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Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
Serbian nationalist assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinanci. To the rulers ofAustria-Hungary, the surging nationalism of Serbian Slavs was a mortal threat to the nineteenth-century niscohesionof their fragile multinational empire, which included other Slavic peoples as well. -
Japan Makes Twenty-One Demands On China
These were a set of demands made during WWI made by Japan sent to the weak Republic of China. In the final settlement, Japan gained a little but lost a great deal of prestige and trust in Britain and the US. -
Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was a World War I campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between April 25, 1915 and January 6, 1916. The campaign was one of the greatest Ottoman victories during the war and a major Allied failure. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Bolshevik Revolution happened in Russia and took Russia out of the war. This revolution opened the door for communism for Russia. -
German Auschluss with Austria
This was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938. There had been several years of pressure by supporters in both Austria and Germany (by both Nazis and non-Nazis) for the "Heim ins Reich" movement. Earlier, Nazi Germany had provided support for the Austrian National Socialist Party (Austrian Nazi Party) in its bid to seize power from Austria's Austrofascist leadership. -
First Meeting of the League of Nations
The first meeting of the League of Nations was on January 16, 1920. It was the first international organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. -
Mussolini Launches Fascist Movement in Italy
Mussolini came to power promising an alternative to communism and ineffective democratic rule. Fascism was born from Mussolini. He promised mass social reforms. -
Ataturk Proclaims Republic of Turkey
Reforms began with the modernization of the constitution, including enacting the new Constitution of 1924 which replaced the Constitution of 1921, and the adaptation of European laws and jurisprudence to the needs of the new republic. These reforms were a set of political , legal, cultural, social, and eoonmic policy changes that were designed to convert Turkey into a secular, modernized state. -
Hitler is Ruler in Germany
Adolf Hitler assumed power in 1933. Hitler founded the Nazi Party. He outlawed all other parties and proclaimed intense German nationalism. -
Stalin's "Great Purge" in USSR
The Great Purge was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union. It involved a large-scale purge of the Communist Party and government officials, repression of peasants and the Red Army leadership, and widespread police surveillance, suspicion of "saboteurs", imprisonment, and arbitrary executions. lasted from 1934 to 1940 -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 as a result of the Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor pulled the U.S into the war. -
Establishment of NATO
NATO stands for the North American Treaty Organization. It is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949. -
French Defeat at Dien Bien Phu
The battle of Dien Bien Phus was fought from March 13th to May 7th of 1954. The French fought the Vietnamese and lost after a series of poor decisions. -
Algerian War of Liberation
The Algerian War of Liberation lasted from 1954 to 1962. It was fought so the people of Algeria could gain their independence from France. -
Establishment of Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact was a treaty of peace between the Communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. It lasted from 1955-1991. It was primarily motivated by Soviet desires to maintain their control over the military forces in Central/Eastern Europe. -
Suez Crisis
The Suez Crisis was a diplomatic and military confrontation between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw. It lasted until November 7th. -
Great Leap Forward in China
The Great Leap Forward in China lasted from 1958 to 1961. It was an economic and social campaign by the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by East Germany that cut off West Germany from the East. It was 96 miles long complete with guard towers. East Berliners could go over to West Berlin with the proper permits, but people from the West side were enver allowed in the east. -
Creation of PLO
PLO stands for the Palestine Liberation Organization. It is an organization founded with the purpose of creating an independent State of Palestine. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations.
