World History II Timeline

By egorman33

  • The Creation of the Hubble Space Telescope

    The Creation of the Hubble Space Telescope
    The Creation of the Hubble Space Telescope has allowed for more detailed pictures of space. This has paved way for more discoveries about the planets and the universe.

  • The Gulf Coast War

    The Gulf Coast War
    Saddam Hussein’s takeover of Kuwait provoked the United States to attack, with the authorization of the United Nations. Israel feared Iraq because they threatened to burn Israel if they invaded them.

  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing
    Terrorist, Ramzi Yousef, set off a bomb underneath the World Trade Center killing six people and injuring over one-thousand. His motive is to get revenge on the United States for allying with Israel against Pakistan.

  • The North American Free Trade Agreement

    The North American Free Trade Agreement
    The North American Free Trade Agreement is an agreement among the United Statesm Canada and Mexico. This agreement limits the majority of tariffs on goods between these nations.

  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing
    Timothy McVeigh who is an ex-military member and a security guard bombs the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building at 9:02 am. He kills 168 people and incinerates buildings and cars in the process, causing total devastation.

  • United States Involvement in Serbia

    United States Involvement in Serbia
    NATO bombs the Serbian military due to the genocide of the Kosovar Albanians. These actions result in the stop of the ethnic cleansing.

  • The Attack on the USS Cole

    The Attack on the USS Cole
    While taking a pit stop at a harbor in Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole was blown up, killing 17 and injuring 39. Evidence points to this attack being carried out by al-Qaeda by Osama bin Laden.

  • 9/11

    9/11
    Ninteen al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, two of which hit the World Trade Center buildings in New York City while another one crashed into the Pentagon. The last plane crashed in a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania thanks to the heroics of the passengers who overtook the hijackers.

  • Invasion of Afghanistan

    Invasion of Afghanistan
    The United States with Great Britain invades the Taliban controlled Afghanistan after their terrorist attack on September 11th. The name for this attack is “Operation Enduring Freedom.”

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    The United States along with the United Kingdom initiate war against Iraq. This is due to the thought that they probably possess nuclear weapons.