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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Wife assassinated
Gavrilo Princip assassinates Ferdinand and thus, war has began -
World War I is declared
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany declares war on Russia
Germany(Austria-Hungary's allies) declares war on Russia(Serbia's allies) & France -
Lusitania bombed by Germany
German U-Boats bomb Lusitania, 1,198 innocent people die -
The Battle of Somme
The battle betwen Britain and Germany that kills millions -
Zimmerman Note sent out
Germany sent out a telegraph to Mexico asking them to become allies with them and to attack the United States, but the U.S got to the note before Mexico did -
United States declares war on Germany
U.S declares war on Germany becuase of the bommbing of the lusitania and the Zimmerman note to Mexico -
Selective Service Act sets up the draft
A law stating ages 21-32 had to register to become part of the military -
President Wilson proposes the League of Nations
Wilson proposes that all nations work together as one -
Sedition Act was passed
Stated that no one was allowed to speak badly of government -
The Bolsheviks establish a communist regime in Russia
The Bolsheviks take over Russia and get them out of the war -
World War I ends
All nations agreed to stop fighting while peace was negociated -
Prohibition breaks out
The banning of alcohol completely -
Worldwide Epidemic Influenza spreads
the flu that kills over 30 million people -
Nineteenth Amendment was passed
Gave women the right to vote, mostly influenced by Alice Paul -
All Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles
ALl nations signed the peace treaty including Germany -
19th amendmant radifies
Granting the women the right to vote -
19th Amendment ratified
Giving women the right to vote -
Harlem Ranaissance begins
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Sacco and Vanzetti are convicted
Sacco & Vanzetti convicted with no evidence to prove that they committed murder -
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial begins and soon they were convivted of murder without any actual evidence and were executed -
Yankee Stadium is constructed
Construction begins on Yankee Stadium in New York City -
The 1st sound on film motion picture
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes the Great Gatsby -
F. Scott Fitzgerald publishes the Great Gadsby
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John Scopes trial
Tennessee schoolteacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching evolution -
Model T invented
Henry Ford introduced the Model T by perfecting the assembly line -
Herbert Hoover elected president
Herbert Hoover elected president -
Stock Market crashes
The American stock market collapses, signaling the onset of the Great Depression. -
The Star Spangled Banner
Congress pass The Start Spangled Banner as our national anthem -
Empire State Building complete
Empire State Building construction is finally finished -
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation is established
Stimulates banking and buisness -
Amelia Earhart
first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic -
Franklin Roosevelt becomes president
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Fireside chats
FDR gives his first fireside chat over the radio assuring people of his New Deal -
The Civilian Conservation Corps is authorized
provide work for two and one-half million men during the succeeding nine years -
dust storm
A dust storm ravages several Midwestern and Western states including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Colorado -
Securities and Exchange Commission is established
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The Social Security Act is passed
begin payouts to retirees within two years -
Unemployemnt sky rockets
More than 13 million people become unemplyed -
Babe Ruth retires
The greatest hitter of all time retires from the Major League Baseball -
Hoover Dam is dedicated by President Roosevelt
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Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
This was the start of the United States getting involved with World War II -
Japanese-Americans Held in internment camps
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The Bataan Death March
Where the Japanese forced the American soldiers to march for miles until death -
Anne Frank Goes into hiding
Anne Frank go into hiding to try and not get captured during the Holocaust -
Italy Joins the Allies
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D-Day
The day the Americans finally had the upper hand starting with the BAttle at Normandy -
Hitler Escapes first assassination attempt
Operation Valkyrie was in affect by high ranking German officials to assassinate Hitler, but failed -
Divison of Korea
Turns into North and South Korea -
Franklin Delanor Roosevelt Dies
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United Nations founded
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Germany surrenders
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U.S. used atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.s bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki and destroyed both islands into pieces -
Nuremburg Trials
Was created to get justice for accused and convicted criminals in World War II -
Marshall Plan
Created to aid Europe and Asia to help rebuild European countries and gave approximately $13 billion dollars -
NATO Established
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was established to create an alliance -
Soviet Union has atomic bomb
Soviet Union has mastered the atomic bomb making -
China becomes communist
China becomes a communist country in which people do not have a say in anything anymore and the government controls everything -
Korean War begins
Korean war starts -
Peace treaty signed
Truman officially signs peace treaty with Japan, officially ending WWII -
Princess Elizabeth becomes queen
She becomes queen at age 25 -
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Executed for Espionage
Executed for espionage acts -
Joseph Stalin dies
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Segregation illegal
Segregation is ruled illegal in the U.S. -
Emmit Till murdered
Was murdered for "cat calling" a woman on the street -
Montgomery Bus Boycott Begins
Trying to end segregation all together -
NASA founded
NASA a scientific organization is founded -
Fidel Castro becomes dictator
Fidel Castro becomes dictator of cuba
