War

Major events between WWI and WWII

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  • End of German Revolution

    The spartacist uprising takes place and is crushed by the German government.

  • Austria's integration to Gernany

    The Austrian national assembly demands Austria's integration to Gernany.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles helps end World War I. US rejects the treaty and the power given to the League of Nations.

  • Treaty of Saint-Germain

    German Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain. The peace treaty with the Allies regulates the borders of Austria, forbids union with Germany and German Austria has to change its name to Austria.

  • Free City of Danzig

    Creation of the Free City of Danzig which was neither approved by Germany nor Poland.

  • Treaty of Trianon

    Hungary signs the Treaty of Trianon with the Allied powers. The treaty regulated the status of an independent Hungarian state and defined its borders. The United States did not ratify the treaty and later makes a separate peace treaty with Hungary.

  • der Führer

    As an effective speaker, Hitler is named leader of the Nazi Party, earning the title der Führer.

  • The U.S.–Hungarian Peace Treaty

    The U.S.–Hungarian Peace Treaty is signed, marking the formal end of the state of war between the two states instead of the Treaty of Trianon that was not ratified by the United States.

  • Washington Naval Treaty

    The Washington Naval Conference ends with the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty by the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, France, and Italy. The signing parties agree to limit the size of their naval forces.

  • Fascist leader Benito Mussolini

    Fascist leader Benito Mussolini is appointed prime minister of Italy by king Victor Emmanuel III after the March on Rome.

  • The Treaty of Lausanne

    The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Turkey and the Entente powers. It marks the end of the Turkish War of Independence and replaces the earlier Treaty of Sèvres.

  • The Corfu incident

    The Corfu incident: Italy bombards and occupies the Greek island of Corfu seeking to pressure Greece to pay reparations for the murder of an Italian general in Greece.

  • Conference of Ambassadors

    The Corfu incident ends; Italian troops withdraw after the Conference of Ambassadors rules in favor of Italian demands of reparations from Greece.

  • The Beer Hall Putsch

    The Beer Hall Putsch takes place, in which Adolf Hitler unsuccessfully leads the Nazis in an attempt to overthrow the German government. It is crushed by police the next day.

  • Vladimir Lenin dies,

    Leader of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin dies, and Joseph Stalin begins purging rivals to clear the way for his leadership.

  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler is sentenced to 5 years in jail for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch (he serves only 8 months).

  • The Locarno Treaties

    The Locarno Treaties are signed in London (they are ratified 14 September 1926). The treaties settle the borders of western Europe and normalize relations between Germany and the Allied powers of western Europe.

  • The Treaty of Berlin

    The Treaty of Berlin is signed by Germany and the Soviet Union, which declares neutrality if either country is attacked within the next five years.

  • Symon Petliura i

    Ukrainian nationalist leader Symon Petliura is assassinated by Russian Jew Sholom Schwartzbard in Paris.

  • The Chinese Civil War

    The Chinese Civil War begins between nationalists and communists.

  • Leon Trotsky is expelled

    Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin with undisputed control of the Soviet Union.

  • The Jinan Incident begins

    The Jinan Incident begins, a limited armed conflict between the Republic of China and Japan.

  • Italo-Ethiopian Treaty

    Italy and Ethiopia sign the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty, pledging cooperation and friendship.

  • Litvinov's Pac

    Litvinov's Pact is signed in Moscow by the Soviet Union, Poland, Estonia, Romania and Latvia. The Pact outlaws aggressive warfare along the lines of the Kellog-Briand Pact.

  • London Naval Treaty

    The United Kingdom, United States, France, Italy and Japan sign the London Naval Treaty regulating submarine warfare and limiting naval shipbuilding.

  • the Japanese invade Manchuria.

    Using the Mukden Incident as a pretext, the Japanese invade Manchuria.

  • Paul von Hindenburg

    Paul von Hindenburg is reelected President of Germany, defeating Adolf Hitler in a run-off.

  • Adolf Hitler

    Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg.

  • Night of the Long Knives

    Night of the Long Knives in Germany. Potential rivals to Hitler within the Nazi Party, including SA leader Ernst Röhm, and prominent anti-Nazi conservatives are killed by the SS and the Gestapo.