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Czar Nicholas II
Nicholas II becamos the leader of Russia. -
Russian Marxists
They split into Mensheviks and Bolsheviks. -
Russo-Japanese War Began
The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century. -
Trans-Siberian railway built
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. -
Bloody Sunday in Russia
In St Petersburg, Russia, where unarmed demonstrators marching to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard. -
Albert Einstein Developed the Theory of Relativity
Einstein created the quantum theory of light, the idea that light exists as tiny packets, or particles, which he called photons. -
Sun Yixian Became President of China
He was elected the provisional president of the Republic of China. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers, which ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
March Revolution in Russia
Dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR. -
March Revolution
Dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicated
He is forced to abdicate the throne by the Petrograd insurgents. -
The Bolshevik Revolution
Seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution. -
Russian Civil War Began
Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the White Army. -
May Fourth Movement Began
An anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student demonstrations in Beijing. -
Weimar Republic Established in Germany
Named after Weimar, the city where the constitutional assembly took place. -
Adolf Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles
Hiteler defies the treaty of Versailles by building up his army. -
Kuomintang was Created
The ruling political party in Republic of China. -
NEP
The New Econom.ic Policy was enforced in Russia -
Five-Year Plan began
Series of nation-wide centralized economic plans in the Soviet Union. -
washinton conference
a military conference called by president Warren G. -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
Stalin was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. -
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini becomes the leader of Italy. -
Russia became the USSR
A union of multiple subnational Soviet republics, its government and economy were highly centralized. -
Vladimir Lenin Became the Leader of Russia
Russian communist revolutionary, politician and political theorist. -
Dawes plan started
Charles G Dawes made a plan for the reperations on Germany after WWI -
Jiang Jieshi became the leader of the Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military and political leader who led the Kuomintangfor five decades. -
Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf, ("My Struggle") is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. -
Hirohito
He became the Emperor of Japan. -
Civil War in China Began
Civil war in China fought between forces loyal to the government of the Republic of China. -
Charles Lindbergh's Flight Across the Atlantic
From New York's Long Island to Le Bourget Field in Paris, France, a distance of nearly 3,600 statute miles he travled. -
Kellogg-Briand pact signed
an agrement to outlaw war. -
Stock Market Crash in the U.S.
The crash signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression that affected all Western industrialized countries. -
Great depression began
In the US, the jobs were hard to get and everything was so expensive. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Nazi Party
Hitler Became the Leaderon the Nazi Party. -
Adolf Hitler
He became the Chancellor of Germany. -
The Holocaust Began
When Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany till the war in Europe officially ended. -
FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the U.S. -
The New Deal Started
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States. -
The Long March
The Long March began Mao Zedong's ascent to power. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. -
U.S. Congress Passed the Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed by the United States Congress. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
The war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forces of the Ethiopian Empire. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
German military forces entered the Rhineland. -
Great Purge Began
The Great Purge was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin -
Francisco Franco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
Between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratically elected Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a rebel group led by General Francisco Franco. -
roman-berlin axis
The "Rome–Berlin Axis" became a military alliance in 1939 under the Pact of Steel -
Japan Invaded China
Military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. -
Rape of Nanking
Episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Anschluss
Austria was annexed into the German Third Reich. -
Hitler Took the Sudetenland
Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland. -
Munich Conference
Settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht Began
At least 91 Jews were killed in the attacks, and 30,000 were arrested and incarcerated in concentration camps. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Non-aggression pact signed in Moscow -
Germany invaded Poland
At 4:45, some 1.5 million German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750 mile bordor with German control territory. -
Sitzkrieg began
Marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
Network of concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
Was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. -
Vichy Government Established in France
Parliament and the government gathered in the quiet spa town of Vichy, their provisional capital in central France. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
Established the Axis Powers of World War II. -
lend-lease act
was a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II. -
Atlantic Charter
Defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Manhattan project Began
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. -
chelmno Concentration Camp Opened
The camp consisted of two parts: administration section, barracks and storage for plundered goods; burial and cremation site -
Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
A surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States. -
US declares war on Japan
The US dclared war because of the suprize attack on Peal Harbor the day before -
Gen. Macarthur Returned to the Phillippines
American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army who was Chief of Staff of the United States Army. -
Nisei were interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S.
"War Relocation Camps" of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast of the United States. -
Hitler Enacted the Final Solution
Nazi Germany's plan during World War II to systematically exterminate the Jewish people in Nazi-occupied Europe. -
Bataan Death March
The forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II. -
Doolittle Raids Over Japan
Air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu island during World War II. -
Island Hopping Campaign
Military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against Japan and the Axis powers during World War II. -
Battle of the Coral Sea
A major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway in the Pacific was one of the most important naval battles of World War II. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battles occurred in North Africa in Egypt in and around an area named after a railway stop called El Alamein. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
The landing at Guadalcanal was unopposed - but it took the Americans six months to defeat the Japanese in what was to turn into a classic battle of attrition. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union. -
Operation Torch
The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign. -
Casablanca Conference
French protectorate plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
Allies took Sicily from the Axis Powers. -
Tehran Conference
Strategy meeting held between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. -
operation overload (d-day)
A 12,000-plane airborne assault preceded an amphibious assault involving almost 7,000 vessels -
Battle of the Bulge
Major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region. -
Yalta Conference
World War II meeting of the heads of government of the U.S., the United Kingdom and USSR for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
Major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire. -
Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. -
Mussolini was Executed
His body was then taken to Milan where it was hung upside down at a service station for public viewing and to provide confirmation of his demise. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in his Führerbunker in Berlin. -
Germany Surrendered
The first Instrument of Surrender was signed at Reims, at 02:41 Central European Time (CET). -
V-E Day
The act of military surrender was signed in Reims, France and in Berlin, Germany. -
Kamikaze pilots
Appeared in the Pacific for attacts againts the U.S. -
Potsdam Conference
Decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
A uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
Plutonium implosion-type bomb (Fat Man) on the city of Nagasaki. -
V-J Day
Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II. -
Japan Surrendered
Brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. -
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II. -
Winston Churchill
He became the prime minister of Great Britain.
