History Flashcards
1789
French Revolution
Lasted 10 years
40,000 killed
1 in 50 arrested
Peasants stormed the Bastille
King beheaded
1914
Start of WW1
Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Countries wanted land back
US spent only 7.5 months in combat
The start of WW1
1914
Franz Ferdinand assassinated
Countries wanted land back
US spent only 7.5 months in combat
French Revolution
1789
Lasted 10 years
40,000 killed
1 in 50 arrested
Peasants stormed the Bastille
King beheaded
1861
US Civil War
11 Southern States
Mason Dixon line
Lasted four years
US Civil War
1861
11 Southern States
Mason Dixon line
Lasted four years
1904
Vacuum Tube Invented
Made electronic computing possible
Most US households have at least one device that utilizes vacuum tube technology
First TVs used vacuum tube technology
Vacuum Tube Invented
1904
Made electronic computing possible
Most US households have at least one device that utilizes vacuum tube technology
First TVs used vacuum tube technology 1904
1215
The signing of the Magna Carta
Peace between king and rebels
Monarch gave up some of it’s power
Limitations on taxes
The signing of the Magna Carta
1215
Peace between king and rebels
Monarch gave up some of it’s power
Limitations on taxes
1955
Vietnam War
Started as a civil war
US entered to war to help stop communism
Vietnam has the second largest oil reserve in East Asia
Vietnam War
1955
Started as a civil war
US entered to war to help stop communism
Vietnam has the second largest oil reserve in East Asia
1776
Declaration of Independence Published
US had been at war with Great Britain for over a year
Was signed in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin was the oldest person to sign
Declaration of Independence signed
1776
US had been at war with Great Britain for over a year
Was signed in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin was the oldest person to sign
1760
Industrial Revolution
Steam power was the main source of power in factories
Began in England
Lasted 80 years
Industrial Revolution
1760
Steam power was the main source of power in factories
Began in England
Lasted 80 years 1760
410 AD
Fall of Rome
Barbarians took Rome by starvation
Christianity- Caesar is not God
Political corruption
Weakened military
Fall of Rome
410 AD
Barbarians took Rome by starvation
Christianity- Caesar is not God
Political corruption
Weakened military
9/11/2001
Twin Towers Destroyed
Destroyed in NYC by terrorists
4 aircrafts hijacked
Killed 3,000 people
Twin Towers Destroyed
9/11/2001
Destroyed in NYC by terrorists
4 aircrafts hijacked
Killed 3,000 people
753 BC
Founding of Rome
Mars has two boys
They were sent to drown in Tiber river
Rescued by a she wolf
Romulus killed Remus
Romulus founded Rome where he was rescued by wolf
Founding of Rome
753 BC
Mars has two boys
They were sent to drown in Tiber river
Rescued by a she wolf
Romulus killed Remus
Romulus founded Rome where he was rescued by wolf
1939
Start of WW2
Hitler invaded Poland
Lasted 6 years
Allies included the US, Great Britain, Russia, China
Start of WW2
1939
Hitler invaded Poland
Lasted 6 years
Allies included the US, Great Britain, Russia, China
