The Inter War Period

The Treaty Of Versailles is signed

Jun 28, 1919

The Treaty Of Versailles was signed on the fifth anniversary of the Archduke Ferdinand's assassination. It stated that Germany would claim blame to the war, strip down its arms, and give areas of land away. Ultimately, it lost 13% of its land, 12% of its people, and 10% of the coal produced, which went to France, and was under rule of the League Of Nations.

The Inter War Period

Period: Nov 13, 1919 to Aug 31, 1939

Edith Cowan elected

Mar 12, 1921

By being elected to the West Australian Legislative Assembly, Edith became the first female Australian to enter Parliament.

The Mark lowers in value

Aug 1, 1921

Germany begins trading at any Mark value, lowering its value. They had hoped to increase interest in German trading by the rare deal, but instead found that inflation and conversion rates would eventually plunge Germany into a depression.

Joseph Stalin is elected

Apr 3, 1922

Elected General Secretary, Joseph Stalin was a leader of his party, and while they refrained from re-electing him in '34, he was re-elected in all other positions.

David Lloyd George resigns

Oct 19, 1922

David first spoke of resigning from his post as prime minister of England due to frustration that his War Policy Committee was not allowed to fight as passionately as he'd hoped - David had had hopes to capture Trieste, using Italian soldiers instead of British.

The Dawes Plan is accepted

Aug 30, 1924

The Dawes Plan, created by Charles Dawes, was a plan for America to invest in Germany, loaning them money to pay back to the League of Nations. This ultimately failed, as the League of Nations would also then pay America, making them all reliant on the country.

Televised silhouettes are demonstrated

Mar 25, 1925

Logie Baird presented his televised silhouettes at Selfridge's Department Store, London.

The Chinese Civil War begins

Apr 12, 1927

The civil war was sparked due to the rising tension between the Republic of China, lead by Kuomintang, and communists loyal to their Communist Party of China.

The Bread Slicer is invented

Jul 24, 1927

The bread slicer was invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder, redesigning the machine and releasing the following year a machine that would not only slice bread, but also wrap it in plastic.

The first 'talky' movie is released

Oct 6, 1927

The Jazz Singer was an American musical following a boy wanting to achieve his musical dreams. It was the first movie with synchronised audio and video, and found an initially apprehensive, but quickly enthusiastic response.

The Wall Street Market crashes

Oct 24, 1929

The Wall Street Market crashed because, with the growing confidence in the economy, many people invested and took out loans that they were later unable to finance. As a result, over 13,000,000 people became unemployed.

Patent for the first shaving machine [electric razor] is submitted

May 13, 1930

The first electric razor was invented by Colonel Jacob Schick. It featured power by a grapefruit-sized external motor, and while its initial reception was not exceptional, he found moderate profit, which clearly grew.

Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

After the Nazi party had only won a 37% vote the previous year, the previous chancellor hoped that a deal issuing Hitler as chancellor in one of the 3 Nazi government posts would create stability in the government.

The gestapo is enstated

Apr 20, 1934

The Geheime Staatspolizei, or the Secret State Police, was employed by Hitler to create a private taskforce to identify and arrest any anti-Nazi agents.

The War Ministry is abolished

Feb 4, 1938

By destroying the War Ministry, Hitler creates Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces) - direct control.