Western Europe

By Demetrios1400

  • war starts

    1914 - 1918 World War I occurred throughout Europe

  • sad time

    1930's Great Depression weakened European economies

  • Hitler

    1933 Adolf Hitler became Chancellor Germany

  • winston

    1939 Winston Churchill became prime minister of Britain

  • italy falls

    1939 - 1945 World War II occurred throughout the world. Hitler created concentration camps for Jews. Russia expanded their country. Mussolini overthrown in Italy.

  • D-Day

    1944 D-Day landing in Normandy by allies

  • End of hitler

    1945 Hitler committed suicide; Germany surrendered

  • Cold War

    1946 - 1990 Cold War took place between USSR and the United States