Modern World (1918-1939)

By rebecca_szabo
  • Period: to

    Modern World (1918-1939)

  • The treaty of versailles is signed

    The treaty of versailles is signed

    revolutionary outbreaks take place across Europe
  • The Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War

    The Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War

  • Mussolini and his fascists take power in Italy

    Mussolini and his fascists take power in Italy

  • Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany in the unsucsessful Munich Putsch

    Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany in the unsucsessful Munich Putsch

  • The Nazis win only 3 percent

    The Nazis win only 3 percent

    of votes in German elections
  • almost 1 in 5 people own a car in the US

    almost 1 in 5 people own a car in the US

    • the first australian screeningof a 'talkie' takes place
  • The great depression begins

    The great depression begins

  • Under the Melbourne agreement

    Under the Melbourne agreement

    Australian governments agree to cut spending
  • unemployement reaches its peak

    unemployement reaches its peak

    the worst year of depression
  • Hitler and nazis gain power in Germany

    Hitler and nazis gain power in Germany

    Japan and Germany leave the league of nations
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia

  • the spanish Civil War begins

    the spanish Civil War begins

  • japan invades china

    japan invades china

  • germany invades poland