world at wawr By I ain't got time for this Period: 1900 to 1945 Unit 7 - World at War 1904 Russo-Japanese war Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Jul 28, 1914 Start of WWI Apr 2, 1917 U.S. declares war on Germany Nov 11, 1918 End of WWI Dec 29, 1922 USSR forms 1929 Stalin becomes dictator Period: 1929 to 1939 The Great Depression Oct 29, 1929 Stock Market crashes Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria Jul 7, 1937 Japan invades China Sep 1, 1939 Start of WWII Sep 2, 1945 End of WWII