SUPERPOWERS KEY DATES

When did Mckinley become pres?

1897

When was the spanish american war?

1898

When was the Treaty of Paris (spanish american war)?

1889

When was the platt amendment and what was it?

• 1901

• established the terms under which the United States would end its military occupation of Cuba

When did Teddy Roosevelt become pres?

1901

When was the panama canal built?

1904

when did the roosevelt corollary come into effect?

1904

What foreign policy was in effect during teddy roosevelt’s presidency?

big stick

When did Taft become pres?

1909

when did wilson become pres?

1913

When was the declaration of neutrality? [WW1]

1914

When did america enter the first world war?

1917

When was wilson’s 14 points?

1918

When was the paris peace conference (first world war) and what came out of it?

1919 - treaty of versailles

When did Harding become pres?

1921

When was the return to normalcy?

20s until WW2

When did coolidge become pres?

1923

When was the dawes plan?

1924

When was the kellog briand pact?

1928

When was the washington disarmament pact?

1928

When was the young plan?

1929

When was the wall street crash?

1929

When did Hoover become pres?

1929

When did FDR become pres?

1933

What foreign policy did FDR implement?

good neighbour policy

when was the first neutrality act?

1925

when was the last neutrality act? [WW2]

1939

When did Japan invade china (lead up to WW2)?

1937

When was the munich agreement?

1938

when is lend lease?

May 1941

when did pearl harbour happen?

dec. 1941

When was the atlantic charter?

1941

when does truman become pres?

1945

when does WW2 end?

1945

When were the atomic bombs dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki?

1945

when was yalta and potsdam?

1945

when was the truman doctrine?

1947

when does the cold war era start?

1947 onwards until detente

when does the berlin airlift begin and end?

1948 - 1949

when is marshall aid introduced?

1948

when is NATO established?

1949

When does china become communist?

1949

when does the US impose a trade embargo on china?

1949

when is the Korean war?

1950 to 1953

when is the US-Taiwan defence treaty?

1954

when does eisenhower become pres?

1953

when does the vietnam war start and end?

1955 to 1973

who was eisenhower’s secretary of state?

john foster dulles

when did open skies start?

1955

when does the eisenhower doctrine come into effect?

1957

when does JFK become pres?

1961

when was the berlin wall crisis?

1961

when is the bay of pigs?

1961

when was the cuban missile crisis?

1962

when does Johnson become pres?

1963

when was the partial test ban treaty?

1963

when does china have its own atomic bomb?

1964

When was the gulf of tonkin resolution and what was it?

• 1964

• take all necessary measures to retaliate against North Vietnam

• prevent further aggression in Southeast Asia

when does nixon become pres?

1969

when was the tet offensive and what was it?

Jan 1968

• a coordinated series of surprise attacks launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army against South Vietnamese and American forces during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet)

When does the nixon doctrine come into effect?

1969

when do the american govt. begin to withdraw from vietnam?

1969

when is nixon’s visit to china?

1972

When was SALT 1 and what was it?

1972 - first treaty to limit the number of nuclear missiles that the two superpowers could have

When are the paris peace accords and what do they do?

1973 - ends US involvement in vietnam

When are the helsinki agreements and what did they do?

1975

• recognition of European borders

• commitments to human rights

• cooperation in various fields

they were a significant step towards reducing Cold War tensions. 

when was the war powers act and what did it do?

• 1973

• intended to check the U.S. president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress

when was triangular diplomacy?

mid 60s to mid 70s (roughly)

when did Ford become pres?

1974

when did the detente period begin?

1975

when did carter become pres?

1977

when was SALT 2 abandoned and why?

• 1979

• because of the invasion of afghanistan ending detente

when was the invasion of afganistan?

1979

when did reagan become pres?

1981

when is SDI introduced?

1983

When is the geneva summit and what did it do?

• 1985

• prevent an arms race

• limit and reduce nuclear arms

• enhance strategic stability.

when is the fall of the soviet union?

1991

when does the berlin wall fall?

1989 (after reagan)