IB 20th Century TImeline

Rank: 2
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. Tension was high in the Avondale Neighborhood and the assassination increased it even more.
Martin Luther King, Jr., African-American Hero. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 31 Aug 2017.
quest.eb.com/search/1391845336/1/1391845336/cite. Accessed 22 May 2019.

Rank: 8
Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin, both American, landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle. This put the US back on top of the Space Race, which was a huge step in the science field.
Apollo 11 / Moon landing / Armstrong. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/109106508/1/109106508/cite. Accessed 22 May 2019.

Rank: 12
The North Vietnamese army conquered all of South Vietnam, and the following year North and South were formally united in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This increases fear against the communists since the country they were helping turned communist shortly after American troops left South Vietnam.
Vietnam War / Hit US Bomber / Hanoi. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/109142714/1/109142714/cite. Accessed 22 May 2019.

Rank: 5
Soviet army invades Afghanistan during the Afghan War to support the Afghan communist government, who was fighting against the anti-communist Muslim guerillas. The Soviets stayed there until February 1989 looking to set up their client state, but were unable to gain support, and the Afghan army was largely ineffective in the fight, so the war ended in a stalemate.
An Afghan boy, who took refuge in Pakistan with his family, scavenges through a dumpsite by an open drainage that flows under a bridge in Karachi, the trade capital of Pakistan. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/3003200814/1/3003200814/cite. Accessed 22 May 2019.

Rank: 11
The Chinese government killed and arrested thousands of protesters who were rioting in the streets against the government. This event caused a lot of tension in China and caused other countries to look down on them.
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-tiananmen-square-massacre-195216

Rank: 17
The US invades Panama in order to overthrow their dictator, Manuel Noriega, who was accused of suppressing democracy and also, who had been charged in the US for drug trafficking. Noriega used to be well-trusted by the Reagan Administration, but when the US found out about his crimes, they overthrew him and he was sentenced to 40 years.
General Manuel Noriega. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
quest.eb.com/search/1391925641/1/1391925641/cite. Accessed 22 May 2019.

Rank: 16
US intervenes with the invasion of Kuwait by Hussein and his army, trying to force them out of Kuwait and Hussein out of power. Even though the US won the war, Hussein was not forced from power, so he ended up starting another war a few days later.
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/persian-gulf-war

Rank: 15
The spokesman for the East Berlin Communist party announced that citizens in West Berlin were free to cross the borders at midnight that night. This shows that the relations between East and West Berlin had improved significantly.
https://historycooperative.org/accidental-freedom-fall-berlin-wall/

Rank: 13
A treaty signed by the US, Canada, and Mexico to remove trade barriers between them. This allows the countries to better compete with China and the European Union in economical size, and removes any tariffs between countries.
https://www.agweb.com/article/ag-is-in-trouble-without-nafta-naa-anna-lisa-laca/

Rank: 18
President Bill Clinton sent to trial on the charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for accusations of sexual harassment and his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. This is important because it showed some corruption in the government and people started to lose trust in their leaders.

https://history-first.com/2017/12/21/a-brief-history-of-impeachment/