US History B Timeline

By Candace.skyberg1221

  • The Invention of the Model T

    Henry Ford introduced the Model T, credited to be the first car produced for the most people, in 1908. It later became one of the first vehicles to be mass produced.

  • The Zimmerman Telegram

    This telegram was issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed to Mexico a military alliance if the US were to enter the world war against Germany. Mexico did not accept this offer.

  • The WWI Armistice

    The WWI Armistice was the first step to ending the world war. This armistice was signed by Germany and the Allies, and ended fighting on land, sea, and in the air. In other areas besides the Wester Front, fighting continued until several years later.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment stated that women would be granted the right to vote. (passed by Congress 6/4/1919, ratified 8/18/1920)

  • Charles Lindbergh's Flight

    Charles, in 1927, completed the first solo transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France.

  • Black Thursday

    Black Thursday was the first day of the stock market's crash in 1929. This was one of the leading events that caused the Great Depression.

  • The New Deal

    The New Deal was proposed by FDR to pull the US out of the Great Depression and solve critical economic problems. The New Deal included using Federal activism to get Americans back to work, establishing Federal agencies to attempt to control agricultural productions, stabilize current wages and costs, and create jobs and work programs for the many unemployed Americans at the time. By 1939, the New Deal had successfully ran its course.

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor

    In 1933, President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the chancellor of Germany. With his new power, he was able to jumpstart his plans and further push the Nazis agenda.

  • The Munich Pact

    The Munich Pact, signed by Nazi Germany, Great Britain, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy, claimed that Germany would be permitted to annex Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia that was in habited mainly by ethnic Germans. It is now regarded as "a failed act of appeasement."

  • Hitler Invaded Poland

    Hitler invaded Poland to regain lost territory and overrule the region. This is considered to be one of the many events that sparked WWII. After the invasion of Poland, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.

  • Pearl Harbor

    The Japanese military initiated a surprise attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Japan hoped that, by doing this, they would weaken the US's naval strength and allow for WWII to end quickly. However, with the US now engaging entirely in WWII due to Pearl Harbor, the Japanese's strategy backfired.

  • D-Day

    This day marked the start of the Battle of Normandy. D-Day combined air, sea, and land forces of the allies to successfully create the largest naval assault in history.

  • Hiroshima & Nagasaki

    The US detonated the world's first deployed atomic bombs over the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing hundreds of thousands of people. These bombings were one of the events that lead to WWII officially ending.

  • The Formation of United Nations

    After 29 nations had ratified the Charter, the United Nations came into existence in 1945 as an international cooperation to harmonize nations and their actions.

  • The Long Telegram

    The "Long Telegram" was a telegram sent by George Kennan to the US regarding (in 8,000 words) Stalin's aggressive foreign policy. This telegram "became the basis for United States strategy toward the Soviet Union throughout the rest of the Cold War."

  • The Formation of NATO

    The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was create between he US, Canada, and other Western European nations to provide collaborative security against the (former) Soviet Union.

  • Russians Acquire the Atomic Bomb

    The date inserted is when Russia first detonated an atomic bomb. Joseph Stalin sent spies near the end of the Second World War to investigate atomic bombs and bring back their secrets and information in order for them to replicate their own.

  • The Korean War

    The Korean War started in 1950 and ended in 1953, after an armistice was signed stating that the country would remain separated between North Korea and South Korea.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    The Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren ruled that segregated schools was unconstitutional, even if they were "equal but separate." This was a huge step in defeating segregation within the Civil Rights movement.

  • The Vietnam War

    The communist government of North Vietnam turned on South Vietnam during the Cold War in an attempt to reunited the country under a central communist government. It was a tragic war with over 4 million Vietnamese people being killed.

  • Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat

    Rosa Parks, seated on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give it to a white man. She was jailed and given a fine, but was soon freed and remained within the NAACP. This small act of rebellion was huge for the movement and the NAACP.

  • The Cuban Missile Crisis

    The Cuban Missile Crisis officially started on 10/16/1962 and would last until 10/29/1962. During this, when the US deployed nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey, the Soviet Union checkmated them by deploying missiles in Cuba in close proximity to the US. This is considered the closest the Cold War came to breaking out into a full nuclear war.

  • JFK's Assassination

    JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, during his ride through Dealey Plaza by Lee Harvey Oswald. At the time, JFK's death sent the nation into turmoil. Over the years, the assassination has been the source of many conspiracies and speculations.

  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    This resolution authorized President Johnson to take any means that he thought were absolutely necessary in order to maintain peace and security internationally in Asia. This basically authorized his use of war crimes and actions throughout this time.

  • The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    Apollo 11 was the first American spacecraft that landed human beings on the Moon. Neil Armstrong is named the first man to step on the moon.

  • The Watergate Break-ins

    The break-ins in June 1972 revealed numbers of controversial actions done by Nixon and his administration. These break-ins revealed information that forever changed the nation.

  • Nixon's Resignation

    After the Watergate scandal and multiple attempted cover-ups, President Nixon made the decision to resign from being president rather than being impeached.

  • The invention of the Internet

    Before the official invention of the Internet in 1983, computers did not have a way to communicate with each other. The invention of the Internet drastically changed our world and almost erased the communication barriers present.

  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall separated East and West Berlin until it was destroyed, marking the end of the wall and the Iron Curtain. The fall of the wall was the first step toward Germany's reunification.

  • The 9/11 Attacks

    The 9/11 terrorist attacks included aircraft hijacking, suicide missions, and more. Two of the four airplanes hijacked were purposely crashed into the Twin Towers, one was crashed into the Pentagon, and the last one was crashed in a field due to the passengers fighting back. The 9/11 attacks have forever scarred our nation and sparked the war on terrorism.

  • Covid-19 Pandemic

    The pandemic we can all remember officially started in 2020, killing over 1 million Americans. Covid is still around, with many different variations, but the pandemic and lockdown has officially ended.