Timeline of Europe from 1919-1939

Hitler as Munich Politician (Ger)

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Jan 1, 1923

Creation of Fascio di Cambattimento (It)

Mar 23, 1919

Squadristi violence (It)

Period: Mar 1, 1920 to Mar 26, 1921

New Economic Policy begins (USSR)

Jan 13, 1921

Fascists win thirty-five seats in Parliament (It)

Jul 26, 1921

Mussolini is made prime minister (It)

Oct 26, 1922

Acerbo Law (It)

Mar 26, 1923

Beer Hall Putsch (Ger)

Jun 26, 1923

Cartel of the Left (Fr)

Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Aug 15, 1926

Conservative Party Government (GB)

Period: Mar 26, 1924 to Mar 26, 1929

Death of Lenin (USSR)

May 6, 1924

Electoral victory for Facists (It)

Jun 11, 1924

First Labour Party Government (GB)

Oct 26, 1924

Establishment of Fascist Dictatorship (It)

Period: Mar 26, 1925 to Mar 26, 1926

Poincaré’s government (Fr)

Period: Mar 26, 1926 to Mar 26, 1929

General Strike (GB)

May 26, 1926

Trotsky is expelled from Communist Party (USSR)

Mar 26, 1927

First five-year plan begins (USSR)

Mar 26, 1928

Lateran Accords with Catholic Church (It)

Mar 26, 1929

Second Labour Party Government (GB)

Period: Mar 26, 1929 to Mar 26, 1931

Stalin’s dictatorship is established (USSR)

Aug 4, 1929

Nazis win 107 seats in Reichstag

Sep 26, 1930

Beginnings of National Government coalition (GB)

Mar 26, 1931

Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt (US)

Nov 26, 1932

Hitler made Chancellor (Ger)

Jan 29, 1933

Reichstag fire (Ger)

Feb 27, 1933

Enabling Act (Ger)

Mar 23, 1933

Purge of SA (Ger)

Jun 30, 1934

Hindenburg dies (Ger)

Aug 2, 1934

Nuremburg Laws

Mar 26, 1935

Second New Deal (US)

Mar 26, 1935

Formation of the Popular Front (Fr)

Mar 26, 1936

Height of Stalin’s purges (USSR)

Period: Mar 26, 1936 to Mar 26, 1938

Kristallnacht (Ger)

Mar 26, 1938