WW1-great depression-WW11 By vjgunter Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 WW1 google facts May 7, 1915 The sinking of the Lusitania ships Nov 2, 1916 Hirohito becomes emperor of japan emp Mar 8, 1917 Russian communist revolution begins revolution May 18, 1917 Passage of the selective service act act of passage and selective. Jun 15, 1917 espionage and sedition acts passed by congress acts Jul 28, 1917 War Industries Board established to regulate production in WW1 production Aug 10, 1917 Food administration set up under Herbert Hoover food Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Dec 1, 1920 Worldwide flu epidemic kills 30 million. flu Feb 10, 1918 Russia withdraws from WW1 russia withdrawal Apr 8, 1918 National War labor board established by Woodrow Wilson. wood Sep 29, 1918 Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies ww1 Oct 16, 1918 Woodrow wilson presents his 14 point peace plan woodrow Nov 11, 1918 Arnistice ends world war 1 end Dec 28, 1918 Henry ford opens his assembly lines to african americans ford Mar 1, 1919 Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister of italy ben Jun 28, 1919 Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferinand and his wife Sophie. assassination Jun 28, 1919 Signing of the treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WW1 treaty Jan 19, 1920 Passage of Prohibtion and the end of prohibtion pro Aug 2, 1923 president harding dies May 20, 1927 Charles lindbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight plane Mar 4, 1929 Herbet Hoover elected president presi Oct 29, 1929 The stock market crashes stocks Jul 7, 1930 boulder dam project begins bould Nov 20, 1930 Bank failures begin bank Sep 18, 1931 japan conquers manchuria 7 Jan 12, 1932 Hattie Wyatt Caraway first lady in senate May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart crosses the Alantic in a solo flight. plane Jul 28, 1932 Hoover disbands the bonus army army Aug 14, 1932 Dust bowl dust Jan 30, 1933 hitler comes to power hit Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1945 fdr elected president persidnet Mar 12, 1933 first fireside chat by FDR FDR Mar 22, 1933 hitler sets up dachau 6 Apr 10, 1933 civilian conservation corps civil May 12, 1933 Agricultural adjustment act food Jun 6, 1934 Congress creates the SEC sec Apr 8, 1935 works progress Administration established 8 Aug 14, 1935 congress passes the social security act security Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 civil war in spain war Aug 9, 1936 Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at olympics in germany 5 Jan 20, 1937 F.roosevelt second term May 6, 1937 hindberg disatser ballon Jul 7, 1937 japan invades northern china japan Jun 25, 1938 fine labor laws Oct 30, 1938 orson welles broadcasts the war of the worlds 4 Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht- hitler destroys jewish neighbors kirstallnacht Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign Non aggression pact hitler pact Sep 1, 1939 germany invades poland german Sep 3, 1939 germany invades poland Britain and France Declare war 2 Sep 27, 1940 japan, Germany , and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact Tripartite Pact Mar 11, 1941 Lend Lease Act lend lease act Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union hitler and the sovie tunion Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombs pearl harbor u.s. enters ww2 1 Jan 16, 1942 WW2 War production Board created by Roosevelt war production Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Interment camps begin japanese interment camps camps begin Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway midway Jun 6, 1944 D-day invasion d-day Oct 14, 1944 German General Rommel surrenders in north africa german general Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the bulge battle of the bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Confrence confrence Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima Iwo Jama May 8, 1945 V-E day and V-J day ve and vj day Aug 6, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hiroshima Oct 24, 1945 united nations Dec 20, 1945 Nuremburg War Trails Nuremburg Apr 7, 1947 Seven Year occupation of japan by united states americans occupy japan