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The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by a member of a group called the Black Hand -
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WWI
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Germany declares war on Russia
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United Kingdom declares war on Germany
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First time Germany uses chemical weapons
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Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels
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Zimmerman Letter
Germany sends a letter asking for Mexico to declare war on the US -
US joins the war
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Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points
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Treaty of Versailles is signed
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League of Nations has its first meeting in London
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Stock prices begin to fall
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Black Tuesday
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The Great Depression
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff
the tariff reduced American exports and imports by more than half -
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Every major currency left the gold standard
It started with the Bank of England -
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New York's Bank of the United States collapses
more than $200 million in deposits dissappeared. Largest loss in US history -
Revenue Act of 1932 passed
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the Bonus Army is attacked at DC & 2 veterans are killed
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FDR is elected as president
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FDR declares a national bank holiday
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unemployment is 24.9% for the year
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Share Our Wealth Society is founded
Huey Long founds the Share Our Wealth Society -
Huey Long is assassinated
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Germany attacks Poland
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WWII
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France, Britain, other counties and declare war on Germany
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Battle of Britain
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the Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Singapore
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Battle of Midway
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Invasion of Normandy
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V-E Day
Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany -
Atomic bombs dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima
