from Vietnam.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated to the 58,183 Americans killed during the war
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Operation Desert Shield
- Mission to prevent possible attack on Saudi Arabia
- Iraw has 300,000 troops in Kuwait, Hussein declares Jihad (Holy War)
- Creates a hastened peace treaty with Iran to get military up to full strength
- United Nations gives them until January 15th, 1991 to withdraw
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Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait in early 1990
Saudi Arabia and Egypt ask the united States and the International community for help -
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Persian Gulf War
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United Nations ask for Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait
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Hussein defies U.S. orders
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Operation Desert Storm
- 42 days of attacks until February 28th is a cease fire
- Leads to Iraq war in 2003
- President Hosni Murbarak wants to prevent U.S. intervention if possible
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Operation Desert Sabre
-The ground offensive begins, they storm Kuwait andd the Southern part of Iraq
-Casualties:
Iraq - 8,000-10,000 killed
Coalition- 300 killed
-Treaty was made:
-Recognize Kuwait
-Get rid of all WMD (Nuclear, Biological or chemical weapons) -
Aftermath
AFTERMATH:
-Hussein remains in power
Hussein brutal to Kurds in Northern Iraw and Shiites in Southern Iraq
- Iraq is not cooperative with UN inspectors -
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United States involvement in Somalia
-Somalia is experiencing famine and a civil war
-Somalis are being starved to death
-U.S. troops are there to help those people -
UN Resolution 751
-Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts
-Establishes UN operations in Somalia (UNOSOM)
- Sort out the confusion amongst the groups in the region
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Operation Provide Relief
Want to avoid using the military in these humanitarian efforts -
Operation Restore Hope-38,000 troops from 23 countries and reps from 49 humanitarian groups
-U.S. Marine and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu to help secure the are, they have been successful so far and everyone is cooperative
-Biggest warlord issue between General Mohammad Farrar Aidid and Ali Mahdi Mohamed
-UN starts to move into countryside to assist
-U.S. wants to turn mission over in April as things are going well
-No more military just humanitarian relief
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Dozens of U.S. troops killed or wounded in fighting in Capital city of Mogadishu
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Return of Weapons inspectors
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Bush gives Hussein ultimatum- step down or be removed
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Persian GUlf War II Begins (Iraq War)
