Inter-war period By leireomeñaca Jun 28, 1919 End of WW1 and Treaty of Versalles Oct 29, 1922 Benito Mussolini is appointed prime minister of Italy after the March on Rome Dec 30, 1922 Treaty of Creation of the USSR Jan 21, 1924 Leader of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin dies Oct 28, 1929 The Great Depression starts with The Wall Street Crash of 1929 Jan 30, 1933 Hitler is appointed chancellor Jul 18, 1936 The Spanish Civil War starts Sep 1, 1939 WW2 starts Sep 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland Dec 13, 1939 UK wins war’s first sea battle Jul 10, 1940 The Battle of Britain Jun 6, 1944 Battle of Normandy Jun 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Sep 2, 1945 End of WW2
