Timeline assignment 2

By Joseph DiLauro

  • Civil war

    Civil war
    The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union.

  • World War I

    World War I
    The World war was one of the first for the US and the Russians this was a war on land and water.

  • League of Nations ever first meeting

    League of Nations ever first meeting
    The League of Nations officially came into existence on 10 January 1920. On 15 November 1920, 41 members states gathered in Geneva for the opening of the first session of the Assembly. This represented a large portion of existing states and corresponded to more than 70% of the world's population.

  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    This was a very bad time in history and the US lost millions and many people in the US went homeless.

  • World war 2

    World war 2
    the jews were put in camps and treated awful and Hitler killed a lot of people and the us in the end won the war.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    On December 7, 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Since early 1941 the U.S. had been supplying Great Britain in its fight against the Nazis. It had also been pressuring Japan to halt its military expansion in Asia and the Pacific.

  • United nations

    United nations
    The United Nations convened the First Session of the General Assembly on 10 January 1946 in London, England. Delegates representing 51 nations attended the session, wherein the scope and purpose of the United Nations was defined.

  • The Cold War

    The Cold War
    The Cold War began with the announcement of the Truman Doctrine in 1947, started a gradual winding down with the Sino-Soviet split between the Soviets and the People's Republic of China in 1961, and ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    This was a very hard war for the us army when they retuned after war they were treated horribly and they were drugged to stay awake.

  • 911

    911
    The twin towers were hit and many people were caught in the building after it feel and when it was on fire the US was in shock.