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The start of the German revolution
The German revolution also known as the November revolution happened right after WW1. It was a civil conflict in the German empire which resulted in the replacement of the German federal constitutional monarchy with a democratic parliamentary republic also known as the the Wiemar republic. The significance of the German revolution is that Germany had to withdraw from all land won and was forced to pull back 30 miles in Germany. This also lead to the creation of the Wiemar republic. -
The beginning of the Polish soviet war
The polish soviet war was caused by an armed conflict between the Second Polish Republic, Soviet Russia, Soviet Ukraine and Ukraine's People Republic for control over an area the size of modern day Ukraine and parts of Belarus. The war ended with the second polish republic being victorious. The polish soviet war lead to the peace treaty in Riga which helped Poland establish a border well to the east of river bug. -
The end of the Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil war ends in Bolshevik victory with the defeat of the last white forces of Siberia. there were an estimated 7,000,000 to 12,000,000 casualties during the war which were mostly civilians. The three combatant group during the Russian civil war were the Red army (bolsheviks form of socialism), the White army (favoured monarchism and capitalism) and the green army which fought both the red and the white army. -
Turkey becomes a republic
Turkey officially becomes a republic following the dissolution of the ottoman empire. The republic of turkey was created after the overthrow of Sultan Mehmet VI by the new Republican parliament. during WW2 turkey was unable to establish a defensive alliance with britain therefore they maintained neutrality in WW2. -
Adolf Hitler is sentenced to jail
In the early 1920s, the ranks of Hitler’s Nazi Party swelled with resentful Germans who sympathized with the party’s bitter hatred of Germany’s democratic government, leftist politics, and Jews. the Nazis launched the “Beer Hall Putsch” which was their first attempt at seizing the German government by force. The uprising was immediately suppressed, and Hitler was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for high treason. -
Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator of Greece
Theodoros pangalos was a Greek soldier, politician and dictator. A distinguished staff officer and an ardent Venizelist and anti-royalist. Pangalos played a leading role in the September 1922 revolt that deposed King Constantine I and in the establishment of the Second Hellenic Republic. In June 1925 Pangalos staged a bloodless coup, and his assumption of power was recognized by the National Assembly which named him Prime Minister. -
The beginning of the Great Depression
The great depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mainly in the 1930s. The great depression was mainly caused by a fall in stock market in the USA. This resulted to 2 to 3 thousand applicants in one or two job openings. many people also had to move out of their homes and took up residence in shanty towns made up of tents. -
Germany completes first concentration camp
The first ever concentration camp by germany was called Dachau.it was intended to hold political prisoners and was located on the grounds of an abandoned munition factory northwest of munich and in the state of bavaria. Jews, German and Austrian criminals were also brought to the camp. people who were being held in the camp died due to sickness, brutal treatment or to medical experiments eg. exposing inmates into freezing temperatures then trying to revive them.. -
Hitler's youth
Hitler's youth was a youth organization by the NAZI party. It was mainly a paramilitary group of young men aged 14-18. they were used to replace manpower in WW2 which have been depleted due to tremendous military losses. -
Germany invades Poland
On september 1, 1939 germany invaded poland. The polish army was defeated in a matter of weeks during the invasion.
