US History B Timeline - Sydney Marquis

  • The Invention of the Model T

    One of the first mass-produced vehicles made by Henry Ford.
  • The Zimmermann Telegram

    A secret telegram sent from Germany to Mexico that had a military proposal if the Untited States joined in World War 1.
  • The WWI Armistice

    The end of World War 1.
  • The 19th Amendment

    Gave women the right to vote.
  • Charles Lindbergh’s Flight

    The first flight across the Atlantic that was solo and nonstop.
  • Black Thursday/Wall Street Crash

    A major stock market crash.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor.
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    The New Deal

    Programs introduced by Franklin D. Roosevelt to help with the Great Depression.
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    The Munich Pact

    It is when France, Great Britain, Italy, and Germany signing off on Czechoslovakia surrendering to Germany.
  • Start of World War 2

    Hitler invades Poland, starting WW2.
  • The Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor, taking out lots of U.S. ships and aircraft.
  • D-Day

    It is when the Allies landed and invaded the beaches of Normandy.
  • The Bombing of Hiroshima

    When the U.S. dropped a Nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima in Japan.
  • The Bombing of Nagasaki

    When the U.S. dropped a Nuclear bomb on the city of Nagasaki in Japan.
  • The Formation of United Nations

    An agreement between lots of countries all over the world with the goal of peace and good relations between all of them.
  • The Long Telegram

    George F. Kennan released an article about Stalin's foreign policy.
  • The Formation of NATO

    The orginization is amde of of several other countries thats are against the Soviet Union and provide protection against it.
  • Russians acquire the Atomic Bomb

    The Soviet Union developed Nuclear Bombs.
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    The Korean War

    A war between North and South Korea, with the North being supported by China and the Soviet Union and the South being supported by the U.N. (The U.S. was the main supporter).
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    Brown v Board of Education

    The Supreme court decided that separating children by race in schools was unconstitutional.
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    The Vietnam War

    It was a war between North and South Vietnam and the North was backed by China and the Soviet Union and the South was backed by the U.S. and other nations against communism.
  • Rosa Parks Refuses to Give Up Her Seat

    This incident starts the Civil Rights movement.
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    The Cuban Missile Crisis

    It was when the U.S. and the Soviet Union got into a confrontation that almost started a nuclear war.
  • JFK’s Assassination

    John F. Kennedy gets assassinated.
  • The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    The U.S. congress agreed to have more involvement in the North and South Vietnam War.
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    The Apollo 11 Moon Landing

    It was a spaceflight that had humans land on the moon, which had never been done before.
  • The Watergate Break-ins

    A group of people broke into the Watergate office Building and placed illegal listing devices to gather information for Nixon's re-election campaign.
  • Nixon’s Resignation

    Richard Nixon announced to the public that he would be resigning as president after the Watergate scandal.
  • The Invention of the Internet

    This is when computers could communicate with each other more widely than before.
  • The Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The concrete wall separating East Berlin from West Berlin was torn down, bringing together both halves of the city back together. It was a sign of peace for Germany.
  • The 9/11 Attacks

    A terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, The World Trade Centers. Two commercial passenger planes were crashed into the towers, another plane hit the Pentagon, and another plane crashed into a field presumably on its way to the White House.
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    Covid-19 Pandemic

    It is a respiratory illness that rapidly sped across the world and cause a worldwide lock down.