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The Russian Revolution The Khodynka Tragedy
A stampede occurs in Moscow during festivities following Nicholas IIs coronation. This resulted in the death of 1,300 people. -
The Middle East Oil
Oil was discovered in Iran and the best oil producers are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Kuwait. -
Russian Revolution Out break of First World War
Germany declares war on Russia, with Russia entering the First World War. -
World War 1 Archduke Assasination
Archdukes assasination in Sarajevo is the event that sparked World War I -
World War 1 Germans Fire
The Germans fired shells with gas and its the first time gas had been used in battle. -
WorldWar 1 Lusitania Sinks
German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania. The ship held 128 Americans. -
World War 1 First Tanks
The British employed the first tanks used in battle at Delville Wood. -
The Middle East Balfour Declaration
With the rise of Zionism, the movement of Jewish holy land, the Balfour Declaration favored the national home for the Jewish people in Palestine. -
End Results of WW1
Germany had officially surrendered to the US On June 28, 1919, Germany and the allied nations agreed to sign the Treaty of Versailles ending the war. -
The Middle East League Of Nations
The League of Nations gives Britain a mandate to administer Palestine. -
The Holocaust WW2
The holocaust is when Jews were massacred by Germans and their leader Adolf Hitler because Hitler hated Jews. -
World War 2 Germany Invades Poland
When Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, France and Britain declared war on Germany. -
D Day WW2s
Operation Neptune, top secret military attack formed by the ally forces to take back Normandy/France. -
The Bombing of Hirashima and Nagasaki WW2
The United States detonated two bombs on these Japanese cities August 6 and 9 of 1945. -
The End Results of WW2
The countries that fought with Hitler had lost land and had to pay reparations to the allies. Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into four parts. -
The Cold War VE Day
Victory in Europe as Germany surrenders to the Russian Army. -
The Cold War Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union blocked the western allies railway, road, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under western control. -
The Middle East Israel Proclaims Independence
Israel proclaims its independence and becomes the first Democratic State in the Middle East. -
The Cold War, The Korean War
The Korean War was between North and South Korea. The war began when North Korea invaded South Korea. -
WW2 Warsaw Pact
Treaty of friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance signed in Warsaw, Poland among the Soviet Union. -
The Cold War Space Race
The US and Soviets had an intense rivalry about space and who could get the farthest. -
WW2, Cuban Middle Crisis
October Crisis of 1962, a 13 day confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union concerning about American ballistics missle deployment. -
The Cold War The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of WW2 in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
