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Treaty of Versailles
It was one of the peace treaties that was signed at the end of World War I. It was signed on 28 June 1919. The people who signed the treaty were President Wilson of the United States, Prime Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando of Italy. -
japan
Hara Takashi, the leader of the conservative party Seiyukai, assumed the position of Prime Minister.He was the first person of modest origins to take this role, and his success was taken as a good sign by Western observers. -
japan
Hara Takashi, a protégé of Saionji and a major influence in the prewar Seiyokai cabinets, had become the first commoner to serve as prime minister. -
germany
Communist revolutionaries attempt to seize control of Berlin but are defeated by Freikorps troops. -
germany fact
The spartacist uprising was stopped by freikorps in berlin -
united states
The 18th Amendment was ratified. This banned all sale, manufacture, transportation and consumption of alcohol in the United States. -
germany
german gov. meeting with Weimar making the Weimar Republic official and making Ebert the first president of the W.R and Schiedemann the first chancellor. -
great britian
The first meeting of the council of the League of Nations is held in London. -
soviet union
The First Congress of the Comintern began in Moscow. -
great britian economical
Parliament enacts legislation limiting the work week to 48 hours and establishing a minimum wage. -
germay
The Treaty of Versailles is signed by all parties, formally ending hostilities in World War I. -
soviet union political
Leon Trotsky came in to office. -
japan political
Saito Makoto was appointed governor of Korea. -
Great Britain Ecomonomical
The Royal Air Force takes control of all British Airship operations. -
United States Economical
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) was founded with $20 million capitol. -
Great Britain Intellectual
The first Bentley luxury car was invented. -
United States Economical
Congress passes the Esch-Cummins Act wich returned railroads to private operation after WWI. -
Great Britain Political
Winston Churchill announces plans to replace conscription with a 220,000 man volunteer army. -
japan
The two-party political system that had been developing in Japan since the turn of the century finally came of age after World War I. -
Great Britain Economical
The government proposes an annual tax on automobiles. -
Japan Economical
Prices collapse and a long stagnation begins. -
Great Britain Political
The First Congress of the Communist Party of Great Britain opens in London. -
Great Britain Political
Parliament approves the Firemans Act instituting strict controls amd licensing of privately owned weapons. -
Great Britain Political
Parliament approves the Firemans Act instituting strict controls amd licensing of privately owned weapons. -
United States Political
The 19th amendment was passed which gave women the right to vote. -
Great Britain Intellectual
Oxford University admits women to full degree studies for the first time. -
Great Britain Economical
The number of unemployed workers tops 1 million the government announces increased unemployment compensation. -
Soviet Union Economical
Gosplan, the economic planning committee of the Soviet Union, was created by a decree of the Sovnarkom. -
Great Britain Social
Rationing of coal begins. -
United States Political
Warren G. Harding was elected as president. -
Great Britain Political
Great Britain signs a trade agreement with Soviet Russia. -
Great Britain Social
Great Britain's first birth control clinic is opened by Dr. Marie Stopes in Holloway. -
Soviet Union Political
A decree of the Tenth Party Congress replaced war communism with the more liberal New Economic Policy. -
Germany Social
Guccio Gucci opens first boutique of fashion design in Florence. -
United States Social
The first Miss America Paegent is held. -
United States Intellectual
Earle Dickson invented the first band aid. -
United States Intellectual
The first pop up toaster was invented by Charles Strite. -
Great Britain Social
804 people died in England and Wales of influenza during this week. -
Great Britain Social
THousands of cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered to stem an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. -
Great Britain Political
The government announces plans to reduce public expenditures by 87,000,000 Euros. -
Italy Political
Italy's king put Benito Mussolini at the head of Italy's government. -
japan
Kato represented Japan at the Washington Naval Conference at which the Allied powers arrived to accords fixing the number of battleships that each could possess: five for the United States, five for England, and three for Japan. -
Great Britain Social
Music Hall wins the Grand National. Only 3 of 32 horses finish the race. -
Italy Social
Fascists and communists battle each other in the streets. Fascists prevail with help from the government. -
Japan Social
The Japanese Communist Party was founded. -
Great Britain Intellectual
The British Broadcasting company is established. -
germany
Italian fascist Benito Mussolini becomes the prime minister of Italy, after his successful ‘march on Rome’. -
Italy Political
The Fascists named Benito Mussolini the Prime Minister of Italy. -
Germany Economical
Germany did not make their reparation payment. -
germany
french and belgian topps march into the ruhr germanys largest industrial site and german workers begin passive leading to the hyperinflation period -
Germany Social
The Reichstag building were the German and Parliament was burned by arson. The Nazi used the fire as an excuse to begin mass arrests of Communist citizens. -
kato
he died in 1923, it was followed by a terrible earthquake that devastated Japan in the same year, made necessary a reorganization and reconstruction of the nation's scourged economy. -
japan
He took advantage of long-standing relationships he had throughout the government, won the support of the surviving genro and the House of Peers, and brought into his cabinet as army minister Tanaka Giichi, who had a greater appreciation of favorable civil-military relations than his predecessors. -
Japan Social
The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo. -
Germany Economical
A new currency called the Rentenmark was introduced. -
germany
The NSDAP launches the Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to seize control of the Bavarian government. -
Germany Social
Beer Hall Putsch: Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party failed in an attempt to overthrow the German Government. -
Germany Intellectual
Mein Kampf was published which was Hitler's autobiography. -
Soviet Union Social
Vladmir Lenin dies. -
germany
The treason trial of Adolf Hitler begins, inviting considerable publicity. He is later sentenced to five years’ prison. -
United States Political
The immigration act of 1924 was passed which limited the annual number of immigrants that could be admitted in to the country. -
Italy Political
Mussolini's fascist party wins national elections. -
Japan Political
US Congress approves the Exclusion act which prohibits further immigration from Japan. -
Soviet Union Political
Trotskey was forced to resign his military offices. -
Italy Social
Italian women are forbiden to teach philosophy, history, Italian language and literature, Latin and Greek in high schools. -
Great Britain Intellectual
Austen Chamberlin was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
Italy Political
Mussolini becomes the dictator of Italy. -
Italy Intellectual
Novelist Grazia Deledda is the first Italian woman awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -
Germany Political
Germany joins the League of Nations by unanimous vote. -
Japan Political
Japanese Peasent Unions: Labor movement tried to recrute farmers - not many signed up. -
Japan Economic
Japan's banking system collapsed. -
Great Britain Intellectual
King George V opens the National Museum of Wales. -
United States Social
The Jazz Singer was released as the first feature length motion picture with dialogue. -
Great Britain Intellectual
The Oxford English Dictionary is completed after 70 years of work. -
Japan Social
Japan's population is 65 million. -
United States Intellectual
Otto Frederick Rohwedder invented the bread slicer. -
Japan Intellectual
The first Japanese typewriter was invented by Kyota Sugimoto. -
United States Political
Herbert Hoover was elected as the 31st president. -
United States Social
The Museum of Modern Art opens in New York. -
Soviet Union Social
Trotsky was banished from Soviet Union. -
United States Economical
This is the date that the stock market crashed. Unemployment rates skyrocketed. This was the time known as the Great Depression. -
Japan Political
Japan signs the London Naval Treaty which was an agreement to reduce Naval warfare. -
United States Intellectual
Hans Von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle both co-invented the jet engine. -
Germany Political
The German Federal Election took place. -
Japan Social
The Sakuraki was founded which was a secret group of Japanese officers who wanted military dictatorship. -
Japan Social
Japan invades Manchuria. -
Japan Social
Nationalist military officers assassinate Prime Minister Inukai, attack banks and police stations. -
United States Social
Emelia Earhart flew solo across the Atlantic Ocean and was the first woman to do so. -
germany
The death of President Hindenburg. Hitler assumes his powers and becomes Fuhrer. -
germany
Hitler publicly declares that he will not accept any ministry in the government, other than the chancellorship -
Soviet Union Political
The First Five-Year Plan was announced that the plan had been fulfilled. -
Germany Political
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the German Reich. -
Germany Political
The Enabling Act was passed which declared Hitler a legal dictator. -
germany
The Enabling Act is passed, effectively allowing Hitler to pass laws without the Reichstag. -
germany
Hitler signs an agreement with Reichswehr generals to downsize the SA and expand the military. -
Germany Social
Burning of "un-German" books. -
United States Economical
The Dust Bowl strom hit. This was a period of severe dust storms and drought affecting the midwestern states. -
Japan Intellectual
Fujifilm Holdings Corporation is founded. This was a Japanese photography and imaging company. -
Italy Social
The Italian national football team wins its first FIFA World Cup. -
Germany Political
Hitler declares himself fuehrer. -
Soviet Union Intellectual
The Writers Union was established. -
germany
1935, Germany become a fascist state. The government exercised total control over all political, economic, and cultural activities. The unemployment rate in Germany was epidemic. -
United States Social
The first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was held in Ohio. -
United States Economical
The Social Security Act was passed which limited poverty and unemployment. -
Italy Social
Italy invades Ethiopia. -
Soviet Union Social
The Great Purge took place. -
Germany Social
The summer olympics were held in Berlin. -
germany
Germany signs an anti-communist alliance with Japan to block Soviet expansion. -
Japan Political
Japan signs anti-communist pact with Germany and Italy. -
Soviet Union Social
Stalin signs a non-aggression pact with Hitler. -
United States Intellectual
The Golden Gate Bride in San Francisco was built. -
Japan Economical
The second Sino-Japanese war. A war between the republic of China and the empire of Japan. -
Japan Intellectual
Canon was founded. -
Japan Intellectual
The portable electrocardiograph was invented by Taro Takemi. -
germany
Hitler secretly meets military commanders in Berlin and lays out his plans for expansion and war. -
Italy Political
Mussolini and Hitler sign the "Pact of Steel." -
Germany invading Poland
The invasion of poland was made by Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingen. This marked the start the begininng of world war two. It began on September 1, 1939. It was one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
