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Franz Ferdinand Assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. Sparks WWI -
Germany Invades Belgium
Germany starts the first fight in the war by invading Belgium -
Lusitania Sinks
German u-boats attack and sink a passenger ship -
Restricted Submarine Warfare
Germany tries to keep the US out of the war by limiting submarine warefare -
Battle of Somme
One of the most horrific battles the world had ever seen. 1.2 million died and only 7 miles of land was gained -
Blockade
The British blockaded Germany's coast to prevent them from trading. 750,000 Germans starved to death -
Elections
Hughes was so confident that he had beaten Wilson in the election. He went to bed believing he was the president. This was not the case -
Zimmerman Note
Germany tries to get Mexico to invade the southern states, and get Japan involved in the war -
America Declares War
America announces war on germany and joins the Allied Powers in the fighting -
Selective Service Act
Congress passes the Selective Service Act that required men to register with the government to be randomly drafted in to the war -
Bolshevik Revolution
The czar of Russia is overthrown and Russia backs out of the war -
14 Points
President wilson announced his plan for peace, which was called the 14 Points -
Epidemic
the outbreak of influenza killed almost as many people as the war itself did. -
Armastice
Germany agreed to a cease fire and the fighting stopped -
Treaty of Versailles
the Big Four met and came up with a peace treaty that Germany had to sign, called the Treaty of Versailles -
Stock Market Crashed
The stock market crashed -
Hawley Smoot Tariff
Congress passes this tariff to eliminate over-seas compitition -
Banks Collapse
the banking system accross the country fails and $200 Million disappears -
Roosevelt Elected
He defeated Herbert Hoover in a landslide victory to become president -
Charles Coughlin
The Roman Catholic anti sematic "Radio Priest" drawns in a massive audiance -
Francis Townsend
Francis Townsend proposed a state funded pension for elderly people -
Huey Long
Huey Long founds the share our wealth program to try to help the poor people by taking money from the rich -
Huey Long Dies
Huey Long is assassinated inside the Louisiana Capitol Building -
Roosevelt Re-elected
Roosevelt wins another landslide victory against Alf Landon -
End of The Great Depression
The start of world war 2 marked the end of the great depression because it provided jobs to almost all of the unemployed -
FDR
FDR is re-elected -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Hawaii -
Bataan Death March
The Bataan death march occurued on the Bataan peninsula in the Philippian islands -
Manhattan Project
The Manahattan project was started and the first successful chain reaction happened -
D-Day
The US stormed the beaches of Normandy -
Battle of the Bulge
German offense is launched that starts the battle of the bulge -
Hitler's Suicide
Hitler sees no way out and takes hi own life -
Bombing Japan
Little Boy was dropped on Japan -
Nuremburg Trials
The Nuremburg Trials begin -
UN
the United Nations is born
