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the treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolutionand other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris – hence its title – between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson. -
the first meeting the league of nations
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the Dawes plan
Dawes Plan, arrangement for Germany’s payment of reparations after World War I. On the initiative of the British and U.S. governments, a committee of experts, presided over by an American financier, Charles G. Dawes, produced a report on the question of German reparations for presumed liability for World War I. -
the first 'talkie' movie
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the first television
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the great depression
The Great Depression affected countries across the globe. It caused unemployment, bank failures, the collapse of credit and collapse of prices in world trade. -
Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany