Interwar Period

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    FIRST STAGE

  • World War I ends.

    World War I ends.
  • Treaty of Versailles: war reparations imposed on Germany.

    Treaty of Versailles: war reparations imposed on Germany.
  • The League of Nations comes into force.

    The League of Nations comes into force.
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    SECOND STAGE

  • March on Rome: Mussolini rises to power in Italy.

    March on Rome: Mussolini rises to power in Italy.
  • The Soviet Union is established (USSR).

    The Soviet Union is established (USSR).
  • Lenin dies and Stalin assumes deadership of the USSR

    Lenin dies and Stalin assumes deadership of the USSR
  • Germany joins the League of Nations.

    Germany joins the League of Nations.
  • Stalin's First Five-Year Plan in the USSR: industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.

    Stalin's First Five-Year Plan in the USSR: industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.
  • Wall Street Crash of 1929: the Great Depression begins.

    Wall Street Crash of 1929: the Great Depression begins.
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    THIRD STAGE

  • Japan invades Manchuria.

    Japan invades Manchuria.
  • Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.

    Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
  • Rossevelt rolls out the New Deal in response to the U.S. economic crisis.

    Rossevelt rolls out the New Deal in response to the U.S. economic crisis.
  • Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.

    Germany withdraws from the League of Nations.
  • Nuremberg Race Laws in Germany.

    Nuremberg Race Laws in Germany.
  • The Spanish Civil War begins.

    The Spanish Civil War begins.
  • Italy withdraws from the League of Nations.

    Italy withdraws from the League of Nations.
  • Anschluss: Germany annexes Austria.

    Anschluss: Germany annexes Austria.
  • Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.

    Germany occupies Czechoslovakia.
  • The Spanish Civil War ends: Franco's dictatorship begins.

    The Spanish Civil War ends: Franco's dictatorship begins.
  • Germany invades Poland: World War II begins.

    Germany invades Poland: World War II begins.