World History Timeline

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  • Beginning of World War 1

    Beginning of World War 1

    The assassination of the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne led to the declaration of World War I.
  • America joins World War I

    America joins World War I

    The Zimmerman telegram being released pushed America into joining World War 1.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression

    The Great Depression was a time of economic downturn lasting ten years.
  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    On December 12, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor leading America to join World War II.
  • Atomic Bomb ends World War II

    Atomic Bomb ends World War II

    Japan surrendered after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • The Holocaust

    The Holocaust

    The holocaust was the systematic genocide of European Jews during World War II.
  • Hawaii become the 50th state

    Hawaii become the 50th state

    On August 21, 1959 President Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Hawaii as the 50th state.
  • The "Space Race"

    The "Space Race"

    America's Apollo mission wins them the space race.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a Dream Speech"

    Martin Luther King Jr. "I have a Dream Speech"

    Dr. King's "I have a Dream Speech" led to the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The fall of the Berlin Wall led to the fall of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.