International Crises

By 17schaechs

  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand [WWI]

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand [WWI]
    This event marks a major trigger for World War I: The assassination of the archduke of Austria-Hungary, Francis Ferdinand. A group of young Bosnians who viewed the archduke as a tyrant were the conspirators of the assassination. On their way to Sarajevo, Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were both killed by gunfire.

  • First American Troops in Europe [WWI]

    First American Troops in Europe [WWI]
    The first American troops are sent to Europe in World War I. The troops, the American Expeditionary Force, were under the control of John J. Pershing. Their purpose was to boost French morale and show committment to sending more troops when ready. The French people cheered upon their arrival.

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
    Victory in Europe; formal acceptance of German surrender

  • North Korea Attacks [Korea]

    North Korea Attacks [Korea]
    On this day, North Korean forces attacked South Korea across the 38th parallel, which is a demilitarized zone that separates the two countries. 90,000 North Koreans heavily armed with Soviet Weapons overtook the capital of South Korea, Seoul.

  • Inchon Landing [Korea]

    Inchon Landing [Korea]
    On this day, U.S. Marines landed at Inchon, South Korea and launched an attack on the rear guard of the North Koreans. South Korea regained Seoul. By October 2015, the North Koreans had been driven north of the 38th parallel.

  • China Joins the War [Korea]

    China Joins the War [Korea]
    Douglas MacArthur wanted to move the war into North Korea in order to punish the communists for invading the south. Pres. Truman warned China would intervene, but MacArthur ignored this and went ahead. 300,000 Chinese soldiers attacked U.S. and the South on this day in response.

  • Korean War: Cease Fire [Korea]

    Korean War: Cease Fire [Korea]
    After Eisenhower became president in January 1953, he hinted to the communists that he might introduce nuclear weapons into the conflict if peace talks continued to fail. With this warning and the death of Joseph Stalin, the communists were convinced and the two sides signed a cease-fire on this date.

  • Gulf of Tonkin Incident [Vietnam]

    Gulf of Tonkin Incident [Vietnam]
    The Gulf of Tonkin incident was essentially a confrontation between the United States and North Vietnam upon sea. The event was extremely controversial because no one was sure of what exactly happened. However, this incident marked the beginning of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

  • My Lai Massacre [Vietnam]

    My Lai Massacre [Vietnam]
    American forces were searching for enemy troops in an area with a strong Vietcong prescence when they came upon the village of My Lai. Soldiers fired at unarmed citizens who they thought to be secretly a part of the Vietcong. Hundreds of innocent Vietnamese people, including women and children, were killed in result.

  • Hamburger Hill [Vietnam]

    Hamburger Hill [Vietnam]
    Hamburger Hill was one of the most brutal battles of the Vietnam War. Also called Hill 937 or Ap Bia Mountain, this "human meat grinder" was a phase in Operation Apache Snow that resulted in 72 killed and 372 wounded on the U.S. side and a reported 630 killed on the NVA side.

  • Kent State [Vietnam]

    Kent State [Vietnam]
    Upon hearing that American troops would be carrying the war over into Cambodia, protests erupted across the country. Most of these protests took place on college campuses, such as Kent State University in Ohio. Confrontations between students and authorities resulted in deaths (4 total).

  • 26th Amendement Put in Place [Vietnam]

    26th Amendement Put in Place [Vietnam]
    The 26th Amendment reduced the voting age to 18 years old. "Old enough to fight, old enough to vote" the student activists said. They were referring to the fact that if 18-year-old men were considered old enough to be drafted into the army, then they were old enough to be able to vote. This amendment was ultimately an outcome of the era of demand for new political rights for minorities and younger people.

  • Operation Desert Sabre Begins

    The ground offensive, Operation Desert Sabre, begins:
    -storm Kuwait and the southern part of Iraq

  • Iraq Invades Kuwait

    Iraq invaded its smaller neighbor Kuwait. Quickly, nearly 150,000 Iraqi troops took over Kuwaiti forces. Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, decided to invade Kuwait in order to take over their rich oil deposists. By acquiring Kuwait's oil

  • UN Asks for Iraqi Withdrawal from Kuwait

    The United Nations ask Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait. They give them until January 15, 1991 to withdraw.

  • Operation Desert Storm Begins

    Norman Schwarzkopf
    -use of stealth bombers, cruise missiles, smart bombs, and night bombing equipment

  • Slovenia and Croatia Declare Independence from Yugoslavia

    In June of 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia, which sparks a civil war. After Slovenia defeats Slobodan Milosevic in a battle, Milosevic turns his focus to Croatia, where 12% of the population are Orthodox Serbs. The first mass executions of Croats occur after the fall of the City of Vukovar.

  • Bosnia Indpendence is Recognized

    In April of 1992, Bosnia's independence is recognized. Bosnia was mostly a Muslim country, and 32% of the country consisted of Serbs. Milosevic responds to independence by attacking Sarajevo, the capital city. Bosnian Muslims were outgunned. The Serbs gained ground, partaking in what they called "ethnic cleansing" which consisted of mass shootings, forced re-populations of cities, and the raping of Muslim females.

  • UN Resolution 751

    The UN authorizes humanitarian relief efforts in Somalia; establish UN operations in Somalia (UNOSOM) to sort out confusion amongst the groups in the region and help give supplies to where they are supposed to go.

  • US Marines and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu, Somalia

    US Marines and Navy Seals arrive in Mogadishu in Somalia to help secure the area.

  • Mohammad Farrar Aidid Attacks Soldiers

    Mohammad Farrar Aidid (warlord of Somalia) begins to attack soldiers. 24 Pakistani soldiers are killed and 44 are injured in an attack.

  • Western Journalists Killed and Put on Display

    On July 12th, U.S. soldiers attack Aidid's compound by helicopter. Out of anger in reaction to the even, Aidid kills 4 western journalists and puts them on display.

  • Sarajevo is Attacked

    Sarajevo is attacked once again, and 68 are killed and more than 200 are wounded. Images spread across the world and so does a call for help.

  • Milosevic Talks Peace

    Milosevic is ready to talk about peace at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. He agreed to Democratic elections, the Bosnian Serb Republic and the Muslim-Croat Federation, and for war criminals to be handed over for prosecution (30 men prosecuted for war crimes).

  • U.S. Pres. G.W. Bush Gives Hussein Ultimatum

    U.S. President George W. Bush gives Hussein an ultimatum--step down or be removed.

  • Persian Gulf War II (Iraq War) Begins