Interwar period

  • End of World War 1

    End of World War 1
    After more than four years of fighting and the loss of millions of people it officially ended with the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne on November 11, 1918.
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, subjected Germany to strict punitive measures and officially ending the war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It imposed heavy reparations and territorial losses on Germany.
  • The establishment of the League of Nations

    The establishment of the League of Nations
    The League of Nations was founded on January 10, 1919, it was an international organization dedicated to maintaining peace and global security. It served as the precursor to the United Nations.
  • Mussolini seizes power

    Mussolini seizes power
    Benito Mussolini made a Fascist Party that came to power in Italy, it established a dictatorship known as Fascist Italy.
  • Crack of NY Stock market

    Crack of NY Stock market
    The New York Stock Exchange collapsed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression, this made growing bank loans, agricultural overproduction, panic selling, higher interest rates, and a negative media industry. With this economic crisis it were affected countries all over the world.
  • II Spanish Republic

    II Spanish Republic
    The Second Republic was proclaimed on April 14, 1931,
    after the fall of the monarchy, this led to significant political and social reforms in Spain.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Hitler becomes Chancellor
    Adolf Hitler the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, the Nazi Party, was proclamated Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, this marked the beginning of Nazi rule.
  • The Nuremberg Laws

    The Nuremberg Laws
    The Nazi regime in Germany promulgated the Nuremberg Laws on September 15, 1935, which was an institutionalized racial discrimination against Jews and other minorities, depriving them of basic civil and human rights.
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
    It was conflict that happened in Spain between the Republicans, who supported the Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, tha were led by General Francisco Franco. It lasted until 1939 and the Nationalist won and the establishment of a dictatorship.
  • The beginning of World War II

    The beginning of World War II
    The World War II began on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion in Poland, Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3, this led to the involvement of numerous countries in a global conflict.
  • The end of the Spanish Civil War

    The end of the Spanish Civil War
    With the victory of General Francisco Franco's Nationalist forces over the Republican government. The war resulted in the establishment of Franco's authoritarian regime, a dictatorship that lasted until his death in 1975.
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor

    The attack on Pearl Harbor
    Japanese forces attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941, leading the United States to officially enter World War II.
  • Normandy Landings

    Normandy Landings
    Allied forces launched a massive invasion of the German occupied in France on June 6, 1944, it was known as D-Day, on the beaches of Normandy. The operation involved thousands of ships, aircraft, and soldiers from various Allied nations, It marked an important point in World War II, leading to the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.
  • The end of World War II

    The end of World War II
    The World War II officially ended on September 2, 1945, with the surrender of the Japanese army, following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the subsequent Soviet invasion of Manchuria.