Inter-War Years

Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Treaty ending World War I.

Warren G. Harding takes office

Mar 4, 1921

Unemployment rates skyrocket

Jul 11, 1921

The British unemployment rate reaches 2.5 million.

David Lloyd George resigns

Oct 22, 1922

Russian Civil War ends

Oct 25, 1922

Death of Vladmir Lenin

Jan 21, 1924

Death of Russian leader, Josef Stalin succeeds Lenin.

Dawes Plan

Aug 27, 1924

Created to deal with war debts after World War I.

First Five-Year Plan

Oct 1, 1928

Stalin implements the first Five-Year Plan, stressing industrialization.

Italy becomes a one-party state

Feb 11, 1929

Benito Mussolini and his followers transformed the Italy into a one-party dictatorship.

Poincaré resigns

Jul 29, 1929

Raymond Poincaré resigns from his position as Prime Minister of France. Political turmoil follows his resignation.

Stock Market crashes

Oct 29, 1929

Signaled the beginning of the Great Depression.

Hitler appointed Chancellor

Feb 10, 1933

Roosevelt's first term

Mar 3, 1933

Roosevelt's New Deal

Nov 20, 1933

U.S. going in the right direction

Stalin begins "The Great Purge"

Dec 11, 1933

Stalin's purges began due to his paranoia and desire to be absolute dictator.

Paul von Hindenburg dies

Aug 2, 1934

The president of Germany dies. Hitler assumes power, becoming "Der Fuhrer."

Italy invades Ethiopia

Oct 11, 1935

Italy wins the war in Ethiopia

May 13, 1936

After Italian victory, Italian East Africa is created.

Spanish Civil War begins

Jul 17, 1936

Roosevelt Re-elected

Nov 3, 1936

New Prime Minister of England

May 28, 1937

Neville Chamberlain appointed as Prime Minister of England.