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Treaty of Versailles Signed
The treaty of Versilles was signed. This event is significant because it ended World War I and brought a very tense peace. -
Weimar Republic Forms
The weimar republic was a new democracy style of government that the germans created after World War I. The significance of this is that it failed and pushed Germany into a depression that lasted until the rise of Adolph Hitler. -
Women gain the right To Vote in the United States
On August 18th 1920, Women gained the right to vote in the United States. This is an extremely important event, because before this, women were denied the right to vote even though they should have been considered equal citizens to men. When this was ratified, our country took a huge step forwards in terms of equality. -
Washington Naval Conference
A military conference called in regards to the interests of the Pacific Ocean. This event was important because it was one of the first military conferences made up of the powers of the world(Except The Soviet Union) -
Mussolini Rises to Power
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The treaty of Berlin is Signed by Germany and the Soviet Union
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Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin
This event is when a scientist named Alexander Fleming discovered a type of drug called Penicillin. This event was extremely important because it was the first discovered anti-biotic. Anti-biotics are used very commonly in the world today for sickness, so without this discovery, modern medicine may have been nowhere near how it is today. -
United States Stock Market Crash
Known as "Black Tuesday", the United States stock market crash was an event in which the United States stock market crashed, and people lost nearly all of their wealth overnight. It is important because it plunged nearly the entire world into a depression due to the United States' influence and exchanges in economy with other countries. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
This is an event in which the Japenese Kwantung Army, invaded Manchuria on September 19th, 1931. The significance of this event is that it was one of the few major invasions occurring between the end of World War I and the Start of World War II. This event lasted all the way until the end of World War II. -
Soviet Famine Begins
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Hitler Becomes official Dictator of Germany
On March 23, 1933 Hitler was officially elected to become the Chancellor of Germany with all power that he chose to have. The importance is that Hitler becomes one of the most fierce and feared dictators ever, and pushes Germany into the Holocaust which was one of the reasons that World War II was fought. -
German Invasion of Poland
The german army invaded Poland to begin the setup process for World War II. This event is important because it was the beginning of World War II.
