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World War I
World War I began in 1914 and lasted until 1918. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States (the Allied Powers). -
Treaty of Versailles
was the most important of the peace treaties that brought World War I to an end. The Treaty ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place in the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations in most countries, it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. -
Hitler Takes control of Germany
Hitler's "rise" can be considered to have ended in March 1933, after the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act of 1933 in that month. -
Invasion of Rhineland
The remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army began on 7 March 1936 when German military forces entered the Rhineland. -
Hitler Annexes Austria
Anschluss refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. -
Britain and France appease hitler
In 1938, Germans living in the border areas of Czechoslovakia started to demand a union with Hitler's Germany. The Czechs refused and Hitler threatened war. -
Invasion of Poland/ Start of WW II
Invasion and Partition of Poland. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. After heavy shelling and bombing, Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27, 1939. -
Voyage of St. Louis
St. Louis was a German ocean liner known for carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany in 1939 -
Invasion Of Czechoslovakia
It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia and continued until 21 August when the Soviet Union and other members of the Warsaw Pact invaded the country to halt the reforms.
