Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa.
5. World Wars Events
AD
1 AD and beyond
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1899 AD
11 /101902 AD
31 /5
Boer War
Military: War -
1904 AD
8 /21905 AD
5 /9
Russo-Japanese War
Military: War -
1910 AD
22 /81910 AD
29 /8
Japan annexes Korea
Military action -
1910 AD
29 /81945 AD
2 /9
Japanese rule of Korea
Military action -
1914 AD
28 /6
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated
Life, Death -
1914 AD
28 /71918 AD
11 /11
The Great War begins
Military: War(World War 1) Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I.
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1914 AD
2 /81914 AD
7 /8
Germany invades Belgium
Military actionGermany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France.
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1914 AD
10 /8
Austria-Hungary invades Russia
Military action -
1914 AD
9 /9
First Battle of the Marne
Military: BattleAllied forces halt German advance into France during First Battle of the Marne.
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1916 AD
21 /21916 AD
18 /12
Germany begins the attack on Verdun
Military actionBattle of Verdun ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties.
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1916 AD
31 /5
Battle of Jutland
Military: BattleNaval Battle of Jutland takes place between British and German fleets.
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1916 AD
1 /7
Battle of the Somme
Military: BattleAllied offensive begins the Battle of the Somme.
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1917 AD
3 /21917 AD
6 /4
U.S. declares war on Germany
Political event03/02/1917 United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany. 06/04/1917 The United States declares war on Germany.
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1917 AD
7 /6
American forces arrive in England
Military action -
1917 AD
15 /12
American forces arrive in France
Military actionAmerican combat forces arrive in France.
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1918 AD
21 /3
Germany begins its final offensive of the war
Military action -
1918 AD
26 /9
Attack at Meusse-Argonne
Military: BattleAllied forces begin the attack at Meusse-Argonne, the final offensive of the war.
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1918 AD
11 /11
The Great War ends
Political eventGermany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I.
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1918 AD
1 /12
British and American forces enter Germany
Military action -
1919 AD
18 /1
Peace conference begins at Paris
Political event -
1919 AD
28 /6
Treaty of Versailles
Political eventAllied and German representatives sign treaty of Versailles. The United States signs treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany.
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1920 AD
10 /1
Treaty of Versailles takes effect
Political event -
1921 AD
24 /81921 AD
29 /8
U.S. signs treaties
Political eventUnited States signs separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.
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1922 AD
28 /2
Egypt declares independence
Political event -
1929 AD
1939 AD
The Great Depression
Cultural eventThe Great Depression was an economic shock that affected most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States.
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1931 AD
18 /91932 AD
27 /2
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Military action -
1933 AD
30 /1
Hitler appointed German leader
Political eventAdolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and later assumes dictatorial powers. German rearmament takes off.
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1939 AD
1 /91945 AD
2 /9
World War 2 Begins
Military: WarGermany invades Poland, inciting Poland’s allies Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
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1939 AD
17 /9
Soviet Union invades Poland
Military actionWorking in concert with Hitler, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin orders the invasion of Poland, securing a share of Polish territory.
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1939 AD
27 /9
Warsaw Captured
Military actionWarsaw surrenders to German troops. Poland holds out for another 9 days before capitulating.
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1940 AD
8 /4
Norway Invaded
Military actionGermany invades Norway, ending a 6-month period of limited land operations called the “Phony War.”
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1940 AD
10 /5
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister
Political eventWinston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister. The same day, Germany invades Belgium.
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1940 AD
26 /51940 AD
4 /6
Dunkirk
Military: BattleThe trapped British army evacuates to England from Dunkirk, France, surviving to fight another day.
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1940 AD
14 /6
Paris falls to Nazis
Military actionParis falls to German forces. France capitulates 11 days later.
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1940 AD
10 /71940 AD
31 /10
Battle of Britain
Military: BattleThe Battle of Britain pits German bombers against British fighters in a thwarted German prelude to invasion.
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1940 AD
7 /91941 AD
11 /5
The Blitz
Military actionGerman bombers target major cities in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, killing over 40,000 civilians and leveling over a million homes.
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1940 AD
9 /121941 AD
9 /2
Operation Compass
Military actionArmies of Great Britain and its empire defeat Italian forces for control of Egypt and eastern Libya.
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1941 AD
12 /2
Erwin Rommel arrives in Africa
Military actionGerman General Erwin Rommel takes command of the Afrika Korps, seeking to drive the British out of North Africa.
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1941 AD
22 /6
Germany invades the Soviet Union
Military actionHitler launches Operation Barbarossa. Opening what will become the bloodiest front of World War II, massive German armies invade the Soviet Union.
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1941 AD
7 /12
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Military: War -
1942 AD
20 /1
Wannsee Conference
Political eventHigh-ranking Nazi officials approve a systematic plan for the mass extermination of Jews across Europe—the “Final Solution.”
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1942 AD
11 /5
America joins the war in North Africa
Military actionUS troops land in French North Africa as part of Operation Torch, designed to support British forces in the region.
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1942 AD
4 /61942 AD
7 /6
Battle of Midway
Military: BattleJapanese expansion in the Pacific is thwarted near Midway Island, as US dive bombers sink four Japanese aircraft carriers.
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1942 AD
9 /7
Allied forces invade Sicily
Military action -
1942 AD
12 /91943 AD
/2
Battle of Stalingrad
Military: Battle -
1943 AD
8 /9
Italy Surrenders
Political eventItaly surrenders to the Allies, but German forces occupy northern Italy.
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1944 AD
6 /6
D-Day Landing Operation
Military actionAllied forces land on the beaches of Normandy, France, marking D-Day. (Captain America) Captain America fights as a Paratrooper.
(X-Men) Logan (Wolverine) and Victor Creed fight on Omaha Beach.
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1944 AD
25 /8
Allies liberate Paris
Military actionAllies take control of Paris.
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1944 AD
16 /12
Battle of the Bulge
Military: BattleGermans counterattack in northern France, Belgium and Luxembourg, known as the Battle of the Bulge.
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1945 AD
19 /2
U.S. Landing on Iwo Jima
Military actionU.S. Marines land on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.
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1945 AD
22 /3
Crossing of the Rhine River
Military actionThe U.S. 3rd Army crosses the Rhine River in Germany.
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1945 AD
1 /4
Invasion of Okinawa
Military actionU.S. soldiers and Marines invade Okinawa, Japan.
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1945 AD
25 /4
The Soviet and American army meet
Military actionThe Soviet army encircles Berlin and links up with the Americans on the Elbe River.
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1945 AD
7 /51945 AD
9 /5
Germany Surrenders
Political event -
1945 AD
6 /81945 AD
9 /8
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Disaster / Destruction06/08. Bombing of Hiroshima
09/08. Bombing of Nagasaki (X-Men) Logan (Wolverine) is a Prisoner of War in a Japanese internment camp at Nagasaki and saves officer Yashida from the Atomic Blast. -
1945 AD
9 /81945 AD
20 /8
Soviet Invasion of Manchuria
Military action -
1945 AD
2 /9
World War 2 ends
Political eventJapan formally surrenders to the Allies, marking V-J Day, although the initial announcement of surrender was made Aug. 15, 1945.
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1955 AD
1 /111975 AD
30 /4
Vietnam War Begins
Military: War