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WWI
Germany invades Belgium, beginning of World War I. -
WWI
Francis Ferdinand was assassinated at Sarajevo and it caused many to turn on each other starting with Austria on Serbia then Germany on Russia and France, Britain on Germany. -
WWI
A German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship carries 1,198 people, 128 of them Americans. -
WWI
Congress authorizes a declaration of war against Germany. The United States enters World War I on the side of France and Britain. -
WWI
The last Battle of St. Mihiel begins when 300,000 American troops under the direct command of General Pershing fling themselves into the German lines. -
WWI
Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates, ending all German hope for a victory. He and his retinue quietly slip over the border into the Netherlands where he lives out the remainder of his life in relative peace and writes a self-promoting memoir defending his actions in the war.
An Armistice is signed ending fighting on the Western Front. -
WWII(europe)
After securing the neutrality of the soviet Union, Germany started world war 2 by invading Poland, Britain and France initially declared war on them and within poland fell to Germany and Soviet forces. -
WWII(europe)
German forces invaded Norway and denmark after defeating poland and set forces to assualt western europe by invading low countries like the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg -
WWII(europe)
France signed an armistice with Germany, which provided for the German occupation of the northern half of the country and permitted the establishment of a collaborationist regime in the south with south with its seat in the city of Vichy. -
WWII(europe)
The Germans and their allies turned on the soviet union because they knew they were going to turn on them eventually. Germany got fair into the Soviet union but were stopped before they could get to major cities like Moscow. -
WWII(america)
Pearl harbor happens which caused America to enter the war on Japan -
WWII(american)
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation.Germany declares war on america -
WWII(europe)
During most of 1942 and the next three years, Allied forces systematically bombed industrial plants and cities all around Germany. -
WWII(america)
The US sends tons of soldiers to fight near the phillipines and over at germany and they also send several supply drops for the next three years. -
WWII (america)
The next three years Anglo-American bombing reduces urban Germany to rubble. -
WWII(europe)
Tensions rouse and there were manyt battles throughout europe between the axis and allied powers that even streched to northern africa. -
leading up to Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh creates a provisional Government called the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam after Japan surrenders to the allied forces. The Vietnminh now has power in Vietnam. -
leading up to Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh declares independence in Vietnam, The british try to give power of Vietnam to france before cause merges -
leading up to Vietnam
Vietnam wants true independence from France because Vietnam doesn't want to follow their rules anymore -
leading up to Vietnam
French and Vietminh negotiate over Vietnam, Decide the Vietnam is a free state in the French Union. Now French troops occupy Vietnam. -
WWII(europe)
germany surrenders to the western allies and the soviets -
Korea
After World War II, Korea is divided into communist North Korea and anti-communist South Korea at a spot called the 38th parallel. Russia controls North Korea and the U.S. controls South Korea. -
WWII(aamerica)
After years of fighting, the US dropped bombs on japan and cause them to surrender ending WWII -
leading up to Vietnam
War begins, The Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches first attack against the French. -
Vietnam
French forces attack Viet Minh in Haiphong, sparking the war of resistance against the colonial power. -
Korea
President Harry Truman gives a speech and says that the U.S. will help any country that is threatened by communism. The speech is the Truman Doctrine. -
Korea
With permission from Russia, North Korea invades South Korea and continues on to the capital of Seoul. South Korea does not have a strong enough army to stop it. Worried that south korea will join the communists President Syngman Rhee Kills over 100,000 people over the summer. -
Korea
President Harry Truman sends U.S. troops to Korea. The U.S. and other countries in the United Nations join the war because they want to stop communism from spreading to South Korea. -
Korea
After lots of fighting in south Korea with the help of America they push back north korea all the way to the capital of north korea and fighting continues all the way till Eisenhower becomes president. -
Vietnam
Viet Minh forces attack an isolated French military outpost in the town of Dien Bien Phu. The attempt to take the outpost lasts two months, during which time the French government agrees to peace talks in Geneva, Vietnam is split into North and South at Geneva conference. -
Korea
A year after Eisenhower becomes president North and South korea make a truce but talks at Geneva fail to unite Korea, and Korea remains divided and tensions are still high today at borders -
Vietnam
Beginning of Communist insurgency in the South, Weapons and men from North Vietnam begin infiltrating the South. -
John F. Kennnedy
The young senator John F. Kennedy in 1960 was elected U.S. president. When he took office in January 1961. His administration portrayed itself as a break from the older traditions. -
vietnam
Number of US military advisors in South Vietnam rises to 12,000. -
Vietnam
Viet Cong, the communist guerrillas operating in South Vietnam, defeat units of the ARVN, the South Vietnamese Army. President Diem is overthrown and then killed in a US-backed military coup. -
Vietnam
US enters war, Gulf of Tonkin incident: the US says North Vietnamese patrol boats fire on two US Navy destroyers. US Congress approves Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorising military action in region. -
Vietnam
US troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000, then to 500,000 the following year. -
Vietnam
Tet Offensive - a combined assault by Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese army on US positions - begins. More than 500 civilians die in the US massacre at My Lai. Thousands are killed by communist forces during their occupation of the city of Hue. -
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh dies. President Nixon begins to reduce US ground troops in Vietnam as domestic public opposition to the war grows. -
Vietnam
Ceasefire agreement in Paris, US troop pull-out completed by March, 1973. Then two years later, North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam and take control of the whole country after South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders. -
Bosnia
In the republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina there were three main ethnic groups that had a lot of problems. 1. Serbians 2. Croatians 3. Muslims. Which resulted in genocide. -
beginning of Persian Gulf War
The president for the united states was George H. W. Bush. When Saddam Hussein of Iraq invaded Kuwait. Then, Saudi Arabia and Egypt asked for help from the United States and the International community. A year later the war starts because Hussein defies the U.S. orders to leave the country. -
Hussein's speech and what happened
Hussein's speech included him accusing Kuwait of taking crude oil, demands their foreign debt be taken care of, conspiracy to keep oil prices low only for the west, and finally said its not a real country. Hussein shortly after his speech invaded Kuwait. The Egyptian president wanted to avoid US intervention but, was later asked for help anyways. The United Nations then asked for Iraq to leave Kuwait. -
Operation Desert Shield
Trying to prevent attacks on Saudi Arabia by 300,000 troops of Iraq's the UN gave them until January 15th to withdraw. Which later caused Hussein to declare Holy War. -
Beginning Operation Desert storm
After Iraq or Hussein defies the U.S. orders to leave in January of 1991. 42 days of attacks happened after until February 28th a cease fire happened which also lead to the Iraq war in 2003. Then, later after no permanent treaty by Iran and Iraq was put out,peace seemed imminent. But, after silence Hussein delivers a speech where he makes accusations against Kuwait. -
more operation desert storm
U.N. gave Iraq until January 15, 1991 to withdraw. They never did so on January 17, 1991 the operation desert storm began. Iraq then began to bomb and send missiles to Saudi Arabia until February 24 when the U.N. invaded Kuwait. -
Bosnia
Following collapse of communism, nationalists win first mult-party elections and form coalition government despite having conflicting goals, muslims want independent Bosnia, Serbians want to stay in belgrade dominated rump Yugoslavia, croats want to join independent croatian state -
Ending of the operation desert storm and the Persian Gulf war
After the U.N. invaded Kuwait to push back the Iraqi's they won tremendously because the outcome was that only 300 of the U.N. were killed but 8,000 to 10,000 for Iraq were killed. -
somalia
Mohamed Siad Barre is ousted, power struggle between clan warlords kills or wounds thousands of civilians. -
somalia
Former British protectorate of somaliland declares unilateral independence -
Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina declare independence after decades of chaos -
somalia
US Marines land near Mogadishu ahead of a UN peacekeeping force sent to restore order and safeguard relief supplies. -
Bosnia
After bosnian war starts in April of 1992 Bosnian deputy Prime minister was killed by serbian forces while in route to airport -
Bosnia
The UN declares six safe zones for muslims : Sarajevo, Tuzla, Bihac, Srebrenica, Zepa and Gorazde. -
somalia
US Army Rangers are killed when Somalian military shoot down two US helicopters in Mogadishu and a battle emerges, Hundreds of Somalis die. US mission formally ends in March 1994. -
bosnia
After two years of fighting and many civilians dying U.S. President Jimmy carter declares peace agreement between Bsnians Serbians and muslims, Truce ends in about four months -
somalia
UN peacekeepers leave, having failed to achieve their mission. -
Bosnia
After another year of massive casualties Nato takes over and thousands of troops are put in bosnia and Nato takes over Peace-Keeping duties. -
somalia
Warlord Mohamed Farah Aideed dies of wounds and is succeeded by his son, Hussein.
