Unit 4 History Timeline

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  • French Revolution

  • French Revolution Ends/Napolean's Rule Begins

  • Battle of Austerlitz Continued

    It may be important to note that they were also fighting for resources, wealth, territorial expansion, and other reasons that relate to France itself.

  • Battle of Austerlitz

    What is worth fighting for?
    *Napolean was fighting for power, prestige, and honor. He was fighting so that his name would be remembered and known throughout history, he'd have a legacy. He was fighting for personal ambition as well as and glory. *The French soldiers were fighting for personal glory and value. Once they came back to France, they'd have their pick of women, citizens would be asking them for stories, and overall they would be admired as well as known with honor and respect.

  • King Leopold Establishes Congo Free State

  • The Jewish State by Theodore Herzl

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The Jewish are fighting for safety, land, sovereignty, international recognition and escape from persecution. They want land to establish their own state that represents their nation as well as to have a place where they are safe and free from any discrimination and violence against them.

  • Zionism

  • Report of the Congo Commission of Enquiry,

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The enslaved Congolese were fighting to protect their families, wives and children - that were being kept hostage -safe as well as themselves. They were fighting to preserve their culture and land.
    *The overseers were fighting for status, power, privileges such as goods, food, money, and to keep their families safe or even themselves, against threats from the king.
    *The Europeans were fighting for wealth that the Congo's resources would provide them.

  • Congo Free State --> "Belgian Congo" Under Belgium

  • Constitution of the Black Hand

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The Serbians were fighting for independence and to protect their sovereignty. Nationalism was a big motivator for them, they wanted land for a state that represents them and their people.

  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • World War I

  • World War I Ends

  • Ottoman Empire Falls

  • Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia Becomes President of Costa Rica

  • Calderon's First Term Ends/Picado Elected

  • Holocaust

  • UN Resolution (Palestine and Israel)

  • The Creation of the State of Israel

  • Costa Rican Constitution

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The Costa Ricans were fighting for education, democracy and no abuse of power from military forces/a military that is subordinate to the power of the people (the Costa Ricans).

  • Creation of the PLO

  • Speech to the UN From Yasir Arafat

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The Palestinians are fighting for freedom, land, sovereignty, and international recognition. They want land to establish their own state that represents their nation.

  • Yemen Civil War Begins

  • Eleven Facts about the Yemen Crisis by UN Humanitarian

    What is worth fighting for?
    *The Houthis are fighting for power, autonomy in Saada where they can protect their religious as well as cultural beliefs, and against marginalization.
    *The Yemeni government/people are fighting for humanitarian aid, peace, and control of Yemen.
    *Saudia Arabia is fighting to demonstrate their power, for stability, security, and to have their preferred leader in power (Hadi).