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Assasination of Archiduke Franz Ferdinand
The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand outraged Austria-Hungary. ... Austria-Hungary was furious and, with Germany's support, declared war on Serbia on July 28. Within days, Germany declared war on Russia -
The great war
Great War, began in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. His murder catapulted into a war across Europe that lasted until 1918. -
Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat
The ship was identified and torpedoed by the German U-boat U-20, took on a heavy starboard list, and sank in 18 minutes. The vessel went down 11 miles (18 km) off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland, killing 1,198 and leaving 761 survivors. -
Russian Revolution
Bloody Sunday in 1905 and the Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War both helped lead to the 1917 revolution. After taking over, the Bolsheviks promised 'peace, land, and bread' to the Russian people. -
USA declared war on Germany (Great War)
the U.S. Senate voted in support of the measure to declare war on Germany. The House concurred two days later. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary -
Fascism
For large numbers of Italians, an oppressive fascist regime brought economic hardship and/or a loss of basic human rights. -
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by the Germans
by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles and went into effect on January 10, 1920. The treaty gave some German territories to neighbouring countries and placed other German territories under international supervision. -
Stalin takes the USSR- Totalitarianism
Stalin later became politically active and, during the Russian Revolution of 1905, organized and armed Bolshevik militias across Georgia, running protection rackets and waging guerrilla warfare. -
the great depression
he economy started to shrink in August 1929, months before the stock market crash in October of that year. -
Hitler becomes the Fuhrer
With the death of President Hindenburg on August 2, 1934, Hitler united the chancellorship and presidency under the new title of Fuhrer. -
Spanish Civil War starts
the Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spreads to mainland Spain. -
Kristallnacht
when German Nazis attacked Jewish persons and property -
Spanish Civil War ends
What began as a failed coup spiraled into a proxy war between Europe's fascist and communist countries, with the future Allies backing the Republicans and the Axis powers supporting Franco's Nationalists. While ground combat was somewhat reminiscent of World War I -
WWII starts-Germany Invades Poland-Blitzkrieg
n September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. To justify the action, Nazi propagandists falsely claimed that Poland had been planning, with its allies Great Britain and France, to encircle and dismember Germany and that Poles were persecuting ethnic Germans. -
France surrenders to Germany
the French delegation signed the Armistice agreement imposed by Germany at the very location of the 1918 Armistice signing. This entailed France's surrender in the Second World War. -
Air attacks to London
For eight months the Luftwaffe dropped bombs on London and other strategic cities across Britain. The attacks were authorized by Germany's chancellor, Adolf Hitler, after the British carried out a nighttime air raid on Berlin. -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Admiral Yamamoto Isoroku spent months planning an attack that aimed to destroy the Pacific Fleet and destroy morale in the U.S. Navy, so that it would not be able to fight back as Japanese forces began to advance on targets across the South Pacific. -
D-Day
During World War II (1939-1945), the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe from Nazi Germany’s control. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the battle began on June 6, 1944, also known as D-Day -
Germany Surrenders (WWII)
German armed forces surrender unconditionally in the west. Soviet forces encircled Berlin, the German capital on April 25, 1945. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The explosion of the Hiroshima atomic bomb was recorded at 8:15 am on August 6, 1945. On this wristwatch found in the ruins of the city, the small hand of the watch was burned by the explosion, marking a shadow on himself that makes him look like the big needle. -
Nuremberg Trials
After nine months, the verdicts in the Major War Criminals Trial were read on September 30 and October 1, 1946. Twelve defendants were sentenced to death, three to life imprisonment, and four to long prison terms. The Tribunal found three defendants not guilty.