Timeline: World Developments

Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Dec 31, 1955

World Developments
Dec 1, 1904

Roosevelt Corollary

Americas
Jan 1, 1912

Sun Yixian overthrows Qing Dynasty

East Asia
Nov 7, 1917

Bolshevik Revolution begins

Eastern Europe
Mar 3, 1918

Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

Eastern Europe
Apr 1, 1918

Gandhi begins nationalistic movement

South Asia/India
Nov 9, 1918

Weimar Republic in Germany

Western Europe
Nov 11, 1918

Armistice signed

Western Europe
Mar 1, 1919

Rowlatt Acts

South Asia/India
Apr 13, 1919

Amritsar Massacre

South Asia/India
May 4, 1919

May 4th movement

East Asia
Jun 28, 1919

Signing of the treaty of Versailles

Western Europe
Mar 21, 1921

Lenin’s New Economic Plan

Eastern Europe
Apr 3, 1922

Joseph Stalin obtains power in the Soviet Union

Eastern Europe
Sep 26, 1923

Mandate created

Middle East
Oct 29, 1923

Mustafa Kemal elected president of Turkey

Middle East
Aug 1, 1924

Dawes Plan

Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Jul 18, 1925

Hitler writes Mein Kampf

Western Europe
Dec 15, 1925

Shah Reza Pahlavi takes power

Middle East
Dec 24, 1925

Mussolini obtains power in Italy

Western Europe
Apr 1, 1927

Chinese Civil War begins

East Asia
Oct 10, 1928

Chiang Kai Shek controls China

East Asia
Oct 29, 1929

Great Depression begins

Western Europe
Oct 29, 1929

Stock Market Crashes

Americas
Mar 12, 1930

Salt March

South Asia/India
Jan 30, 1933

Hitler named chancellor

Western Europe
Mar 4, 1933

4 Elections of F.D.R

Americas
1933, 1937, 1941, 1945
Oct 16, 1934

Long March

East Asia
Oct 3, 1935

Italy invades Ethiopia

Africa
Jun 30, 1936

Ethiopia makes plea to League of Nation

Africa
Nov 1, 1936

Rome-Berlin Axis

Western Europe
Jan 1, 1937

Great Purges begin
Jun 3, 1937

Great Britain grants self-rule to India

South Asia/India
Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades China

East Asia
Mar 12, 1938

Annexation of Austria by Germany

Western Europe
Sep 30, 1938

Munich Conference

Western Europe
Nov 9, 1938

Krisallacht

Western Europe
Aug 19, 1939

Nonaggression Pact

Western Europe
Sep 1, 1939

WWII begins

Estern Europe
Western Europe
Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

Eastern Europe
Mar 20, 1943

Mao Zedong takes control of China

East Asia
Apr 12, 1945

Death of F.D.R.

Americas
Nov 1, 1954

Self-Determination begins in Africa and the concept of Pan Africanism begins

Africa

World Developments

Roosevelt Corollary

Sun Yixian overthrows Qing Dynasty

Bolshevik Revolution begins

Treaty of Brest-Litvosk

Gandhi begins nationalistic movement

Weimar Republic in Germany

Armistice signed

Rowlatt Acts

Amritsar Massacre

May 4th movement

Signing of the treaty of Versailles

Lenin’s New Economic Plan

Joseph Stalin obtains power in the Soviet Union

Mandate created

Mustafa Kemal elected president of Turkey

Dawes Plan

Hitler writes Mein Kampf

Shah Reza Pahlavi takes power

Mussolini obtains power in Italy

Chinese Civil War begins

Chiang Kai Shek controls China

Great Depression begins

Stock Market Crashes

Salt March

Hitler named chancellor

4 Elections of F.D.R

Long March

Italy invades Ethiopia

Ethiopia makes plea to League of Nation

Rome-Berlin Axis

Great Purges begin

Great Britain grants self-rule to India

Japan invades China

Annexation of Austria by Germany

Munich Conference

Krisallacht

Nonaggression Pact

WWII begins

Germany invades Poland

Mao Zedong takes control of China

Death of F.D.R.

Self-Determination begins in Africa and the concept of Pan Africanism begins

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