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World War I begins
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German fired shells filled with chlorine gas at allied lines
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Lusitania sinks, this ship was carrying 1,198 people and 128 of them were American
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Zimmerman Note, proposing that Mexico side with Germany
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Selective Service Act, authorizing the draft
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Battle of Cantigny was the first major American offensive of the war
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Battle of Belleau Wood begins as the us marine corps attack German across an open field
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Russians and the Germans sign a non-aggression pact
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September 1, 1939. Britain and France respond by declaring war on Germany.
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Franklin Roosevelt convinced Congress to pass the Lend-Lease Act which allowed the US to sell or lend war materials
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Germany marches into Belgium
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Germany captures Paris and France surrenders to the Nazis
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Battle of Britain begins, this battle lasted 3 months but Britain defeated Germany
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Japanese Admissions Isoroku Yamamoto starts planning an air attacks on Pearl Harbor
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US tells Japan to get out of China and Indochina
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Roosevelt freezes German and Italian assets in the US
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Japanese troops begin to occupy the French colony, US responds by cutting off oil exports to Japan
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First US troops arrive in Australia
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US Government forces thousands of Japanese to move from the US to 'relocation" camps
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Ho Chi Minh creates a provisional government
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Ho Chi Minh declares independence
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Vietminh and French negotiate over Vietnam
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Indochina War starts
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Truman promises to fight communism in the speech called the Truman Doctrine
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Elysee Agreement was signed
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Truman sends the US troops into Korea
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The American troops fight against North Korean troops, thought it would have been an easy battle but they were mistaken and were defeated.
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General Douglas MacArthur lead the invasion into South Korea, they invades the city of Inchon
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MacArthur ordered the United Nation forces to move to the Yalu River, MacArthur told the troops that they would be home for Christmas but they ended up getting attacked by 180,000 Chinese soldiers
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General MacArthur disagreed with Truman about bombing China so he was fired.
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South Vietnamese police fire shots into a crowd of Buddhist monks demonstrating against President Diem's regime.
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Ngo Dinh Diem is overthrown, was captured by soldiers and was killed.
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strong mixture of chemicals that were released, killing a forest that was cover for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. This mixture caused serious heath issues. (1961-1972)
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200.000 American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam
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Located in Quang Tri Provence, PVAN forces used massive artillery on the US. Lasted 77 days.
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One of the largest military campaigns Viet Cong forces attacked 18 cities, and many other targets.
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American bombing raids of North Vietnam, the air raid went on for 3 years.
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500 villiagers murdered, mostly children. Hue Thompson stops it.
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LBJ doesn't run, Nixon wins on the promise to end the war
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Ho Chi Minh dies
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US launches Operation Desert Shield
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President George H. Bush sets a 24 hour ultimatum in which Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait to avoid a ground war
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U.S Marines enter Kuwait City
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Battle of Medina Ridge, where US Army engages gets the Iraqi Republican Guard in tank battles in Iraq
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Persian Gulf war ends
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The first U.S troops come home
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Authorizes humanitarian relief efforts, sort out confusion among the groups in the region. Take supplies where they need to go.
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avoid using military
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 751 creating a protected environment for humanitarian
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Sarajevo, Tuzla, Bihae, Srebrenica, Zepa and Gorazde were all declared safe zones for Muslims by the UN
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two U.S helicopters were shot down by Somali rebels. 18 US Army Rangers lost their lives and one Malaysian man
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Bosnian Muslims and Croats sign the peace accords drawn up by the US
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Jimmy Carter breaks peace agreement between Bosnian Serbs and Muslims
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NATO begins their airstrike against Serbs
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Clinton gives the order to deploy American troops to Bosnia
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NATO takes over peace-keeping duties from the United Nations
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the United States enters war on the side of France and Britain
