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The treaty of Versailles is Signed
The Treaty of Versailles ends World War One and imposes heavy reparations payments on Germany. -
Prohibition begins
The 18th Amendment was ratified in 1919 and made the manufacturing, selling, or transporting of alcohol illegal. Although many rebelled, the nation turned "dry" and the act wasa heavy influence on the 21st century. -
The 19th Amendment is passed
Women now have the right to vote due to the passage of the 19th amendment. Tennessee became the thirty-sixth state to ratify it, giving it the two-thirds majority of state ratification necessary to become an official law. -
The Washington Conference is Held
The United States convenes the Washington Conference, attended by Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, Japan, and Portugal. The Conference results in a naval armaments treaty that sets a ratio for tonnage of capital ships (over 10,000 tons, with guns bigger than eight inches) for Great Britain, the US, Japan, France, and Italy. The ratio agreed upon, in that order -
Treaty of Rapallo
This treaty was the agreement between Germany and Russia to cancel any pre-war debts. -
Benito Mussolini is Made Italian Premier
King Victor Emmanuel declares Mussolini premier in an attempt to head off violent conflict between the Fascists and the Communists. -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler is released
from prison after less than
two years. In prison he
dictates Mein Kampf where
he outlines his radical view of
German nationalism and
racist extremism. -
The Samuel Commission in England Releases Its Report on Coal Mining
The Samuel Commission, under the Conservative government, releases a report which advises wage cuts for miners. The Triple Alliance responds by striking, which is emulated by many other industries in England to protest he Conservative government's policies. -
First Five Year Plan
Stalin
continues his policy of forced
industrialization and oversees
the seizure of grain from
Siberian kulaks (wealthy
peasants). Stalin’s former ally
Bukharin is critical of his plan
and calls for a return to the
style of the NEP. Stalin utilizes
the brute strength of the
Chekha, secret police to
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Black Tuesday‐
October 29,
1929 is often called Black
Tuesday, the day that the US
stock market crashed and sent
the world into a tragic
economic depression that
lasted, in some cases, until the
end of the Second World War.
The Great Depression has
many causes and, despite
popular opinion, was not the
result of one single failure on
that fateful October day. The
crash sent shockwaves
throughout the world and hit
Germany particularly hard.
Economies across the globe
were hammered by the
Depression as unemployme -
Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany
In an attempt to reel in the chaos of the German government, President Paul von Hindenburg declares Hitler chancellor, the first major step in Hitler's ascent to dictatorship. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
In response to Hitler's continued aggression in Eastern Europe, Britain and France go to war with Germany in an attempt to stop Hitler's bid for global hegemony.
