History Timeline

  • Bolshevik Revolution

    Bolshevik Revolution

    There was a seizure of state power that became instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference

    This was a meeting between all the countries who turned out victorious after WWI.
  • Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy

    Benito Mussolini comes to power in Italy

    He was the leader of the fascists and became very powerful in Italy.
  • Treaty of Versailles Signed

    Treaty of Versailles Signed

    This was one of the peace treaties that led to end WWI.
  • Washington Naval Conference

    Washington Naval Conference

    it was a military conference that delt with interests in the Pacific Ocean and East Asia.
  • Rapallo Treaty

    Rapallo Treaty

    Each of the countries renounced all territorial and financial claims that they had against the other.
  • England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan

    England refuses to renew its alliance with Japan

  • Beer Hall Putsch

    Beer Hall Putsch

    This was the failed attempt to sieze power in Munich.
  • US victory at Iwo Jima

    US victory at Iwo Jima

    This was a 5 week battle that ended in the US capturing the island of Iwo Jima.
  • Mein Kamph Published

    Mein Kamph Published

    This was autobiographical manifesto written by the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash

    This was a sudden dramatic decline of the stock prices. It was hared on many people in the US.
  • US Neutrality Acts

    US Neutrality Acts

    These acts were in response to the growing turmoil that was happening in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II.
  • French begin constructing the Maginot line

    French begin constructing the Maginot line

    These were a line of concreate fortifications
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria

    The Japenesse presence lasted untill the end of WWII.
  • Ukrainian Famine

    Ukrainian Famine

    This was a manmade famine and many people died of starvation.
  • First concentration camps established

    First concentration camps established

  • Hitler made chancellor of Germany

    Hitler made chancellor of Germany

    This marked a crucial turning point for Germany.
  • Dawes Act

    Dawes Act

    This authorized the President to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments.
  • Night of Long Knives

    Night of Long Knives

    The Nazis carried out a seris of political murders.
  • Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany

    Hitler declares himself Vice Chancellor and Fuhrer of Germany

  • Berlin Olympics

    Berlin Olympics

    These games marked the second and last time that the International Olympic Committee would gather to vote in a city which was bidding to host the Games.
  • Hitler invades the Sudetenland

    Hitler invades the Sudetenland

    The growing aggresiveness of Hitler and Germany required Sudetenland to increase there boarder controls.
  • Rape of Nanking

    Rape of Nanking

    This is when there were mass murders and mass rapes commited by Japenses against Nanking.
  • Stalin begins military purges and The Great Terror

    Stalin begins military purges and The Great Terror

    He tried to eliminate all the others above him to gain as much power as possible.
  • Hitler invades Austria

    Hitler invades Austria

    He first tourtured the leader of Austria. When they were going to appoint a new chancelor the German army surrounded them and took over power.
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference

    This was were a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia was generated.
  • Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia

    Hitler conquers the rest of Czechoslovakia

    He ordered them to give him the power that he wanted.
  • Krystallnacht

    Krystallnacht

    This was a series of coordinated attacks against Jews throughout Nazi Germany.
  • Einstein writes a letter to FDR on the possibility of Atomic Weapons

    Einstein writes a letter to FDR on the possibility of Atomic Weapons

  • Enigma machine used in Britain

    Enigma machine used in Britain

    This was used to decode secret messages for allies.
  • Nazi Soviet Anti -Aggression Pact

    Nazi Soviet Anti -Aggression Pact

    This allowed Germany to begin invading Europe without having to fight the Soviets. The Soviets gained machinery in exchange of raw materials.
  • Hitler invades Poland

    Hitler invades Poland

    They were invaded from the north, south, and west. THe polish then withdrew.
  • Winter War between Finland and Russia

    Winter War between Finland and Russia

    This was a military conflict that happened just 3 months after WWII began.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    This was the name given to the Second World War air campaign supported by the German Air Force.
  • Scandinavian Wars

    Scandinavian Wars

    This had a significant impact on the economy.
  • Winston Churchill Comes to power in England

    Winston Churchill Comes to power in England

    Winston Churchill became a very powerfull force in England.
  • Defeat of French army by the Nazis

    Defeat of French army by the Nazis

    The French were defeated by the Nazis.
  • Stalin comes to power in Russia

    Stalin comes to power in Russia

    He was part of the non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany and then gained great power in Russia.
  • Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa

    Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa

    This is when Hitler invade Russia.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan was the reason that the United States went into World War II.
  • Manhattan Project Begins

    Manhattan Project Begins

    This was a development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II.
  • Nazi Final Solution Developed

    Nazi Final Solution Developed

    They decided that the solution was to get rid of all the Jewish people.
  • FDR signs Executive order 9066, beginning Japanese internment

    FDR signs Executive order 9066, beginning Japanese internment

    This happened after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    This battle defeated an attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy.
  • Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the Pacific

    Nimitz and McArthur begin island hopping in the Pacific

  • Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin

    Desert Campaigns in Africa Begin

    This was between the Allies and Axis Powers. It took place in Africa.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    This was when american troops fought Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France.
  • Operation Market Garden

    Operation Market Garden

    This was an unsuccessful opperation it was also the largest airborne operation up to that time.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    This was a surprise attack that caught the Allied forces off guard. It was bitter cold during this battle.
  • US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    The US conducted the bombings towards the end of WWII. They were the only time nuclear weapons were used in any war.
  • Nazi occupation of Norway

    Nazi occupation of Norway

    Germany took over the Norway to gain power.
  • Death of FDR

    Death of FDR

    He died from a masive cerebral hemorrhage.
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler shot himself in an underground bunker.
  • Surrender of Germany

    Surrender of Germany

    This ended the WWII in Europe.
  • First successful test of atomic bomb

    First successful test of atomic bomb

    They tested this at the Trinity bomb site in central New Mexico.
  • Surrender of Japan

    Surrender of Japan

    This brought the aressiongs of World War II to an end.