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Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Period: to
World War I
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany
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The Battle of Tannenberg begins
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Battle of Ypres begins
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Germany declares a "war zone" around Great Britain
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The Second Battle of Ypres begins
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The Battle of Verdun begins
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The United States declares war on Germany
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The Bolsheviks successfully overthrow the Russian government
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Stock Market Crashes
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Great Depression
Ends late 1930s to early 1940s. -
Black Tuesday
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Federal Reserve cut the prime interest rate from 6 to 4 percent
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff
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FDR is Elected
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Roosevelt Inauguration
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The New Deal
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Longshoremen Strike
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FDR Reelected
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Nazi Rally in New York City
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Germany invades Poland
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World War II
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France and Britain declared war on Germany
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Fascist Italy declares war on Britain and France
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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
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America declares war on Japan
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Fascist Italy surrenders
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Italy declares war on Germany
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German forces in Italy surrender
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Germany surrenders (VE Day)
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Japan surrenders (VJ Day)
