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The treaty of Versailles is Signed
Versailles ends World War One -
Period: to
the interwar years
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The First Meeting of the League of Nations
The Assembly of the League of Nations meets for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland -
Benito Mussolini is Made Italian Premier
King Victor Emmanuel declares Mussolini premier in an attempt to head off violent conflict -
The Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and General Ludendorf lead a small contingent of followers in a harmless -
The Cartel des Gauches wins the French Election
The Cartel displaces the ruling Bloc National -
The Locarno Pacts are Signed
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
under the Conservative government, releases a report which advises wage cuts for miners -
The Spanish Monarchy is Overthrown and The Republic Is Born
provisional government is established to take Spain from monarchy to republicanism. -
The final League of Nations Disarmament Conference is Held
The last major League of Nations-sponsored disarmament conference meets from February to July 1932 at Geneva, with 60 nations in attendance, including the United States. -
Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg declares Hitler chancellor, the first major step in Hitler's ascent to dictatorship. -
eon Blum's Popular Front Government Comes to Power in France
The Popular Front, a leftist party, institutes social legislation and allows wide public participation in the government -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
britain and france go to war with germany to stop hitler.
