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SECOND PERIOD TIMELINE - IVANNA TOLEDO

By Vanunanuvan
  • Abolition of serfdom in Russia under Tsar Alexander II.

    Abolition of serfdom in Russia under Tsar Alexander II.

  • Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, set off a chain reaction that led to World War I.

    Franz Ferdinand's assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, set off a chain reaction that led to World War I.

  • Russian Revolution of 1905; leads to limited constitutional reforms, including the Duma.

  • Russia enters World War I; economic and military struggles destabilize the empire.

    Russia enters World War I; economic and military struggles destabilize the empire.

  • February Revolution—Tsar Nicholas II abdicates; Provisional Government formed.

  • Lenin returns to Russia and issues the April Theses.

    Lenin returns to Russia and issues the April Theses.

  • October Revolution—Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government.

    October Revolution—Bolsheviks overthrow the Provisional Government.

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    Russian Civil War—Reds (Bolsheviks) vs. Whites (anti-Bolsheviks).

  • Treaty of Versailles imposes heavy penalties on Germany, fostering resentment.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles imposes heavy penalties on Germany, fostering resentment.
  • Fascist regime

    Fascist regime

    Benito Mussolini rises to power in Italy, establishing a fascist regime.
  • Benito Mussolini rises to power in Italy, establishing a fascist regime.

    Benito Mussolini rises to power in Italy, establishing a fascist regime.

  • Formation of the Soviet Union (USSR).

    Formation of the Soviet Union (USSR).

  • Lenin dies; Joseph Stalin begins consolidating power.

    Lenin dies; Joseph Stalin begins consolidating power.

  • Militarization

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany; begins militarization.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany; begins militarization.

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany; begins militarization.

  • German troops occupation

    German troops occupy the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • German troops occupy the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Period: to

    Francisco Franco's victory

    Spanish Civil War—Germany and Italy support Francisco Franco’s victory.

  • Sep 3: Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • Mar 15: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia, violating the Munich Agreement.

    Mar 15: Germany occupies Czechoslovakia, violating the Munich Agreement.

  • Sep 1: Germany invades Poland; WWII begins.

    Sep 1: Germany invades Poland; WWII begins.

  • Sep 27: Warsaw falls; Poland is divided between Germany and the USSR.

  • Sep 17: Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

    Sep 17: Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

  • Violation of the Munich Agreement

    Violation of the Munich Agreement

    Germany occupies Czechoslovakia, violating the Munich Agreement.

  • Poland division

    Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact signed, secretly agreeing to divide Poland.