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Assassination of James Garfield
The 20th president of the U.S. was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau who would later be caught and executed. -
Spanish American War
The Spanish American War was fought between Spain and the United States. Sparked by the explosion of the Maine, the war made the United States a global superpower. -
1st Balkan War
The first Balkan War was sparked by the Balkan league consisting of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia and their desire for independence from the Ottoman Empire. -
World War 1
World War 1 was fought between the central powers consisting of Germany and Austria-Hungary and the Allies consisting of Great Britain, France, and Russia. -
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the many causes to World War 1. -
Great Depression
The Great depression was an economic disaster that started in the U.S but soon spread to around the world. Caused by the stock market crash, the depression brought mass unemployment, homelessness, and poverty. -
World War two
World War 2 is currently the deadliest war in human history. Fought between the Allies consisting of Great Britain, France, and the U.S., and the Axis consisting of Germany, Italy, and Japan plus many other nations. The war would claim the lives of around 65 million people and its reminders are still all over the war. -
Cold War
"Fought" between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Cold War wasn't a war fought with violence between two countries, but rather by spying and influencing proxy wars around the war. The United States attempted to stop the spread of communism by any means necessary. -
Korean War
The Korean War, was a war fought between the soviet backed North Korea, and the UN backed South Korea, the war laid the border at the 38th parallel. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict between the Soviet backed North Vietnam and the United States backed South Vietnam. It was famous for being televised backed to the U.S. leading many American citizens to push to evacuate U.S. soldiers. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall was a wall built separating East and West Berlin. It was meant to stop anyone from the Soviet East Berlin moving over to West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the soviets and the U.S. where the soviets had placed in missiles in Cuba in response to the U.S. deploying missiles in Turkey. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked unity between East and West Berlin when people from both sides got together to tear the wall down. -
September 11th attacks
The September 11th attacks, was a terrorists attack where hijackers took control of passenger air crafts and flew them into the world trade center and the Pentagon. This event would spark the U.S. invasion of Iraq.