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| Seven Years War | War between Great Britain and France that Britain won, causing Britain to receive almost all of the French territory in Canada, contributing to England’s role as the most powerful country in the world, also known as the “French and Indian War” |
| Storming of the Bastille | Bastille was a prison in France, was stormed on July 14, 1789 when the French people thought there were guards surrounding the city, but it turned out they were wrong, signifies start of French Revolution, known today as Bastille Day |
| French Revolution | A revolution performed by the people of France against the monarchy, caused by resentment of the Third Estate (not being able to vote due to inability to own property, expected to pay taxes) and creation of the National Assembly, started from event of the Storming of the Bastille |
| Industrial Revolution | An event referring to the rapid shift of production of goods by hand to machine, leading to urbanization, congestion, tenements, and poor working conditions |
| Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand | The Immediate cause of World War I, ferdinand was the heir, or next in line, to the throne, assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, which supported Pan Slavism |
| Decembrist Revolt | A revolt in the early 1800s in Russia due to need for reforms against Czar Nicholas I, ended up failing due to lack of organization, first attempt to overthrow Czar |
| Revolution of 1905 | A protest taking place in 1905 as a result of poor working conditions against Czar Nicholas II, guards opened fire on protesters when the palace was reached, this day was known as “Bloody Sunday,” all workers went on strike as a result |
| Sinking of the Lusitania | A british passenger ship was sunk off the coast of Ireland without warning by a U-boat on May 7, 1915 killing 1200 people, 128 American, used by British to influence US opinion |
| Sussex Pledge | Unrestricted submarine warfare was used again to sink a French ship, the Sussex, causing the US to threaten to cut diplomatic relations off, so the Sussex Pledge was created, which stated that Germany would stop the practice |
| March Revolution | The first part of the Russian Revolution, primarily caused by lack of food, where people marched into the streets of St. Petersburg shouting “Bread, Bread, Bread” and when the palace was reached the guards opened the gates for them, resulting in the Czar’s abdication and the creation of the Provisional Government, Alexander Kerensky its head |
| November Revolution | The overthrow of the Provisional Government, led by the Bolsheviks, the Winter Palace (meeting place of the Bolsheviks) was stormed which went away with the Provisional Government and put the Bolsheviks in control of Russia |
| Russian Civil War | War between the Reds (Bolsheviks) and Whites (a mix of groups against them), Reds won because they were better organized and took advantage of war communism |
| Beer Hall Putsch | Adolf Hitler and the Nazis tried to kidnap the Bavarian government leaders. It failed and Hitler went to prison for 9 months and he wrote Mein Kampf. |
| March on Rome | The overthrowing of the government in Rome where 26,000 Blackshirts swarmed the capital. |
| Washington Naval Conference | Britain, USA, France, Japan, Italy sign this treaty to limit the size of their navy. |
| Munich Conference | Germany wanted more land so France and others agree to appease Hitler as long as he doesn’t try to obtain more land. This was seen as a peacekeeping agreement that gave Germany the Sudetenland. |
| Kristallnacht | It was called the Night of the Broken glass. The uprising started when a Jew murdered a German embassy official. Shards of shattered glass lined the German streets from Synagogues, Jewish homes, Jewish owned businesses. |
| Germany invades Poland | Immediate Cause of WWII. Brought France and Britain into war because they had an alliance |
| Pearl Harbor | Japan attacked the US because the US had placed an embargo on oil and scrap iron that Japan needed. The United States declared war on Japan on December 8. |
| Operation Barbarossa | Code name for the invasion of Germany of the Invasion of Russia. Hitler wanted to break the Nazi Soviet Pact and he invaded Russia to get their natural resources. Russia couldn’t hold off the attack due to the loss of soldiers from the Great Purge. |
| Battle of Midway | Japan wanted to take the island of Midway, in the middle of the Pacific. They knew that Americans used it for the refuelling of planes and ships when fighting Japan. U.S. officers already knew their plans to take the island and came prepared. Americans surprise attacked the Japanese and sank three carriers, causing them to abandon their plan.Americans surprise attacked the Japanese and sank three carriers, causing them to abandon their plan. Now that Japan was confined to its sland, it was forced to be on the defensive for the rest of the war.This is a turning point in the war because it was the 1st real victory against Japan. |
| The Bataan Death March | 76,000 American-Filipino Soldiers marched to prisoner of war camps. The total number of those who died is unknown but, thousands died from disease, and between 3,000 and 10,000 Allied soldiers were killed by their captors. |
| Battle of Britain | The German’s started to bomb Britain ports, ships, and airfields. Then the Germans moved towards London and continued Daily bombardment for 52 days. Referred to by Germany as Operation Sea Lion |
| D-Day | Allies invade Normandy in in 1944. Led by General D.Eisenhower. 23,000 American and British soldiers parachuted into Normandy. 130,000 allied troops crossed the English channel in boats from English bases. By the end of the day the Allied forces had control of all 5 beaches. |
| The Manhattan Project | was created by scientists to harness atomic power and use it as a weapon. August 6, 1945, atomic bomb code named “Little Boy” is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. August 9,1945, atomic bomb code named “Fat Man” is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. |
| Yalta Conference | Attended by the “Big Three”. The Big Three consisted of Roosevelt from the US, Stalin from Russia, and Churchill from Great Britain. The reason for the conference was to discuss what they were going to do to Germany. |
| The Great Purge | Joseph Stallin purged Russia and killed opposition to his view and government of communism. He killed most of the military and a tremendous number of people. |
