France inter-war timeline

  • The first Pan-African Congress

    The first Pan-African Congress
    It was organized by W. E. B. Du Bois ,it was opened in Paris with fifty-seven delegates from sixteen countries and colonies.
  • Unpaid Referations

    Unpaid Referations
    because of the Treaty of Versaille, the French and the Belgians get mad over unpaid reparations. so they go and occupy the Ruhr valley.
  • The film L’Inhumaine

    The film L’Inhumaine
    It was directed by Marcel L’Herbier, it was produced with sets by the modernist architect Robert Mallet-Stevens and painter Fernand Léger.
  • Andre Breton's Manifestos

    Andre Breton's Manifestos
    André Breton made two manifestos between 1896 and 1966. making him the most important theorist.
  • The Maginot Line of defense

    The Maginot Line of defense
    The French begin a construction on the Maginot Line of defense against Germany, starting a long period of political tension between both of the countries that will result in World War II.
  • The Depression

    The Depression
    The great depression starts in France. After the U.S. stock market drops
  • Le Corbusier completes the Villa Savoye in Poissy.

    Le Corbusier completes the Villa Savoye in Poissy.
    Le Corbusier completed the Villa Savoye in Poissy, outside Paris. The time of economic and political instability between the World Wars brings about a number of competing styles in the arts, including architecture.
  • Surrealist Protest

    Surrealist Protest
    The Exposition Coloniale protest against the surrealist causing the surrealist to counter protest
  • The Popular Front comes to power

    The Popular Front comes to power
    The Popular Front, a political party, comes to power in France. It responds to working-class necessities by advocating paid vacations and the forty-hour work week.
  • The Beginning of the Second World War

    The Beginning of the Second World War
    WWII starts when German soldiers invade Poland then Europen nations declare war on Germany then italy declares war on france and britian causing WWII