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Archduke Assassination
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated when they were riding through the town. -
World War l
The first World War, where the Allies fought the Central Powers -
Panama Canal Opened
The canal was opened as a passage way between the pacific and atlantic ocean. -
Italian Fascism
The National Fascist Party was created by Benito Mussolini and it was an Italian Political Party of Fascism, a dictatorship. -
Russian Revolution
When the Russian people revolted against Czar Nicholas ll and his government. They were called the Bolsheviks, and they formed the Soviet Union with their communist government. -
Czar Nicholas ll Assassinated
The Bolsheviks assassinated the czar and his family after being imprisonated. -
World War l ends
The war ended after the countries signed the armistice agreements, Germany was the last to sign. -
Women's suffrage law passed
This was the 19th amendment and guaranteed women the right to vote. -
Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles ended World War l it was intended to punish Germany and essentially started World War ll. -
Roaring Twenties
This was a decade of prosperity and jazz. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an international organization to come together as allies. -
Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S.
The 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution banned alcohol. It lasted for 13 years but it was lifted with the 21st amendment. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler tried to take control of Munich. They thankfully failed. -
Great Depression
The worst economic catastrophe in the U.S. -
Hitler Elected
Hitler was elected as Chancellor of Germany. -
Burning of Reichstag
The Nazis burned a building in Berlin called the Reichstag. It was a key event in the establishment of the Nazi dicatatorship. -
FDR became president
FDR was elected with his plans for the new deal. A plan to get America out of the great depression. -
WWll
It was the second World War, started by Germany invading Poland. The Axis powers and Allies fought against each other. -
Great Depression ends
The New Deal, FDR, helped end the great depression but so did WWll, men were sent to fight and women stayed back and worked in factories, so the unemployment rate was low. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
This was a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This is what forced the U.S. to join World War ll. -
D-Day
The invasion of Normandy, France. The allies attacked German soldiers in Normandy, France. They gained a victory and this became the turning point of the War. -
World War ll ends
World War to ended after the Axis Powers surrendered.
