WWI-Great Depression-WWII timeline

Jul 29, 1883

Benito Mussolini apponted Prime Minister of Italy
Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI
May 7, 1915

Sinking of Lusitania
Dec 1, 1915

Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American Workers
Dec 12, 1915

First all metal aircraft Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau, Germany
Apr 1, 1917

Passage of the Selective Service Act
Jun 15, 1917

Espionage and Sedition acts passed by Congress
Aug 10, 1917

Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover
Oct 1, 1917

Russia Withdraws from WWI
Oct 1, 1917

Russian Communist Revolution Begins
Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Dec 1, 1920

Worldwide Flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million
Jan 8, 1918

Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan
Apr 8, 1918

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson
Jul 28, 1918

War Industries Board established to regulate production in WWI
Nov 11, 1918

*Armistice ends WWI
Dec 4, 1918

Austria-Hungary Surrenders to the Allies
Jun 28, 1919

*Signing of the Treaty of Versalles establishing the peace at the end of WWI
Jan 1, 1920

Bank Failures Begin
Nov 8, 1926

Herbert Hoover electected president
Aug 31, 1927

Charles Lendbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight
Dec 25, 1928

Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan
Jan 1, 1929

Congress creates the SEC
Mar 6, 1929

Boulder Dam project begins
Oct 29, 1929

*The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"
Sep 18, 1931

Japan conquers Manchuria
May 21, 1932

Amelia Earjart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight
Jul 28, 1932

Hoover disbands the Bonus Army
Jan 30, 1933

Hitler comes to power in Germany
Mar 12, 1933

First Fireside Chat by FDR
Mar 22, 1933

Hitler sets up Dachau
Apr 5, 1933

Civilian Conservation Corps
May 1, 1933

Agriculture Adjustment Act
Nov 1, 1933

FDR Elected President first time
Period: Nov 11, 1933 to Apr 14, 1935

Dust Bowl
Apr 8, 1935

Work Progress Administration established
Aug 14, 1935

Congress passes the Social Security Act
Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Jan 1, 1939

Civil War in Spain
Aug 25, 1936

Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany
May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster
Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades Northern China
Nov 1, 1937

FDR elected President second time
Oct 30, 1938

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of the Worlds
Nov 10, 1938

*Kristallnacht (night of the falling glass)- Hitler destroys Jewish neighborhoods
Jan 1, 1939

Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression Pact
Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland
Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland- Britain and France Declare War
Sep 28, 1940

Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact
Dec 18, 1940

Hitler invades the Soviet Union
Jan 10, 1941

Lend Lease Act
Mar 3, 1941

German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa
Nov 1, 1941

FDR elected President third time
Dec 7, 1941

*Japan bombs Pearl Harbor- U.S. enters WWII.
Jan 16, 1942

WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt
Mar 1, 1942

Japnese Internment Camps begin
Jun 4, 1942

Battle of Midway
Jun 6, 1944

*D-Day Invasion
Dec 16, 1944

Battle of the Bulge
Jan 1, 1945

Seven Year occupation of Japan by United States
Feb 4, 1945

*Yalta Confrence
Feb 19, 1945

Iwo Jima
May 8, 1945

V-E Day
Aug 14, 1945

V-J Day
Nov 1, 1945

FDR elected President fourth time
Jul 1, 1946

U.S. drops atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll (4th atomic explosion
Dec 9, 1946

Nuremburg War Trials

Benito Mussolini apponted Prime Minister of Italy

Assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

WWI

Sinking of Lusitania

Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American Workers

First all metal aircraft Junkers J-1) test flown at Dessau, Germany

Passage of the Selective Service Act

Espionage and Sedition acts passed by Congress

Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover

Russia Withdraws from WWI

Russian Communist Revolution Begins

Worldwide Flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million

Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson

War Industries Board established to regulate production in WWI

*Armistice ends WWI

Austria-Hungary Surrenders to the Allies

*Signing of the Treaty of Versalles establishing the peace at the end of WWI

Bank Failures Begin

Herbert Hoover electected president

Charles Lendbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight

Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan

Congress creates the SEC

Boulder Dam project begins

*The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"

Japan conquers Manchuria

Amelia Earjart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight

Hoover disbands the Bonus Army

Hitler comes to power in Germany

First Fireside Chat by FDR

Hitler sets up Dachau

Civilian Conservation Corps

Agriculture Adjustment Act

FDR Elected President first time

Dust Bowl

Work Progress Administration established

Congress passes the Social Security Act

Civil War in Spain

Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany

Hindenburg Disaster

Japan invades Northern China

FDR elected President second time

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of the Worlds

*Kristallnacht (night of the falling glass)- Hitler destroys Jewish neighborhoods

Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression Pact

Germany invades Poland

Germany invades Poland- Britain and France Declare War

Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact

Hitler invades the Soviet Union

Lend Lease Act

German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa

FDR elected President third time

*Japan bombs Pearl Harbor- U.S. enters WWII.

WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt

Japnese Internment Camps begin

Battle of Midway

*D-Day Invasion

Battle of the Bulge

Seven Year occupation of Japan by United States

*Yalta Confrence

Iwo Jima

V-E Day

V-J Day

FDR elected President fourth time

U.S. drops atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll (4th atomic explosion

Nuremburg War Trials