Timeline Unit 9 Flashcards
______ The ______ was put down following a military intervention by ______ of troops.
1901 - Boxer Rebellion - International Coalition
______ ______ defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War forcing Russia to cede its claims in Korea and ______.
1905 - Japan - Manchuria
______ The ______ between France, Russia, and Britain was formed to counterbalance the ______ in Europe.
1907 - Triple Entente - Triple Alliance
______ The ______ of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of ______ was the catalyst for the start of World War I.
1914 - Assassination - Austria-Hungary
______ The ______ began an eight year campaign of genocide against its ______ minority population.
1915 - Ottoman Empire - Armenian
______ The ______ entered World War I as a result of the ______ Telegram and Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare.
1917 - US - Zimmerman
______ The Bolsheviks, led by ______, seized power in ______ and established the world’s first communist state.
1917 - Lenin - Russia
______ The ______ flu pandemic, sometimes referred to as the “Spanish flu,” began and killed an estimated ______ people worldwide.
1918 - H1N1 - 50 million
______ The Treaty of ______ was signed, officially ending World War I, and imposing heavy reparations on ______.
1919 - Versailles - Germany
______ The ______ Pact was signed, renouncing ______ as a means of resolving conflicts.
1928 - Kellogg-Briand - War
______ The ______ crash of 1929 triggered the start of the ______, which lasted for over a decade.
1929 - Stock Market - Great Depression
______ ______ invaded Manchuria leading to the creation of a puppet state called ______.
1931 - Japan - Manchukuo
______ Adolf Hitler was appointed ______ of Germany and began implementing ______ policies.
1933 - Chancellor - Nazi
______ ______ launched a full-scale invasion of ______ annexing it into its African colonies.
1935 - Italy - Ethiopia
______ ______ launched a full-scale invasion of ______ with the goal of expanding its territorial control over China.
1937 - Japan - China
______ The ______ Agreement was signed between Germany, Britain, France, and Italy allowing Germany to annex parts of ______.
1938 - Munich - Czechoslovakia
______ Germany and the Soviet Union signed a ______, which led to the invasion of ______ and the start of World War II.
1939 - Non-aggression pact - Poland
______ The Battle of ______ was a major air campaign fought between Britain and ______ during World War II.
1940 - Britain - Germany
______ ______ launched a surprise attack on the US naval base at ______, which led to the United States’ entry into World War II.
1941 - Japan - Pearl Harbor
______ The Battle of ______ was a major victory by the Soviet Union against ______, and considered a turning point in World War II.
1942 - Stalingrad - Germany
______ Allied forces landed in ______, France, in a massive invasion that led to the liberation of western Europe from ______ control.
1944 - Normandy - Nazi
______ ______ troops liberated ______, the largest Nazi killing center and concentration camp complex.
1945 - Soviet - Auschwitz
______ The leaders of the Allied powers met at ______ to discuss the post-war reorganization of Europe including ______.
1945 - Yalta - Germany
______ The US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and ______, leading to Japan’s surrender in World War II.
1945 - Atomic - Nagasaki
______ The ______ was formed to promote international ______ and prevent future wars.
1945 - United Nations - Cooperation
______ India and ______ gained independence from ______ as part of the Indian Independence Act passed by parliament.
1945 - Pakistan - Britain
______ ______ declared independence from Britain, following a UN plan to partition ______ into separate Arab and Jewish states.
1947 - Israel - Palestine
______ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the ______, establishing a common standard of ______ for all.
1948 - UN - Human rights
______ The Chinese Communist Party, led by ______, defeated the Nationalist Party and established the ______.
1949 - Mao Zedong - People’s Republic of China
______ The Korean War began when ______ Korea invaded ______ Korea with the aim of unifying the country under communist rule.
1950 - North - South
______ The ______ defeated France in the First Indochina War and led to the ______ of the country into North and South Vietnam.
1954 - Viet Minh - Division
______ Asian and African leaders met to discuss post-colonial economic and political cooperation at the ______ Conference in ______.
1955 - Bandung - Indonesia
______ ______ nationalized the ______ and in response Britain, France, and Israel invaded in the event known as the Suez Crisis.
1956 - Egypt - Suez Canal
______ ______ gained independence from ______, marking the start of decolonization in Africa.
1957 - Ghana - Britain
______ The Treaty of ______ was signed between six countries to establish the European ______ Community.
1957 - Rome - Economic
______ ______ was founded by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela to ______ the policies of their oil industries.
1960 - OPEC - Coordinate
______ The Communist government of ______ constructs a wall separating East and West ______.
1961 - East Germany - Berlin
______ The United States and Soviet Union came to the brink of ______ war over the placement of Soviet missiles in ______.
1962 - Nuclear - Cuba
______ Arab members of OPEC imposed an ______ against the US in retaliation for the US. decision to support the ______ military.
1973 - Embargo - Israeli
______ North Vietnam defeats ______ and reunites the country under ______ rule ending the Vietnam War.
1975 - South Vietnam - Communist
______ ______ fundamentalists overthrew the US-backed ______ of Iran in an event known as the Iranian Revolution.
1979 - Islamic - Shah
______ The Soviet Union invaded ______ to subdue the Afghan civil war and maintain a ______ government on its border.
1980 - Afghanistan - Socialist
______ An explosion at the ______ nuclear power plant in ______ caused the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
1986 -Chernobyl - Ukraine
______ The ______ was torn down, a barrier that for almost ______ years had symbolized the Cold War division of Europe.
1989 - Berlin Wall - 30
______ Germany was officially ______ when ______ Germany formally joined the Federal Republic of Germany.
1990 - Reunified - East
______ A US led coalition invaded ______ in response to its invasion of ______.
1990 - Iraq - Kuwait
______ The ______ collapsed due to economic stagnation, political unrest, and independence movements in its republics.
1991 - Soviet Union
______ Ethnic tensions between Hutus and ______ lead to the killing of over ______ in the Rwandan Genocide.
1994 - Tutsis - 800,000 People
______ ______, a former British colony, was returned to ______ sovereignty ending 156 years of British rule.
1997 - Hong Kong - Chinese
______ Terrorists affiliated with ______ hijacked four planes and carried out suicide attacks on the US, killing nearly ______ people.
2001 - Al-Qaeda - 3,000
______ A US led coalition invaded ______ to wage a war against the ______ who had given al-Qaeda terrorists safe haven.
2001 - Afghanistan - Taliban
______ A US led coalition in a second invasion of _______ overthrew the government of ______
2003 - Iraq - Saddam Hussein
______ A wave of protests and uprisings swept across the ______ and North Africa, collectively known as the ______
2010 - Middle East - Arab Spring
______ A ______ broke out in ______, pitting government forces against opposition groups and leading to a humanitarian crisis.
2011 - Civil War - Syria
______ ______ invaded Ukraine and annexed ______, leading to ongoing conflict between Ukrainian and Russian forces.
2014 - Russia - Crimea
______ An outbreak of ______ virus in West Africa killed over ______ people and highlighted the importance of global health security.
2014 - Ebola - 11,000
______ 196 countries signed the ______ Agreement, committing to reduce ______ emissions in an effort to combat climate change.
2015 - Paris - Greenhouse gas
______ The ______ referendum is passed and the United Kingdom votes to leave the ______.
2016 - Brexit - European Union
______ A novel coronavirus, ______, emerged in ______, and quickly became a global pandemic, resulting in millions of deaths.
2019 - SARS-CoV-2 - China
______ ______ launched a large-scale military invasion of ______, citing the need to protect the Russian-speaking population.
2022 - Russia - Ukraine
