A Period of War and Depression

By 16havicl1102
  • Period: to

    The Great Depression and WWII

  • HItler Comes to Power

    Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Natonalist Socailist Party. (Nazi Party).
    Political

  • March on Rome

    Italy's King puts Mussolini in charge of the government.
    Political

  • My Struggle

    Hitler's book "Mein Kampf" is published.
    Social

  • Economy Crash

    The stock market located on Wall Street crashes.
    Economic

  • Unemployement Rates

    More than 3.2 million people are unemployed, this number had risen up from 1.5 million before October 29.
    Economic

  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    Congress passes Smoot-Hawlet Tariff, raising import duties to protect American manufactures from foreign competition.
    Political.

  • Apple Sellers

    New York City streets are crowded with apple sellers. Nearly 6,000 individuals are selling apples at five cents apiece to make ends meet.
    Social

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    The Japanese Kwangtung army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria. This event is known as the Manchurian Incident.
    Military

  • Bank Collapses

    New York's Bank of the US collapses. The bank had over $200 million in deposits.
    Economic

  • Roosevelt Elected

    Frankilin D. Roosevelt is elected as President of the US.
    Political

  • The New Chancellor

    Hitle becomes the Chancellor of Germany.
    Political.

  • Concentration Camp

    The first concentration camp was opened at Oranienburg outside of Berlin.
    Cultural.

  • Fuhrer of Germany

    Hitler becomes the new Fuhrer of Germany.
    Political

  • Stripped Rights

    The German Jews are stripped of their rights due to the Nuremburg Race Laws.
    Social

  • Germany and Italy

    Germany and Italy signed a treaty of cooperation.
    Political.

  • Roosevelt Reelection

    FDR is elected to a second term as the President of the US.
    Political

  • WWII

    Germany invades Poland, causing WWII to begin in Europe.
    Military

  • Pearl Harbor Attacked

    The U.S. military base in Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan.
    Military

  • Germany Surrenders to Russia

    German troops were stopped, then they were finally forced to surrender.
    Military

  • End of WWII

    After being hit devestatingly by the US, Japan surrenders, bringing and end to WWII.
    Diplomatic