Modern World History

  • 1917 BCE

    Rasputin Advises Royal Family

    Rasputin Advises Royal Family
    Rapsutian stared toi help the royal family and giving them advise. He told to not get involved in WW1. Then Rasputin slowly became more powerful
  • 1917 BCE

    Bolsheviks and the Red Army Take over

    Bolsheviks and the Red Army Take over
    they took over russia. They were lead by Vladimere Lenin. The old russian monarchy ended
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    Lenin Exile and Return

    Lenin was exiled in russia and then retured 3 years later. He was exiled for a sutdent protest when he was 17
  • Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    The serbians assignated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The assignation sparked the start of WW1. The war was mainly between the Austrians and serbia, but allies of the countries then joined the war to defend thier allie.
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    WWI

    The events of WW1
  • France declared war on gremany

    France declared war on gremany
    France declared war on gremany. France declared war on Germany becuause germany delcared war on them. Germany Declared war on france becuase of their treaty to protece Russia
  • Britain declared war on gremany

    Britain declared war on gremany
    Britain declared war on gremany. Britian had too wait till their treaty with germany expired. Their main reason was to protect belgium
  • Lusitania sinks

    Lusitania sinks
    the gremans sank the luaitania. It was a Ship form the UK. There was 100 americans on the luaitiania when it sank. That was what brought the Untied States into the war
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    battle of Verdun

    The battle of Verdun was the longest battle fought in WW1. The british started the battle. The geramn comander for the battle was Erich von Falkenhayn.
  • Rasputin Killed

    Rasputin Killed
    Rasputin was assignated. Rasputin was assignated. He was killed Yusupov Palace.
  • Russia changes government and name

    Russia changes government and name
    Russia changed when the the red army took over. The red army army was the bulshiviks. The bulshiviks were a communits group.
  • Russia leaves WW1

    Russia leaves WW1
    Russia pulled out of WWI. The left WW1 becuause the governemnt was very poor and didnt have the funds to keep fighting. The Russians werent happy about Russia leaving the war.
  • Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne

    Tsar Nicholas II abdicates the throne
    Tsar Nicholas II is not longer the ruler of Russia becuase he was assignated along with his family. He was murdered by the bulshikivs. The led to the communist take over of Russia
  • US Enters the War

    US Enters the War
    US Enters the War. The US entered the war becuse the germans kept sinking their ships. The lucitiana was a big factor
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    Russian Revolution

    When Russia was going the its revolution with the bushivicks trying and then takeing over russia. The revolituion was between the white army (the people) and the red army (communits)
  • Wilson’s 14 Points

    Wilson’s 14 Points
    Wilson's ideas on how to end the war. It was never put into used the treaty of versiles was used. The 14 points was a more "peaceful" end to the war and didn't point fingers and demanded that the whole world shrik armys. The Treaty of Versiles was aimed at punshing germany and germany only.
  • Romanov family killed

    Romanov family killed
    The romanov fmaily was brutaly murdered by the bushivks and then the bushivks then took over russia
  • Germany seeks Armistice to cease fighting

    Germany seeks Armistice to cease fighting
    Germany signs armistice to stop fighting. Witch ment that WWI was over. The treaty of versiles offical ended the war. The treaty ounshied germany very badly.
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    World between wars

    The time period of very poor life for all countrys involved in WW1. The great depression for the United States
  • Nazi party of Germany is founded

    Nazi party of Germany is founded
    The Nazai party was formed in 1919 and Hitler joined the same year it was founded.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference
    When people of other countires gathered to place punishments for Cental Powers after WWI. The punishment were very harsh. They made germany reduce their army havily and pay a ubserd amount of money. They also had to take all blame for the war.
  • Mussolini creates the Fascist Party

    Mussolini creates the Fascist Party
    Mussolimi created the fashist party. He then became the first dictator. Hitler then fallowed in his tracks
  • Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

    Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
    MLussolini lead the march on rome and he damanded that he bacame Prime Minister. He was named primie minister. He would later beging the fashis party. (i counn't find exact Date)
  • Lenin becomes leader of the Bolsheviks

    Lenin becomes leader of the Bolsheviks
    Lenin becomes the leader of the bushikis and then becomes the ruler of russia. He was the leader of a new communist country.
  • Joseph Stalin declares himself dictator of USSR

    Joseph Stalin declares himself dictator of USSR
    Joseph stalin took over after lenin. He lead his country by fear. So the people did what he said (no idea of actual date)
  • The Start of the Great Depresson

    The Start of the Great Depresson
    The Great Drepression started on a day called Black Thursday. The stock marked crashed and sent thousands of people to go poor. The farmers were hit the hardest.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
    Japan invaded Manchuria because they had no natural resourcs. They also claimed that the chinese bombed one of their trains. The Japnesee then pushed into china
  • Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolph Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    Hitler was maked chancellor because he was very influential and the leader belevid hiring a crazy war lord. After WW1 Hitler was very pasonite about fixing germany. He was very patriotic.
  • Kristallnacht

    Kristallnacht
    Kristallnacht was also know as the night of broken glass. It was the first large scale attack on jews. The germans went around braking into jewish shops and in a attempt to ruin their buisness
  • The start of Stalin’s Great Purge

    The start of Stalin’s Great Purge
    Stalins great purge was Stalins way to scare the public into doing what he wanted. He killed thousands. His target was politcal oponest
  • Hitler invades Poland

    Hitler invades Poland
    Hitler invading was the last straw for the rest of the world. It offical started WW2. The rest of the world was at fault becuase they were letting him do what ever he wanted
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    WW2

    The second World war. Between Axis powers and Allies
  • Atlantic Charter

    Atlantic Charter
    The Atlantic Charter was a agreement between the allies for goals for after the war. They agreed that the Uk and the US post war didn't want teratoriy change. The Germans viewed it as a alliance with between the two.
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacked a Amercan military base in attempt to destry valuable US military ships. This attack was very devistating and killed thousands. This was one of the main reason the US entered the war
  • US joins World War II

    US joins World War II
    The United States entered ww2 becuase they japanes bombed pearl harbor. This made many americans happy to get pay back
  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    One of the biggest battle of ww2. the battle was for to capture of stalingrad. The Soviets won the battle.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was a Allied invasion of Normady. This battle was very brutal becuase Axis troops could just pick off the soldiers on the beach as they invaded. The invason was a suscess and was a big help to the war effort.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The germans start to put up their last offensive attack. The battle got its name from how the front line looked. The allies then pusshed germeny back into their country.
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    V-E day was the end of WW2 in Euroupe. The Nazis surrendured
  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
    The first Atomic bomb was droped on Japan. Later there was another atomic bomb droped on nagasaki. These bombs were very devistaing and killed thousands.