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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
in retalliation of the assassination of archdfuke ferdinand -
The United Kingdom declares war on Germany
The UK declaered war on Germany after Germany invaded Belgium -
Austria-Hungary, Russia,Serbia, Germany.
Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany after Austria Hungary declared their war on Russia. -
The Battle of Tannenberg begins
The Battle of Tannenberg was between Russian and German Empirein the very beginning of WW1 -
Germany declares a War Zone
Germany declared a "war zone" close to Great Britain, effecting a submarine blockade where even neutral merchant vessels were to be potential targets -
U-boat sank the Bristish liner
the worst diaster occured on this date when the U boat sank the British liner Luisitania off the southeren coast of Ireland -
Germany broke its promise
Germany agreed not to sink anymore passenger ships but they broke its promise and torpedoed an unarmed French passenger steamer the Sussex. -
German Provocation
the kaiser announced that U-boats would sink all ships in British waters hostile or neutral on sight. -
Selective Service Act
Congress passed the Selective Service Act. This act required men to register witht the goverenment in order to be randomly selected for millitary service. -
United States
In this time the US launched 95 ships -
America Turna the Tide
BY the early 1918 the germans found it increasingly difficult to replace their losses -
League of Nations
The League of Nations is established with the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, ending the hostilities of the first World War. -
Women given the righ to vote
August 18, 1920 - Women are given the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States constitution grants universal women's suffrage. -
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was elected president at this time -
Warren G. Harding
A Congressional resolution by both houses is signed by President Warren G. Harding, declaring peace in World War I hostilities with Germany, Austria, and Hungary. -
Sacco and Vanzetti
Sacco and Vanzetti were convicted even though there was no hard evidence. -
A. Phillip Randolph
He organzied the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car porters -
Hnery Ford
He introduces the automobile this year. -
Herbert Hoover
He was elected president -
Joseph Stalin
He launched the first of his five year plans in the USSR. -
Hawley Smoot Tariff
The Smoot-Hawley high tariff is approved. -
Naval disarmament
The U.S. signs a naval disarmament treaty with other European nations. -
Empire State Building
The Empire State Building opens in New York, becoming the world's tallest skyscraper. -
Bonus Army
Veterans in the Bonus Army protest in Washington, D.C. to get their money from WWI early. -
Bank Holiday
The holiday closes the nation’s banks for several days. -
Emergency Banking Relief Act
The law aims to shore up the nation’s troubled banking -
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is created to revitalize and give jobs to the Tennessee Valley. -
National Housing Act
It creates the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). -
Civil Works Administration
It spent about $800 million employing over 4 million men on various infrastructure projects -
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration is set up to improve America and create jobs. -
Germany
Germany attacks western Europe—France and the neutral Low Countries. -
The Soviet Union
The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine. -
October 28
Italy invades Greece from Albania on October 28. -
The leaders
The leaders of the terrorist Ustasa movement proclaim the so-called Independent State of Croatia. -
December
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States. -
British and US navies
British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway. -
United States and Britain
United States and British forces land in French North Africa. -
Italy
Italy declares war on Germany. -
The death of Hitler
Hitler committed suicide on this date. -
Atomic Bomb
Atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. -
Truman
President Truman signs the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 transferring Manhattan Project assets and responsibilities to the civilian Atomic Energy Commission. -
Soviet Union
Soviet Union begins blockade of West Berlin -
Atomic device
Soviet Union detonates first atomic device. -
Korean War
North Korea invades South Korea. The Korean War begins. -
President Truman
President Truman approves a $1.4 billion expansion of Atomic Energy Commission facilities to produce uranium and plutonium for nuclear weapons. -
Experimental breeder
The Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 produces the first electric power from a nuclear reactor -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated President. -
President Eisenhower
President Eisenhower delivers the “Atoms for Peace” speech at the United Nations launching efforts to develop peaceful uses of nuclear energy both at home and abroad. -
The Navy
The Navy launches the first nuclear-powered submarine, U.S.S. Nautilus. -
Nuclear Weapons
President Eisenhower announces a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing to begin on October 31.
