timeline: the interwar years 1919-1939

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    Timeline: The Interwar Years 1919-1939

  • The treaty of Versailles is Signed

     The treaty of Versailles is Signed
    the treaty of versailles ends ww1
  • The First Meeting of the League of Nations

     The First Meeting of the League of Nations
  • The Washington Conference is Held

     The Washington Conference is Held
  • Benito Mussolini is Made Italian Premier

    Benito Mussolini is Made Italian Premier
  • The Cartel des Gauches wins the French Election

    The Cartel des Gauches wins the French Election
  • The Locarno Pacts are Signed

     The Locarno Pacts are Signed
    The Locarno Pacts are signed in efforts to stabilize relations with Germany and its neighbors.
  • The Samuel Commission in England Releases Its Report on Coal Mining

     The Samuel Commission in England Releases Its Report on Coal Mining
    The Samuel Commission, under the Conservative government, releases a report which advises wage cuts for miners
  • The Spanish Monarchy is Overthrown and The Republic Is Born

    The Spanish Monarchy is Overthrown and The Republic Is Born
  • The final League of Nations Disarmament Conference is Held

    The final League of Nations Disarmament Conference is Held
  • Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany

     Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany
  • Leon Blum's Popular Front Government Comes to Power in France

    Leon Blum's Popular Front Government Comes to Power in France
  • The Spanish Nationalists Begin the Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Nationalists Begin the Spanish Civil War
    Generals Goded, Mola, and Francisco Franco lead troops in rebellion against the republic, sparking the Spanish Civil War.
  • Spanish Nationalists Bomb Guernica

     Spanish Nationalists Bomb Guernica
    The small northern town of Guernica is bombed, and civilians are gunned down as they flee the scene
  • The Munich Pact is Signed

    The Munich Pact is Signed
    Britain and France appease Hitler by signing the Munich Pact, which grants Hitler control of the Czech Sudetenland.
  • Britain and France Declare War on Germany

    Britain and France Declare War on Germany
    Britain and France go to war with Germany