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French and Indian war
This war lasted from 1754-1763 -
Homestead Act
The homestead act encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. -
Land Rush
The land run started at high noon on April 22, 1889, with an estimated 50,000 people lined up for their piece of the available two million acres. -
Vietnam founded
The Viet Minh—the League for the Independence of Vietnam—is founded -
Bomb Dropping
The United States drops an atomic bomb—the first to be used in warfare—on Hiroshima, killing 75,000 people instantly, and injuring more than 100,000. -
Another bomb dropping
A second bomb is dopped in Nagasaki -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrenders to the Allied Powers, officially ending World War II -
War begins
The Viet Minh attacks French forces occupying Hanoi in northern Vietnam. The First Indochina War begins. -
Military Aid
The United States recognizes Bao Dai's government, the Republic of Vietnam, and gives France $15 million in military aid. -
Dien Bien Phu begins
The Viet Minh launches its first assault on French forces at Dien Bien Phu. -
Diem Repression
Ngo Dinh Diem begins a campaign to repress those who fought for or sympathized with the Viet Minh. -
Invasion
Saddam Hussein Kuwait in early 1990 -
Withdrawal
August 3rd, 1990 the United Nations ask for Iraq withdrawal from Kuwait -
Peace Treaty
Iraq has 300,000 troops in Kuwait... Hussein declares JIhad (holy war) creates a hastened peace treaty with Iran to get military up to full strenght -
Withdraw
United Nations gives them until January 15th,1991 to withdraw -
Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm begins (Norman Schwarzkopf) use of stealth bombers, cruise missiles, smart bombs and night bombing equipment -
Desert Sabre
The ground offensive begins... Operation Desert Sabre... Storm Kuwait and the southern part of Iraq -
Attacks
42 days of attacks- Febraury 28th a cease fire -
Forced to leave
Dictator Mohammed Siad Barre was forced to flee the capital -
Defies U.S orders
January- 1991- Hussein defies U.S orders -
Bosnia Peace Fail
Peace Efforts fail, then a war breaks out -
Ends Mission
The U.S. ends the mission to Somalia, which has cost $1.7 billion dollars and left 43 U.S. soldiers dead -
Air Strikes
NATO starts air strikes against Bosnian Serb troops. -
West Forces
West forces Karadzic to quit as Bosnian Serb president. -
Underground
Having lost power, Karadzic goes underground. -
Return
Return of weapon inspections -
Removed
Gush Gives Hussein ultimatum- step down or be removed -
War
Leads to Iraq War in 2003-2011 -
Another War
Persian Gulf War II begins (Iraq War)
