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The Austria-Hungary Archduke was shot.
The Austria-Hungary Archduke was shot by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip -
The fighting of WW1 starts
Germany invades Belgium following the Schlieffen Plan -
Lusitinia Sunk
The Lusitania was sunk by German U Boats -
Battle of Somme
Battle begins and lasts until mid-November. British suffers 60,000 casualties. -
1916 Election
US presidential election. Wilson vs Huges -
Selective Service Act
Selective Service Act is passed by congress. -
Fourteen Points Speech.
President wilson gives his famous Fourteen Points speech before congress. -
Influenze Pandemic
the flu epidemic breaks out, affecting about a quarter of the US population. -
Alvin York
Alivin York singlehandedly kills 25 Germans, and with six other doughboys, captured 132 prisoners. -
The Quota System
The Emergency Quota Act is established. -
Prohibition Begins in the US.
Beginning in the 19th century, many people, especially women, blamed many of society's problems upon alcohol. With the hope of bettering society, organizations were formed to advocate against the consumption of alcohol. By the beginning of the 20th century, many states had already created state laws banning alcohol. On January 16, 1919, the 18th Amendment to the U.S. -
Sacco and Vanzetti Incident
Sacco and Vanzetti are arrested and charged with robbery and murder of a factory paymaster and his guard in South Braintree, Massachusetts -
Red Scare Begins
The Red Scare panic in the United States begins. -
Big Four
The Big Four and the leaders of the defeated nations gathered in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles to sign the peace treaty. -
Steel Mill Strike
300,00 steel workers walked off their jobs -
Coal Miner's Strike
Miners strike due to lowering of wages and longer workdays -
Harlem Renaissance
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American Culture. -
KKK Rises Again
The KKK membership reaches 4.5 million members -
The Scopes Trial
Tennessee makes it illegal to teach Darwins Theory. This caused a fight over the theory and whether it should be taught in school. -
St. Valentines Day Massacre
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre is the name given to the 1929 murder of six mob associates and a mechanic of the North Side Irish gang led by Bugs Moran during the Prohibition Era.[2] It resulted from the struggle — between the Irish American gang and the South Side Italian gang led by Al Capone — to take control of organized crime in Chicago.[3] Former members of the Egan's Rats gang were also suspected of having played a significant role in the incident, assisting Capone. -
Holocaust
The systematic murder of 6 million Jews accross Europe. The Nazis also murdered 5 million other people. -
Kristallnacht
Stormtroopers attacked Jewish homes, buisinesses, and synagogues. -
Hitler's Final Soulution
Hitler uses the policy of genocide to erradicate Jews. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9. -
Italy joins the war
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine. -
Italians invade Egypt
The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya. -
Axis Powers are established
Germany, Italy, and Japan become an alliance. -
Axis Powers
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Mass exterminations begin.
Before the meeting at Wannsee, each camp had several gas chambers that killed as many as 12,000 people. -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill warns of the descent of an Iron Curtain across Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry Truman announces the Truman Doctrine starting with the giving of aid to Greece and Turkey in order to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere -
Aide Turkey and Greece
US extends $400 million of military aid to Greece and Turkey, signalling its intent to contain communism in the Mediterranean. -
COMINFORM
The Soviet Union forms the Communist Information Bureau (COMINFORM) with which it dictates the actions of leaders and communist parties across its spheres of influence. -
UN passes withdrawl
The United Nations passes a resolution calling for the withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Korea, free elections in each of the two administrations, and the creation of a UN commission dedicated to the unification of the peninsula. -
Truman signs Marshall Plan
Truman signs the Marshall Plan into effect. By the end of the programs, the United States has given $12.4 billion in economic assistance to European countries. -
Berlin Airlift Begins
The Berlin Airlift defeats Russia's attempt to starve West Berlin. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is founded by Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in order to resist Communist expansion. -
Soviet Blockade Ends
The Soviet blockade of Berlin ends with the re-opening of access routes to Berlin. The airlift continues until September, in case the Soviets re-establish the blockade. -
MacArthur is Fired
US President Harry S. Truman fires Douglas MacArthur from command of US forces in Korea. -
Integrating Ole Miss
The University of Mississippi becomes an integrates school. -
MLK flies into Birmingham
MLK flies into the super racially divided city of Birmingham Alabama. -
MLK posted bail
MLK posts bail to get out of jail. -
Kennedy takes a stand
JFK sends troops to George Wallace to honor a court order desegregating the University of Alabama. -
Dream of equality
250,000 people converge at nations capital to demand equality. -
Malcom X
Macom X visits a New York prss conferance and gains a great deal of publicity. -
MFPD
The Mississippi freedom Democratic Party is established by Frannie Lou Hammer. -
JOhnson signs Civil rights act
President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 -
Selma Campaign
600 protestors set out for Montgomery Alabama to protest. -
Voting Rights Act
Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
