End of WW1 to WW2

By johnpaulkhoury

  • End of World War One

    The Armistice with Germany marks the end of World War I. German troops evacuate occupied territories and Allied troops subsequently move in and occupy the German Rhineland.

  • Opening of the Paris Peace Conference

  • Germany and the Allied powers sign the Treaty of Versailles after six months of negotiations

  • The Russian Civil War Ends

    No exact date

  • Leader of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin dies

  • Adolf Hitler is sentenced to 5 years in jail for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch

    He only served 9 months

  • The Great Depression begins with the Wall Street Crash

  • Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg

  • Japan leaves the League of Nations

  • All non-Nazi parties are banned in Germany.

  • The Nazi party becomes the official party of Germany.

  • Germany leaves the League of Nations.

  • The Soviet Union joins the League of Nations.

  • Germany hosts the 1936 Winter Olympics

  • Germany hosts the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

  • Hitler makes it mandatory for all males between the ages 10-18 to join the Hitler Youth.

  • Germany invades Poland, start of World War II.