Years of Crisis

Treaty of Versailles Signed, June 28, 1919

Jun 28, 1919

First Meeting of the League of Nations, November 21, 1920

Nov 21, 1920

Vladimir Lenin Dies, January 21, 1924

Jan 21, 1924

Samuel Commission in England Releases it's Report on Coal Mining, March 3, 1926

Mar 3, 1926

The report was about how angry mine workers were complaining about how terrible a job in the mines were. Complaints ranged from terrible working conditions to poor and underpaid wages. This is an important event because it shows the way people who worked in the mines were treated and what they did to put an end to it.

Spanish Monarchy Overthrown and Republic is Born, April 14, 1931

Apr 14, 1931

The Spanish Monarchy was overpowered by the Second Spanish Republic due to an economic crisis caused by the Spanish Monarchy leading to the Wall Street Crash in 1929. This is an important event because it showed how weak the Spanish Monarchy was and how it failed to control the economic rate.

Hitler is Appointed Chancellor of Germany, January 30, 1933

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler was announced Chancellor of Germany due to his great leadership, independence, and rise to prominence. This is an important event because it shows why Hitler was chosen to take over Germany and the path he made to be a successful dictator.

1,140,000 Communist Party Members are Expelled by Stalin, October 19, 1933

Oct 19, 1933

Stalin wanted complete power and wanted to eliminate anyone in his way, even if it meant the people in the same political party as him. Stalin invested that many members of the Communist Party were to be expelled from Russia due to treason. This is an important event because it shows what Stalin is capable of and what he'll do to have complete power over Russia.

German Invasion of Poland, September 1, 1935

Sep 1, 1935

Spanish Nationalists Bomb Guernica, July 17, 1936

Jul 17, 1936

Spanish Nationalists bomb the town of Basque in Guernica due to many of the people being Communists and having it being during the Spanish Civil War. This is and important event because it shows how much the Communist and Nationalist party went through to try and annihilate each other.

Munich Pact is Signed, September 18, 1938

Sep 30, 1938

The Munich Pact was a treaty between both the French and British prime ministers and Hitler to avoid the outbreak of war between each other and other countries. This is an important event because it shows that even though those countries were enemies, they came to an agreement without violence that benefits all three countries.

Britain and France Declare War on Germany, September 3, 1939

Sep 3, 1939