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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assinated by a Serbian nationalist -
First world war began
Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia. -
America's First Draft
U.S. joined Britain, France, and Russia. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought -
Selective Service Act
Authorized the federal government to raise a national army for the American entry into World War I -
World War 1 Ends
Germany had surrendered on November 11, 1918, and all nations agreed to stop fighting while terms of peace were negotiated. On June 28, 1919, Germany and the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles, ending the war. -
Non-aggression
The Non-aggression pact was signed before the start of WWII. Nazi Germany and USSR signed a secret pact where they divided centeral and eatern Europe. They essentially became allies -
Poland Invasion
The Invasion of Poland was the official start of WWII. Germany invaded Poland because Hitler wanted to restore ownership of Poland that was lost in WWI -
Battle of Denmark
Germany invaded Denmark which then led to the German army crossing the Danish border -
Axis Agreement
Japan, Italy, and Germany officially enter a military alliance -
Pearl Harbor
Japan launched an attack on Pearl Harbor. This was the event that drew the United States into the war in Europe. It was also a big wake up call for many Americans becasue they believed the war wasn't that huge or it would end soon and America should not get invovled -
Eisenhower
Major General Dwight D. Eisenhower takes command of U.S. forces in Europe. -
Visting London
A handful of men from the 39th visit London to see how everything is going. the arrive and are struck with disbelief, as everything is in ruin -
Battle of the Bulge
Germany attempted splitting the Allied Armies in northwest Europe. Fighting back, the Allied forces ended up taking on the shape of a bulge. the group was completely surrounded but by using the shape of the area, the men were able to get out -
Hitler Dies
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his undergorund bunker. First, he took a cyanide capsule and he then proceeded to take a pistol and shoot himself in the head -
V-E Day
A public holiday to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
V-J Day
Japan surrenders and marks the end of the war -
Seoul
Not long after the North invades the South, North Korea captures the capital; Seoul -
Invasion
After being split into two different nations, North Korea invades South Korea. -
Pusan Perimeter
It was a battle between the UN forces and the North Korean forces. It was also one of the first major battles in the Korean War. -
Inchon
The US troops invaded Inchon. -
Vietnam War Starts
South Vietnam was fighting for their freedom while North Vietnam wanted communism. -
Kennedy Elected
Won against Nixon. It was a very close race between the two but Kennedy came out on top -
President Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was vice president to Nixon but became president after Nixon was assassinated in -
Kennedy Killed
Kennedy was assinated on November 22nd, 1963. -
Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Thunder lasted from March 2nd, 1965 to November 2nd, 1968. The operation was the first aerial attack conducted by the US against North Vietnam -
La Drang
The battle of La Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and North Vietnam. After the battle, both sides claimed victory. However, there were 634 confiremed NVA deaths and 79 confirmed US deaths -
President Nixon
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Vietnam War Ends
Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese and the South surrendered. Then, North and South Vietnam were reunited under a communist government and Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City. -
Slobodan Milosevic
Gained power by using Nationalism and religious hatred.
Created more tensions between Serbs and Muslims in Kosovo -
Kuwait Invasion
Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait because of their large oil industries -
Operation Desert Shield
Put in action in order to prevent a possible attack on Saudi Arabia. Iraq had 300,000 troops in Kuwait -
Jihad
Hussein delcares Jihad (The Holy War) and creates a peace treaty with Iran in order to get full military strength -
Operation Desert Storm
The Iraq troops in Kuwait would not withdraw, so this operation began. They used Stealth Bombers, Cruise Missiles, Smart Bombs and bombing equipment -
Operation Desert Sabre
This was the ground offense. They had to move into Kuwait and the southern part of Iraq -
Independence
Solvenia and Croatia declare their Independence from Yugoslavia.
Resulted in a civil war -
UN Resolution 751
Authorizes humitarian relief efforts.
Establishes UN operations in Somalia
U.S. will airlift supplies in order to pass congested areas -
Operation Provide Relief
Avoided using the military in these humanitarian efforts -
Somalia
Somalia is being run by warlords.
People are being starved to death.
Groups establish refugee camps and supplies is shipped to them. However, the supplies do not alwas reach the camps, thus resulting in more people starving -
Operation Restore Hope
38,000 troops from 23 countries and representatives from 49 humanitarian groups came together in order to help Somalia.
U.S. Marines and Navy Seals arrived in Mogadishu to help secure the area
Was a success
