The World in Crisis: The Making of the Contemporary World Order By EvaKoh Period: 1894 to 1895 First Sino-Japanese War Period: 1904 to 1905 Russo-Japanese War Fought between Russia and Japan Period: 1914 to 1918 World War I 1917 USSR :February Revolution 1917 USSR: October Revolution 1918 Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Signed between USSR and Germany Apr 28, 1919 LON Established Jun 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles was signed 1929 USSR: Stalin became supreme leader 1929 The Great Depression Period: 1929 to 1953 USSR: Stalin as Supreme leader Period: 1931 to 1933 The Manchurian Crisis Japan invades Manchuria in China 1933 Japan left League of Nations 1933 Germany left League of Nations Period: 1933 to 1945 Germany: Hitler as Fuhrer Period: 1935 to 1936 The Abyssinian Crisis Italy invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) Period: 1937 to 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War Period: Sep 3, 1939 to May 8, 1945 World War II in Europe Dec 7, 1941 Attack of Pearl Harbour Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Aug 14, 1945 World War II in Asia Pacific