The Interwarwar Years lesson 19 study guide

  • April 1919

    British troops kill hundreds of Indian protesters in Amritsar.
  • April 1921

    The kingdom of Transjordan is created.
  • 1921

    Ireland achieves independence.
  • February 1922

    Egypt wins independence from Great Britain.
  • 1928

    A scientist in Scotland discovers penicillin, an antibacterial agent.
  • October 1929

    The us stock market crashes
  • September 1931

    Japan invades Manchuria.
  • January 1933

    Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany.
  • 1933

    Prohibition ends in the United States.
  • October 1935

    Italian forces invade Ethiopia.
  • 1935

    An earthquake kills 20,000 people in Pakistan.
  • November 1938

    Anti-Jewish riots sweep Germany.
  • 1939

    The Spanish civil war ends with a Fascist victory.