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The final straw
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie -
World War 1 Begins
Austria declared war on Serbia after Germany promised to support them against Serbia. -
Turkey entered the war on Germany's side
Trench warfare started to dominate the western front. -
Zepplin
The first Zepplin raid on Britain took place -
1916
Conscription introduced in Britain -
1917
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare campaign started (Feb 1st)
USA declared war on Germany (April 6th)
Start of third battle at Ypres (July 31st)
Britain captured Jerusalem from the Turks (dec 9th) -
1918 - THE END OFWW1
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between Russia and Germany (March 3rd)
Germany signed an armistice with the Allies - the official date of World War One (Nov 11th) -
1919 - Post WW1
Peace conference met Paris (Jan 4th)
The treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany. (June 28th) -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression begins. Stock prices fall -
1930
Smooth - Hawley Act is passed. First round of U.S. bank failures. -
1931
Second U.S. bank failures (biggest in American history)
Germany banking crisis
Britain leaves the gold standard -
1932
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected president -
1933
Executive order 6102 - President Roosevelt forbade hoarding of gold coin, bullion and certificates, effective from May 1, 1933. -
1935
Hitler violates Treaty of Versailles -
1939
Great Depression Ends
WW2 begins.
Hitler threatens a Jews in Reichstag speech.
Nazis sign "pact of steel" with Italy.
Nazis and soviets sign pact.
Spanish civil war ends.
Britain attacks Germany.
Canada declares war on Germany. -
1940
Germany attacks Western European powers.
Nazis power expands -
1941
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Hitler declares war on the U.S.
Hitter completely controls German army
Nazis kill 33,771 Jews at Kiev
Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act. -
1942
Declaration of United Nations signed
Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos.
Mass execution of Jews by Nazis; U.S. declares to avenge the Jews -
1944
British drop 3000 tons of bombs during an air raid on Hamburg, Germany
Assassination attempt by German Army officers against Hitler fails -
1945 - World War II Ends
Adolf Hitler commits suicude
United Nations charter is signed
1st U.S. atomic bomb test.
First atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan
Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan
United Nstions is born.