Fahler Period 4 Timeline

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Russo-Japanese War

1905

Russo-Japanese War: Where?

Manchuria, Korea

Russo-Japanese War: Significance?

First time an Asian nation defeated a European power in Major war.

Mexican Revolution

1910-1920

Chinese Nationalist Revolution

1911

WWI begins

1914

WWI begins: Where?

Sarajevo, Bosnia

WWI begins: Significance?

Start of a global conflict; fall of empires, new nation-states, rise of communism

Russian Revolution

1917

Russian Revolution: Where?

Russia

Russian Revolution: Significance?

Marked the end of Tsarist rule and the rise of the socialist Soviet Union

Treaty of Versailles, end of WWI

1919

Stock market crash

1929

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

1931

Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

1935

German blitzkrieg in Poland

1939

Pearl Harbor, entry of US into WWII

1941

End of WWII

1945

End of WWII: Where?

Tokyo Bay, Japan

End of the WWII: Significance?

The defeat of the Axis powers, ushering a new world order and the establishment of the United Nations.

Independence & partition of India

1947

Independence & partition of India: Where?

India

Independence & partition of India: Significance?

Largest forced migration in history, creation of Pakistan, end of British colonial rule in India

Birth of israel

1948

Chinese Communist Revolution

1949

Chinese Communist Revolution: Where?

Beijing, China

Chinese Communist Revolution: Significance?

Turned China into a socialist state, establishment of the PRC, global power shift

Korean War

1950-1953

Vietnamese defeat French at Dien Bien Phu

1954

De-Stalinization/Nationalization of Suez Canal

1956

Cuban Revolution

1959

Cuban Missile Crisis

1962

Cuban Missile Crisis: Where?

Cuba

Cuban Missile Crisis: Significance?

Closest the world came to nuclear war, peak of Cold War tensions

6-Day War/ Chinese Cultural Revolution

1967

Yom Kippur War

1973

Iranian Revolution

1979

1st Palestinian Intifada

1987

Tiananmen Square/ Fall of Berlin Wall

1989

Namibia gains independence (last African colony to do so)

1990

Fall of USSR/ 1st Gulf War

1991

Genocide in Rwanda/ 1st all-race elections in South Africa

1994

9/11 Attacks

2001

9/11 Attacks- Where?

New York City and Washington D.C

9/11 Attacks- Significance?

Deadliest terrorist attack in history, caused the invasion of Afghanistan, increased anti-Muslim sentiments

Global “Great Recession” begins

2007

Wikileaks, “Arab Spring” democracy movement

2011