US History II

Austria-Hungary declares war

Jul 28, 1914

Austria-Hungary declares a short war against Serbia

Germany Invades

Aug 3, 1914

Germany invades Belguim following a strategy known as the Schlieffen Plan.

Lusitania Sunk

May 7, 1915

The Lusitania is sunk by a German U-Boat.

America Declares War

Apr 2, 1917

America declares war aginst Germany

Forteen Points Delivered

Jan 18, 1918

President Wilson deliverd Fourteen points before Congress.

Alvin York

Oct 8, 1918

Alvin York was a conscientious objector killed 25 Germans and with six other doughboys capture 132 prisoners.

Austria Surrenders

Nov 3, 1918

Austria-Hungary surrendered to allies.

WWI Ends

Nov 11, 1918

The first world war ends.

Big Four Sign Peace Treaty

Jun 28, 1919

Big Four and the leaders of the defeated nations gathered to sign peace treaty.

U.S. Steel Cooporation Refuses Meeting

Sep 1, 1919

The U.S. Steel Cooporation refused to meet with union representatives, as a result over 30,000 workers walked off their jobs.

Negotitations Produced A Deadlock

Oct 1, 1919

Negotiations between labor and management produced a deadlock for the steel mill strike.

Woodrow Wilson Has Stroke

Oct 2, 1919

Presindent Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke and lay partilly paralyzed for more than two months.

Strike Ends

Jan 1, 1920

The steel strike ends.

Harding Dies

Aug 2, 1923

Warren G. Harding dies of a heart attack or stroke.

Crime To Teach Evolution

Mar 1, 1925

Tennessee passed the nation's first law that made it a crime to teach evolution.

Scopes Trial Opens

Jul 10, 1925

Scopes trial oppened and almost over nighht became a national sensation.

Charles A. Lindbergh Starts Across Alantic

May 20, 1927

Made the first nonstop solo flight across the Alantic Ocean.

Sacco and Vanzettie Executed

Aug 23, 1927

Sacco and Vanzettie died in the electric chair.

Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney Match

Sep 22, 1927

Approximately 50 million americans sat listening to their radios as Graham McNamee, radio's most popular announcer, breathlessly called the boxing match between Former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey and current titleholder, Gene Tunney.

Model A Debut

Dec 2, 1927

Some 1 million New Yorkers mobbed showrooms to view the new Model A.

Axis Powers Created

Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan had signed a mutual defense treaty, the Tripartite Pact. The three nations become known as the Axis powers.

March For The Right

Jul 1, 1941

A. Phillip Randolph called on Afican Americans everywhere to come to the capital and to march under the banner "We Loyal Colored Americans Demand the Right to Work and Fight for Our Country"

Japenese Prepare For Attack

Nov 5, 1941

Hideki Tojo ordered the Japanese navy to prepare for an attack on the United States.

Message Recieved

Dec 6, 1941

Roosevely recieved a decoded message message that instructed Japan's peace envoy to reject all American peace proposals.

The Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

More than 180 Japanese warplanes bombed Pearl Harbor.

Churchill Arrives

Dec 22, 1941

Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived at the White House and spent the next three weeks working out war plans with President Roosevelt and his advisors.

Women's Auxilary Born

May 15, 1942

Congress passed the WAAC law. The WAAC is the Women's Auxilary Army Corps.

German Surrendered

Jan 31, 1943

Germany surredered at the Battle of Stalingrad.

D-Day Invasion

Jun 6, 1944

Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for the invasion. Shortley after midnight, three divisions parachuted down behind German lines.

President Truman

Apr 12, 1945

Truman suddenly becomes president when Franklin Roosevelt died.

United Nations

Apr 25, 1945

The representatives of 50 nations met in San Francisco to establish a new peacekeeping body.

Last Day For The Battle For Okinawa

Jun 21, 1945

By time the fighting ended, more than 7,600 American s had died.

United Nations Sign

Jun 26, 1945

The delagates signed the charter establishing the United Nations.

Controls Ended

Jun 30, 1946

With rising unemployment rates, prices on goods skyrocketed.

Truman Doctrine

Mar 12, 1947

Truman asks congress for $400 million in economic and military aid for Greece and Turkey.

North Atlantic Traety Organization

Apr 4, 1949

Belgium, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy,Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal joined with the United States and Canada to form a defensive military alliance.

North Attacks The South

Jun 25, 1950

North Korea forces sweep accross the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on South Korea.

America To Korea

Jun 27, 1950

In a show of military strength, Truman ordered American troops stationed in Japan to support the South Koreans.

Korean War View

Jul 5, 1950

First Lieutenant Phillip Day, Jr., vividly remebers his first tatse of battle in Kora. He spotted a column of eight enemy tanls moving toward his company.

Sputnik Launched

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik, the world's first artificial satellite id launched.