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World War One - World War Two

  • Born

    Born

    Eleanor Roosevelt is born
  • beginning

    beginning

    28th Jul, 1914 world war 1 began
  • Air raid on Britain

    Air raid on Britain

    First German air raid on Britain
  • Christmas

    Christmas

    Unofficial Christmas truce by soldiers along the Western Front
  • Poison gas

    Poison gas

    First use of poison gas by Germany starts
  • German attack

    German attack

    German attack on Verdun in the longest battle of the war, ultimately defended by the French at great cost to both sides
  • Italy

    Italy

    Italy declares war on Germany
  • Seperate peace negotiations

    Seperate peace negotiations

    Russia opens separate peace negotiations with Germany
  • end

    end

    End of World War One
  • FDR takes office

    FDR takes office

    Eleanor's husbad beomes president
  • world war 2 began

    world war 2 began

    Germany invades Poland
  • declare war on germany

    declare war on germany

    Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
  • Allies declare war

    Allies declare war

    Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan
  • FDR death

    FDR death

    Day of FDR's death, and by consequence, the end of his presidential term
  • end of ww2

    end of ww2

    World War Two ends
  • Eleanor's death

    Eleanor's death

    Eleanor Roosevelt dies in New York City