Interwar Years

WWI ends

Jun 28, 1919

Treaty of Versailles. Peace treaty ending World War I

Interwar years

Period: Jun 28, 1919 to Jan 1, 1939

WWI outcome on Germany

Jan 1, 1920

war guilt clause, limit on military, war payment, lost Alsace-Lorraine & Prussia, demilitarized Rhineland, merchant ships limited, not allowed in the Leauge of Nations, not pacified.

WWI outcome for Russia

Jan 1, 1920

Lack of Russian sucess, Russian Revolution, Lenin tried to help-got the economy up

WWI outcome for Britain

Jan 1, 1920

expaned land, joined Leauge of Nations, women got more rights, economy crippled & was heavily reliant on loans from the US.

WWI outcome for France

Jan 1, 1920

Believed Germany should pay the French leader & public thought alike

WWI outcome for Italy

Jan 1, 1920

got nothing from war. Veterans physically and verbally abused if seen in uniform

WWI outcome for United States

Jan 1, 1920

became and economic and political super power.
Womens rolls increased.

United States

Mar 4, 1921

Warren G. Harding takes office during 20's economic boom.

Britian

Jul 1, 1921

unemployment reaches 2.5 milloin

Russia

Oct 1, 1922

Russian civil war ends

Britian

Oct 22, 1922

David Lloyd George resigns
-Political turmoil ensured

Britain

Oct 22, 1922

David Lloyd George resigns
-political turmoil ensured

Italy

Oct 30, 1922

Mussolini named Premier.
Gradually erodes democracy

Russia

Jan 21, 1924

Vladimir Lenin dies, Stalin sacreeds him

Germany

Aug 27, 1924

Dawes Plan

Economic Status for Germany

Jan 1, 1925

-hyperinflation
-Dawes Plan
-Still in bad shape

Economic Status for Russia

Jan 1, 1925

-Set Syr Plan
-got rid of kulaks
-lowered agriculture production to raise industrialization

Econoomic Status for Britain

Jan 1, 1925

-Factories owned by government sold
-no businesses remained in government

Economic Staus for France

Jan 1, 1925

-value of currency fell 50%
-forced to borrow money at high rate
-Frace wanted Germany to pay all the money right then & they said no
-Government fell apart

Economic Status for Italy

Jan 1, 1925

-Chambe of deputties was un paid
-borrowed extensively
-facists were anti communists

Economic Staus for United States

Jan 1, 1925

-economic boom in 1920's
-US stock market crashed in 1929

Political Status for Germany

Jan 1, 1928

1923-Nazi in munich, "Mein Kampf" written in jail by Hitler.
1932-largest party in Reichstag.
1933-Hitler appointed Chancellor by Hindenburg, narrowly won new election, ended Weimar Republic, Hitler become dictator (Der Fuhrer)

Political Status for Russia

Jan 1, 1928

Stalin wants complete power, eliminates many members of the communist Party

Political Status for Britain

Jan 1, 1928

Parliament broke apart, nation divided over disagreement on recovery plans

Political Status for France

Jan 1, 1928

Prime Minister Raymond Poinicare, thrown into disaray

Political Status for Italy

Jan 1, 1928

-Benito Mussoltui stars Fascist Party, may 1921, fascist elected into chamber, communists & fascists almost broke out into civil war between black & red, fearing violence king namedd Mussoltui Premier, Sympathetic to Hitler trying to restore Germany-Italies greatest allie

Political Status for United States

Jan 1, 1928

Rosevelt elected and helped economic ideas

Russia

Oct 2, 1928

Stalin implements Syr plan

Italy

Jan 1, 1929

Becomes a one Party State

France

Jul 1, 1929

Poincare resigns- political turmoil

United States

Oct 24, 1929

Black Tuesday
Stock market crash sends US into Great Depression

Impact of Great Depression for Germany

Jan 1, 1932

-hit hard
-currency collapses
-banks close
-lending stops

Impact of Great Depression for Russia

Jan 1, 1932

-positively affected
-men got many jobs from industrialization

Impact of Great Depression for Britain

Jan 1, 1932

-currency collapsed
-banks closed
-industry depressed

Impact of Great Depression for France

Jan 1, 1932

-international trade slowed
-wasnt reliant on US so not hit as hard

Impact of Great Depression for Italy

Jan 1, 1932

-banks & businesses failed
-unemployment
-government took more control
-didnt fully recover tell after WWII

Impact of Great Depression for United States

Jan 1, 1932

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-banks closed
-unemployment
-low confidence
- manufacturing dropped

Russia

Jan 1, 1933

1933-1934, Stalin starts Great Depression

United States

Jan 1, 1933

1933-1936
'New Deals' get US going in right economic direction

Germany

Feb 10, 1933

Hitler appointed Chancellor

United States

Mar 3, 1933

Rosevelt begins 1st term.

Germany

Aug 2, 1934

Hindenburg dies, Hitler becomes dictator

Italy

Oct 1, 1935

Invades Ethiopia

Italy

May 1, 1936

Wins war with Ethiopia.
Creates Italian East Africa

Germany

Jul 17, 1936

Spanish civil war begins

United States

Nov 3, 1936

Rosevelt Re-elected

Britain

May 28, 1937

Neville Chamberalin appointed Prime Minister.