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The Treaty of Versailles is signed
The Treaty of Versailles ends World War I but also imposes a series of harsh penalties onto Germany who are made to take the blame for sparking it. -
The First Meeting of the League of Nations
The League of Nations meets for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. The US is conspicuously absent, due to the senate having voted against joining the League in November 1919. -
Washington Naval Conference is held
The United States organises the Washington Naval Conference. The Conference results in a naval armaments treaty that sets a ratio for tonnage of capital ships for Great Britain, the US, Japan, France, and Italy. -
Benito Mussolini is made Italian Premier
King Victor Emmanuel declares Mussolini premier in an attempt to soothe the violent conflict between the fascists and the communists. -
The Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and his associates lead a small commission of followers in a seemingly innocent attempt at rebellion. Hitler was however imprisoned for two years after the botched fiasco. -
Vladimir Lenin dies
After Lenin's death, the people of the USSR are worried as to who will be his successor. Joseph Stalin ultimately beats out Leon Trotsky to take control of the Soviet government. -
The Cartel des Gauches wins the French Election
A leftist party known as the Cartel displaces the then ruling Bloc National. Unfortunately, not far into their period of influence, they prove unable to govern properly. -
The German Chamber of Deputies Accepts the Dawes Plan
The Dawes Plan reconstructs the schedule of German reimbursement payments in order to reduce the amount of payments per year, and gifts Germany a substantial loan. -
The Locarno Pact is signed
The Locarno Pact is signed in an effort to alleviate the relationship between Germany and its neighbours. The pact seemed to forecast a new age of peace and prosperity. -
The Samuel Commission releases its report on coal mining
The Samuel Commission, under the conservative government, releases a report which directs wage cuts for miners. The Triple Alliance responds by striking, which is outdone by many other industries in England in protest. -
Joseph Pilsudski becomes a de facto leader in Poland
Pilsudski's position is kept until his death on the twelfth of May, 1935. -
The Spanish monarchy is overthrown and the republic is born
A temporary government is established to take Spain from monarchy to republicanism. -
The final League of Nations Disarmament Conference is held
The last major League of Nations-sponsored disarmament conference meets from February to July 1932 in Geneva. Unfortunately, this conference, like its predecessors, fails to secure any agreement, and organised disarmament remains an unexecuted goal. -
General Gyula Gombos comes to power in Hungary
Gombos becomes prime minister, a position he contorts, acting more like a dictator. This set the tone for Hungarian government for the remainder of the inter-war years. -
Hitler is selected to be the chancellor of Germany
In an attempt to calm the chaos of the German government, President Paul von Hindenburg declares Hitler chancellor. This was the first major step in Hitler's rise to dictatorship. -
The German Reichstag passes the Enabling Act
The Enabling Act offers Hitler the power to issue declarations with the status of law. -
Stalin's Political Purge ends
Stalin's Central Purge Commission, created in 1933, publicly investigates and tries many party members for treason as Stalin aims to rid the party of opposition. This purge expelled over 1,140,000 communist supporters and ended in February of 1934 -
Leon Blum's Popular Front Government comes to power in France
The Popular Front, another disaster-prone leftist party, institutes social legislation and allows the public to be more avidly participant in deciding the country’s future. Unfortunately, the party failed to help the depreciating economy. -
Spanish Nationalists begins the Spanish Civil War
Generals Goded, Mola, and Francisco Franco lead troops in rebellion against the republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War. -
Spanish Nationalists attack Guernica
The small northern town of Guernica is bombed, and civilians are shot as they flee the scene. In this heartless massacre 1,500 die and 800 are wounded. Luckily, the military targets in the town remain intact. -
The Munich Pact is signed
The leaders of Britain and France, aim to appease Hitler and maintain peace by signing the Munich Pact which grants Hitler control of the Czech Sudetenland. -
The Spanish Civil War ends
Madrid falls to Francisco Franco's forces, successfully ending the Spanish Civil War. However, this date also marks when Franco's oppressive dictatorship begins. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
In response to Hitler's unrelenting aggression in Eastern Europe, Britain and France go to war with Germany in an attempt to stop Hitler's bid for global domination.
