Jenna Sargent

  • Opening of the First Battle of the Aisne

    start of trench warfare
  • Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary

    Italy declares war on Austria-hungary
  • Battle of the Somme opens;

    British suffer approximately 60,000 casualties on the first day
  • Wilson publicly calls for a national army

    Wilson publicly calls for a national army to be "raised and maintained exclusively by selective draft"
  • Stock Market on Wall Street Crashes

    Stock Market on Wall Street crashes.
    Causing mad chaos
  • Nazis invade Poland.

    Nazis invade Poland. Causing a war to start.
  • Holland surrenders to the Nazis.

    Holland surrenders to the Nazis. Making the Nazis have even more control over the country.
  • Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed

    Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.
  • Italy invades Greece.

    Italy invades Greece. Causing a war to break out.
  • British Foreign Secretary Eden tells the British House of Commons of mass executions of Jews by Nazis

    British Foreign Secretary Eden tells the British House of Commons of mass executions of Jews by Nazis; U.S. declares those crimes will be avenged.