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Assasination
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated by Serbians -
Ultimatum
Austria sends a strict ultimatum to Serbia -
Support
Germany declares Austrian support -
Mobilization
Serbian troops moblilise; Russia stations soldiers on Austrian frontier. -
War
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia -
Germany vs. Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
Germany vs France
Germany declares war on France -
Britain vs. Germany
In defense of France and Belgium, Britain declares war on Germany -
Stock Crash
Wall Street crashed, starting the great depression -
Panic!
The first bank panic happens and bankruptcy ensues -
Unemployment
Unemployment hits 25% -
FDR
Franklin Deleano Roosevelt becomes president -
League of Nations (Germany Leaves)
Germany decides to abandon the League of Nations -
Hitler
Hitler rises to TOTAL power after President Hindenburg dies -
Chezchoslovakia
German Nazis take over Chezchoslovakia -
US in war
The U.S. finally enters the war -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor in Hawaii -
Suicide
Hitler commits suicide to avoid trial -
Bombing
U.S. Bombed Nagasaki with first nuclear weapons -
Bombing
U.S. Bombed Hiroshima with nuclear weapons