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Germain The Treaty of Sevres The Treaty of Trianon The Treaty of Neuilly League of Nations League of Nations Failures League of Nations Successes Weimar Germany Nazi Germany America 1918 - 1939 Russia 1900 to 1939 Italy 1900 to 1939 The Spanish Civil War Causes of World War Two World War Two The Cold War The United Nations The Middle East 1917 to 1973 China 1900 to 1976 India 1900 to 1947 Great Britain 1945 to 1970 The Falklands War 1982 Related Pages Online College and University Degree Guide. History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History. Modern World IGCSE and GCSE History Revision Podcasts These podcasts are designed to help with IGCSE and GCSE history revision.

History revision for GCSE, IGCSE, IB and AS/A2 History

They can be used to revise for Modern World History GCSE and IGCSE courses from all the major exam boards including OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC and CIE (Cambridge International Examinations). Go straight to the podcast subscription page to automatically download new IGCSE and GCSE history revision guides as they are produced. iTunes users can subscribe here. Alternatively, to download the GCSE and IGCSE History revision guides manually, click the links below to access each podcast’s download page. Make sure that your GCSE and IGCSE History revision involves doing more than just listening to these revision podcasts. German territorial losses, Treaty of Versailles, 1919. German territorial losses, Treaty of Versailles, 1919 — US Holocaust Memorial Museum Germany lost World War I.

German territorial losses, Treaty of Versailles, 1919

In the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, the victorious powers (the United States, Great Britain, France, and other allied states) imposed punitive territorial, military, and economic provisions on defeated Germany. In the west, Germany returned Alsace-Lorraine to France. It had been seized by Germany more than 40 years earlier. Browse all Maps Copyright © United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC. Timeline of events in the Cold War. Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. A second letter from Moscow demanding tougher terms, including the removal of obsolete Jupiter missiles from Turkey, is received in Washington.

Cuban Missile Crisis - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Over Cuba, An American U-2 plane is shot down by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile and the pilot, Major Rudolph Anderson, is killed. President Kennedy writes a letter to the widow of USAF Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., offering condolences, and informing her that President Kennedy is awarding him the Distinguished Service Medal, posthumously. At a tense meeting of the Executive Committee, President Kennedy resists pressure for immediate military action against the SAM sites. At several points in the discussion, Kennedy insists that removal of the American missiles in Turkey will have to be part of an overall negotiated settlement. The Committee ultimately decides to ignore the Saturday letter from Moscow and respond favorably to the more conciliatory Friday message. Vietnam War Timeline. A Vietnam War Timeline [Note: This timeline is an abbreviated version of the more detailed timeline posted on the Public Broadcasting System's "Vietnam Online" section of The American Experience.]

Vietnam War Timeline

Ho Chi Minh Creates Provisional Government: Following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces, Ho Chi Minh and his People's Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government. Japan transfers all power to Ho's Vietminh. Ho Declares Independence of Vietnam British Forces Land in Saigon, Return Authority to French First American Dies in Vietnam: Lt.

French and Vietminh Reach Accord: France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union. Negotiations Between French and Vietminh Breakdown Indochina War Begins: Following months of steadily deteriorating relations, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches its first consorted attack against the French. Vietminh Move North of Hanoi Chinese, Soviets Offer Weapons to Vietminh French Leave Vietnam March.