The Interwar Period (1919-1939)

  • Wold War i ends.

    Wold War i ends.
  • Treaty of Versailles: war reparations imposed on Germany.

    Treaty of Versailles: war reparations imposed on Germany.
  • The League of Nations comes into force.

    The League of Nations comes into force.
  • March on Rome: Mussolini rises to powe in Italy

    March on Rome: Mussolini rises to powe in Italy
  • The Soviet Union is established (USSR)

    The Soviet Union is established (USSR)
  • Lenin dies and Stalin assumes leadership of the USSR

    Lenin dies and Stalin assumes leadership of the USSR
  • Germany joins the League of Nations

    Germany joins the League of Nations
  • Stalin's First Five-Year Plan in the USSR: industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.

    Stalin's First Five-Year Plan in the USSR: industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.
  • Wall Street Crash of 1929: the Great Depression begins.

    Wall Street Crash of 1929: the Great Depression begins.
  • Japan invades Manchuria.

    Japan invades Manchuria.
  • Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.

    Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
  • Roosevelt rolls out the New Deal in response to the U.S economic crisis.

    Roosevelt rolls out the New Deal in response to the U.S economic crisis.
  • Germany withdraws feom the League of Nations.

    Germany withdraws feom the League of Nations.
  • Nuremberg Race Laws in Germany.

    Nuremberg Race Laws in Germany.
  • The Spanish civil war begins.

    The Spanish civil war begins.
  • italy withdraws from the League of Nations.

    italy withdraws from the League of Nations.
  • Anschluss: Germany annexes Austria.

    Anschluss: Germany annexes Austria.
  • Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.

    Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
  • The Spanish Civil war end's: Franco's dictatorshib begins.

    The Spanish Civil war end's: Franco's dictatorshib begins.
  • Germany invades Poland: World war ll begins.

    Germany invades Poland: World war ll begins.