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A popular movement led to the creation of a parliamentary government (Majlis) and a constitutional monarchy, limiting the absolute power of the Shah. -
Following the "Bloody Sunday" massacre and defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, widespread revolts forced Tsar Nicholas II to grant a constitution and create an elected parliament (the Duma). -
Oil was discovered in Masjed Soleyman, leading to the formation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (later BP) and making Iran's oil industry a central point of foreign interest and national politics for decades. -
Korea is officially annexed, beginning 35 years of colonial rule. -
Entry into the war led to catastrophic military losses and economic collapse, undermining the Tsarist regime and leading to massive social unrest. -
The February Revolution forced the Tsar's abdication, followed by the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks under Vladimir Lenin seized power. -
A brutal conflict between the Communist "Red Army" and the anti-communist "White Army," resulting in Bolshevik victory and consolidation of power. -
A massive nationwide protest against Japanese colonial rule is launched. -
he Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally established, unifying Russia with Ukraine, Belarus, and the Transcaucasian Federation. -
Reza Khan, a military officer, seized power in a coup and established himself as Reza Shah, founding the Pahlavi dynasty. He implemented a top-down modernization and secularization program. -
Joseph Stalin solidified absolute power, initiating rapid industrialization, forced collectivization, and widespread purges (the Great Terror). -
The government formally requested that other nations refer to the country by its native name, "Iran," instead of "Persia" -
During World War II, British and Soviet forces invaded and occupied Iran to secure oil fields and a supply line for the Allies, forcing Reza Shah to abdicate in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. -
Following Germany's invasion, the Soviet Union played a pivotal role in defeating Nazi Germany, resulting in immense casualties but establishing the USSR as a global superpower. -
Japan surrenders, ending colonial rule, but the peninsula is divided at the 38th parallel. -
The Republic of Korea (South) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North) are founded. -
North Korea invades the South, resulting in a stalemate, an armistice, and a permanently divided peninsula. -
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, a popular nationalist figure, pushed through a measure to nationalize the British-owned oil industry, a move highly popular with the Iranian public. -
A power struggle between the Shah and Mosaddegh came to a head, resulting in a U.S. and British-backed coup that overthrew Mosaddegh's government and expanded the Shah's authority, forcing Mosaddegh from power and leading to decades of close U.S.-Iran relations. -
The French colonial military outpost is decisively defeated by the Viet Minh, which ends French rule in Indochina and sets the stage for the division of Vietnam -
1954 agreements that ended the First Indochina War, establishing a ceasefire in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and temporarily dividing Vietnam into two zones at the 17th parallel -
The Shah established the National Intelligence and Security Organization (SAVAK) with the assistance of U.S. and Israeli intelligence. The organization became notorious for its brutal suppression of political dissent. -
Student-led protests force President Syngman Rhee to step down, marking the end of the First Republic. -
A direct, tense nuclear standoff between the USSR and the United States, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war. -
The Shah initiated a series of aggressive social and economic reforms, including land reform, nationalization of forests, and greater rights for women (such as the right to vote). These reforms were met with significant opposition from landlords and the Shi'a clergy, most notably Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who was arrested and later exiled. -
In August, North Vietnamese patrol boats allegedly attack the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox. Congress responds by passing the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Lyndon B. Johnson to escalate military action. -
The first U.S. Marines land in Da Nang, shifting the American role from military advisor to direct combatant. By 1968, U.S. troop levels would exceed 500,000. -
A sustained American bombing campaign targets military and industrial sites in North Vietnam. The operation was intended to destroy North Vietnam's will to fight but proved largely ineffective. -
U.S. soldiers kill hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians. The cover-up of the atrocity fueled anti-war sentiment when it was reported in 1969. -
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks on over 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. -
he Ohio National Guard opens fire on unarmed student protesters, killing four, during a demonstration against the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. -
General Lon Nol stages a U.S.-backed coup, overthrowing Prince Norodom Sihanouk -
A peace treaty is signed, leading to the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and the release of American prisoners of war. -
North Vietnamese forces capture the South Vietnamese capital. This event marks the end of the war, the collapse of the South Vietnamese government, and the reunification of Vietnam under communist rule. -
Within days of taking the capital, the Khmer Rouge empties Phnom Penh and other cities -
After years of civil war, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army marches into the capital, Phnom Penh, and seizes power. -
he regime forces the evacuated population into grueling agricultural labor with little food or rest. -
The Khmer Rouge systematically purges those perceived as threats to the revolution, including intellectuals, professionals, ethnic minorities like the Cham and Vietnamese, and former government officials -
A former high school in Phnom Penh is converted into the infamous S-21 prison, also known as Tuol Sleng. -
Many of those who are purged or condemned are executed and buried in mass graves across the country, now known as the Killing Fields -
In the lead-up to the revolution, security forces fired on thousands of protesters in Tehran's Jaleh Square despite the imposition of martial law, killing dozens or hundreds and galvanizing public opposition against the Shah's regime. -
Following escalating border conflicts and Khmer Rouge massacres of Vietnamese civilians, Vietnam launches a full-scale invasion of Cambodia. -
The Vietnamese military captures Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government and ending the genocide -
A military crackdown on protestors in Gwangju results in hundreds of deaths, a turning point for democracy. -
A catastrophic nuclear accident in Ukraine (then part of the USSR) that exposed flaws in the Soviet system and hastened the need for Glasnost (openness). -
Seoul hosts the 24th Olympic Games, symbolizing Korea's emergence on the global stage. -
Following a failed coup attempt, the Soviet Union was dissolved on December 26, 1991, and Boris Yeltsin became the leader of the independent Russian Federation -
after decades of clinging to power in remote regions, Pol Pot dies under house arrest. He is never brought to justice for his crimes -
The first summit between North and South Korean leaders takes place in Pyongyang. -
The sinking of a ferry kills 304 people, mostly high school students, prompting national grief and safety reform. -
Me and Payton went o her little brothers baseball game -
I went to my friend paytons house for a bonfire. -
My and my friends went tubing at a lake on a jet ski -
Me my dad and two friends went camping at Captin Cook Camp ground and went in the mud -
Me and my dad both caught a fish at the same time when we were fishing on the Kenai River