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Czar Nicholas II Became Leader of Russia
His reign saw Imperial Russia go from being one of the foremost great powers of the world to economic and military collapse. -
Russian Marxists Split into Mensheviks and Bolsheviks
All attempts to mend it broke on Lenin’s intransigent hatred of the Mensheviks and he concentrated on creating an efficient machine for his obedient followers, with fateful consequences. -
Russo-Japanese War Began
Japan offered to recognize Russian dominance in Manchuria in exchange for recognition of Korea as a Japanese sphere of influence, but Russia refused this. -
Bloody Sunday in Russia
Unarmed demonstrators marching to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II were fired upon by soldiers of the Imperial Guard when approaching the city. -
Albert Einstein Developed the Theory of Relativity
Einstein develops 2 ground-breaking theories that change the original thoughts of quantum physics forever. -
Sun Yixian Became President of China
The first President of the Provisional Government. -
Kuomintang was Created
A Chinese political party that played a significant part in the first Chinese first National Assembly where is was the majority party. -
Trans-Siberian Railway Built
The longest railroad in the world, which connected Moscow with Eastern Russia, was completed. -
March Revolution in Russia
A series of revolutions in Russia in 1917, which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Russian SFSR. -
Czar Nicholas II Abdictated
In March 1917, the army garrison at Petrograd joined striking workers in demanding socialist reforms, and Czar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate. -
The Bolshevik Revolution
A seizure of state power instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917. -
Russian Civil War Began
A multi-party war in the former Russian Empire fought between the Bolshevik Red Army and the White Army, the loosely allied anti-Bolshevik forces. -
Vladimir Lenin became Leader of Russia
He took a senior role in orchestrating the October Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the provisional government and the establishment of the RSFSR. -
New Economic Policy Enforced in Russia
Vladimir Lenin forces a new policy on the Soviet Union. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
a peace treaty on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers, which ended Russia's participation in World War I -
May Fourth Movement
An anti-imperialist movement growing out of student demonstrations, protesting the Chinese government's weak response to the Treaty of Versailles. -
Weimar Republic Established in Germany
The federal republic and semipresidential representative democracy established in Germany to replace the imperial form of government. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler was introduced as Führer of the Nazi Party, marking the first time that title was publicly used to address him. -
Washington Conference
A meeting with America, Japan, China, France, Britain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, and Portugal, regarding interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia. -
Benito Mussolini Becam Leader of Italy
Mussolini dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. -
Russia became the USSR
Vladimir Lenin rules Russia and becomes the first ruler of the USSR -
Joseph Stalin became the Leader of the USSR
He replaced the New Economic Policy introduced by Lenin in the early 1920s with a highly centralised command economy. -
The Dawes Plan Started
An attempt following World War I for the Triple Entente to compromise and collect war reparations debt from Germany. -
Adolf Hitler Defied the Treaty of Versailles
Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty of Versailles that had been forced on Germany and promoted nationalism. -
Adolf Hitler Wrote Mein Kampf
This book was the first time Hitler spoke out against the Treaty of Versailles. -
Hirohito Became the Emperor of Japan
During the postwar period, he became the symbol of the new state and Japan's recovery. -
Civil War in China Began
China fought between forces loyal to the government of the Republic of China led by the Kuomintang and forces of the Communist Party of China. -
Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic
Lindbergh made a non-stop flight, a distance of nearly 3,600 statute miles. -
Five-Year Plan Began
Joseph Stalin created this plan of economic goals based off of his socialist ideas. -
Kellogg-Briand Pact Signed
Signed by Germany, France, and the U.S. -
Great Depression Began
Stock Markets crashed and Americans fall into poverty. -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S.
The most devastating stock market crash in U.S. History that singnaled the start of he Great Depression. -
Japan Invaded China
Japan fought with China (Second Sino-Japanese War) before the conflict eventually merged into WWII. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
The Holocaust Began
Nazi Germany started the Final Solution, and began murdering millions of jews. -
Adolf Hitler Became the Chancellor of Germany
Upon taking office Hitler immediately began accumulating power and changing the nature of the Chancellor -
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became President of the U.S.
A central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, he lead the United States during a time of worldwide economic depression and total war. -
The New Deal Started
A series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938 -
The Long March
A military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China. -
The League of Nations was Created
Group made in the Allies to help fix conflictions in WWII -
U.S. Congress Passed the Neutrality Laws
The U.S. sought to ensure that it would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
The war exposed the inherent weakness of the League of Nations. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
German military forces entered the Rhineland, which violated the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. -
Francisco Franco Led a Fascist Revolt in Spain
a Civil War was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratically elected Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, -
Rome-Berlin Axis
A Coalation developed between Germany and Italy. -
Great Purge Began
A campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin. -
Rape of Nanking
An episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking during the Second Sino-Japanese War -
Anschluss
The occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany -
Adolf Hitler took the Sudetenland
Hitler demanded autonomy for the Sudetenland and the freedom to profess Nazi ideology. -
Jlang Jieshi Became the Leader of the Kuomintang
Jlang Jieshi Established the Kuomintang in Guangzhou. -
Hitler Hosted Munich Conference
A settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. -
Kristallnacht Began
A pogrom against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact Signed
Garanteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
Germany raids Poland for one month and 5 days. -
Sitzkrieg Began
A phase early in World War II that was marked by a lack of major military operations by the Western Allies against the German Reich. -
Auschwitz Death Camp Opened
Hilter gave the order to build a new concentration camp, and this one had the most victims than any other Nazi camp in history. -
Allies Evacuate Dunkirk
The evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. -
Vichy Government Established in France
France during the regime of Marshal Philippe Pétain, from the German victory in the Battle of France to the Allied liberation -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
A pact signed in Berlin, Germany which established the Axis Powers of World War II. -
Winston Churchill Became Prime Minister of Great Britain
He proved to be one of the highest-profile ministers during the so-called "Phoney War," when the only noticeable action was at sea. -
Lend-Lease Act
A program under which the United States supplied Great Britain, the USSR, Republic of China, Free France, and other Allied nations with materiel. -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II -
Atlantic Charter
A pivotal policy statement issued in August 14,1941 that, early in World War II, defined the Allied goals for the post-war world. -
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning. -
Island Hopping Campaign
The Allies' plan was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and concentrate the limited Allied resources on important islands that were not well defended but capable of supporting the drive to the main islands of Japan. -
The U.S, Declared War on Japan
The U.S. declared war in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. -
Clemno Concentration Camp Opened
Over 152,000 killed at this Nazi Extermination Camp. -
Hitler enacted the Final Solution
Nazi Germany's plan during World War II to systematically exterminate the Jewish people in Nazi-occupied Europe. -
Nisei were Interned In Relocatioon Centers in the U.S.
The World War II internment of over 110,000 people of Japanese heritage who lived on the Pacific coast of the United States. -
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
In retaliation to the Pearl Harbor, it was the first air raid to strike the Japanese Home Islands. -
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 U.S. intercepted an attack made by the Empire of Japan. -
Battle of El Alamein
The battle, although a stalemate, halted a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
It was the first major offensive by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan. -
Manhattan Project Began
A research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. -
Battle of Stalingrad
A major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Operation Tortch
The British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the World War II -
Casablanca Conference
A meeting to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. -
Allies Landed in Sicily
A major World War II campaign, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis Powers. -
Tehran Conference
a strategy meeting held between Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. -
Operation Overlord (D Day)
The invasion of German-occupied western Europe during World War II by Allied forces. -
Gen. Macarthur Returned to the Philippines (Leyte Gulf)
Maccarthur was the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army, and he defended the Philipinnes for most of his life. -
Battle of the Bulge
A major German offensive campaign launched through the Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II. -
Yalta Conference
The World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union, for the purpose of discussing Europe's post-war reorganization. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
A 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
After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 miles away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations. -
Mussolini was Executed
In late April 1945, with total defeat looming, Mussolini attempted to escape north,[6] only to be quickly captured and summarily executed near Lake Como by Italian partisans. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
Hitler was informed of the execution of Mussolini, which presumably increased his determination to avoid capture. -
Germany Surrendered
The German Instrument of Surrender ended World War II in Europe. -
V-E Day
The European version of America's V-J Day, it celebrates the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces. -
Kamikaze Pilots Appear in the Pacific
Kamikaze (meaning spirit wind in Japanese) pilots suicidally divebomb themselves on U.S. military equipment. -
Potsdam Conference
Stalin, Churchill, and Truman—as well as Attlee— gathered to decide how to administer punishment to the defeated Nazi Germany. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
One of the final stages of WWII, the second atomic bomb the U.S. dropped on Japan. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
Hiroshima was the first place in Japan to recieve an Atomic bomb blast, and they took another one in Nagasaki before surrendering. -
V-J Day
The day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II -
Japan Surrendered
Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board USS Missouri. -
Nuremburg Trails
A series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II.
