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Start of World War 1
With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand World War 1 began -
End of World War 1
Treaty signed between Germany and the Allies ended world war 1 -
Nineteenth Amendment
The 19th amendment of the US Constitution is ratified giving women the right to vote -
Start of World War 2
Germany invaded Poland which started World War 2 -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks US ship at Pearl Harbor. Doing this caused the US to declare war on Japan -
End of World War 2
After the the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan they surrendered -
Start of the Cold War
With the political tension rising between the US and the Soviet Union the cold war began -
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme court case that outlawed racial segregation in public schools. -
Vietnam War
Conflict between North and South Vietnam leads to war -
End of Vietnam War
The fall of Saigon led to the end of the Vietnam war -
End of the Cold War
The Cold War ended because of the collapse of the Soviet Union.