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15th admendment
Was the right for African American men to vote. -
Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
Arch duke of Austria-Hungary is assassinated, officially starting WW1 -
Panama Canal Finished
The canal that would cut ship costs from the east coast to the west coast and farther. Theodore Roosevelt originally started the project but was not in office whe it was competed. -
US entry in WW1
After various events: lustitania, sinking of American ships, and the Zimmerman telegram, the US got fed up and declared war on the Axis. -
Treary of Versailles
The Treaty signed by Britain, France, Italy and Germany to0 end WWI -
19th admendment
The 19th admendment gave women the right to vote. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The German amry invades Poland, at the orders of Adolf Hitler. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs largest US naval base, known as the giant awakening. -
Executive Order 9066
Executive order 9066 was signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the president at the time, it order the seizure of all Japenese Americans on the west coast. -
US Drops 2 bombs on Japan's Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Harry Truman authorizes the dropping of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
First Military Advisors enter Vietnam
In fear of spreading communism, Dwight D. Eisenhower, sends in military advisors to help the french and native forces. -
March on Washigton
The march on Washington was a pivotal point in civil rights history, this was for equality in the workforce and equal rights as American. -
JFK is assassinated
The president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated by unknown peoples. Although the official story is that Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer. -
Fisrt Military troops enter Vietnam
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MLK assassinated
The Civil right mastermind, motivator and leader, Martin Luther King, is killed ion the balcony of his Tennesse motel room by James Earl Ray. -
Vietnam war ends
President Richard Nixon, effectilvy ends the unpopular occupation of Vietnam. -
US supports Afganistan against the USSR
US backs up Afgan against USSR invasion. The USSR invaded for the land quality and potential for future warm water ports. Although Afganistan has no warm water ports it does have an ancient trade route with China, It is also situated next to Iran and Pakistan, both with warm water ports. -
UN resolution 678
Was the UN's way of telling Iraq it only has one more chance before conflict. -
U.N. begins demands Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait
The United Nations demands for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. -
UN declares Victory in Persian Gulf War
The UN declares victory in Iraq, ending the Persian Gulf War.
