Interwar Period By tkintali Apr 20, 1889 Hitler was born Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles Period: Jun 28, 1919 to Sep 3, 1939 The Interwar Years Feb 24, 1920 Formation of the Nazi party (NSGWP) Nov 1, 1920 1st Meeting of the Leagueof Nations Jan 21, 1924 Vladimir Lenin Dies Jan 1, 1928 Stalin takes power in the USSR Oct 29, 1929 Great Depression Begins Period: Apr 14, 1931 to Mar 30, 1939 Spanish Civil War Sep 18, 1931 Japanese invasion of China Began Jan 1, 1932 40% unemployment in Germany Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany Mar 4, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected Mar 4, 1933 New Deal put into effect by FDR Mar 14, 1935 Nuremberg Race Laws in Nazi Germany Mar 7, 1936 Germany occupied the Rhineland Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht takes place in Germany Aug 23, 1939 German-Russian nonaggression pact signed Sep 1, 1939 WWII Begins Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France Declare War on Germany