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Treaty of Versailles
On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty to establish peace after WWI, was signed by the Allies. Out of the 440 total clauses of the the treaty, 414 were about punishing Germany, while the other 26 were mostly about the League of Nations. -
Warren G. Harding Takes Office
During the "Roaring 20s" economy boom, Warren G. Harding, a Republican Ohio native, took office. He declined the League of Nations and signed a different treaty with Germany. -
Unemployment in Britain
At its post-war high, unemployment in Britain reached 2.5 million on July 19, 1921. -
David Lloyd George resigns
On October 22, 1922, liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Lloyd George resigned. Much political turmoil followed his resignation. -
Russian Revolution Ends
After five years of constantly overthrowing old and new governments, the Russian Revolution finally ended in 1922. -
Mussolini is Named Italian Premier
After Benito Mussolini was appointed the Premier of Italy, democracy declined significantly. -
Vladmir Lenin Dies
After two failed assassination attempts in 1918, Lenin died after a series of three strokes, two of which left him paralyzed and mute until he died in early 1924. -
Dawes Plan Implemented
The Dawes Plan, named after Calvin Coolidge's vice president Charles Dawes, was signed to help Germany out with their reparations payments by making each payment smaller. -
Stalin Implements Five Year Plans
Joseph Stalin, the man who turned Russia around, set his first Five Year Plan into motion in October of 1928. These plans industrialized the previously agricultural Russia. -
Italy as a One Party State- Fascism
Mussolini turned Italy into a one party system, meaning that anyone who opposed him was killed, exiled, or otherwise dealt with. -
Raymond Poincare Resigns
Raymond Poincare, who served as president and premier in France, resigned in July of 1929. Political turmoil followed. -
Black Tuesday
The United States stock market crashed on August 24, 1929, resulting in the Great Depression for the US and many European nations. -
Great Purges Begin in Russia
The Stalinist Purges, in which Stalin had anyone who opposed or threatened him killed or exiled, began in Russia in 1933. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
On February 10, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, as the Nazis were the majority party in the country. -
Roosevelt Takes Office
Franklin Delano Roosevelt became the 32nd President of the United States in 1933. He started the "New Deals" system to try and fix the economy. -
German President Dies
Paul von Hindenburg died on August 2, 1934, and Adolf Hitler became "Der Fuhrer." -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
In late 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia to try and take their land, because other major European countries had African colonies, and they wanted to start an empire too. -
Italian East Africa
After invading Ethiopia in October of 1935, the Italian army won over the Ethiopian army and took over some of Eastern Africa. -
Spanish Civil War Begins
The Spanish Civil War provided a practice round for the Nazis to dee what they could do in terms of war. -
Roosevelt Wins Reelection
FDR won reelection with more than 60% of the vote against his opponent, Alf Landon, due to his massive popularity and success with the "New Deals" plan. -
Neville Chamberlain Appointed Prime Minister of Britain
Neville Chamberlain was the Prime Minister of Britain from 1937 until 1940, about six months after WWII began.
