WW1/WW2 Great depression By gdbarrett 1 BCE Signing the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI History.com Dec 17, 1903 The Wright Brothers invent the airplane History.com Dec 1, 1913 Henry Ford Opens His Assembly Lines to African American Workers History.com Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Wife Sophie History.com Jun 28, 1914 WWI History.com May 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania History.com Sep 6, 1915 First tank is produced History.com Jul 1, 1916 Battle of Somme Begins History.com Jan 1, 1917 Russia Withdraws from WWII The CS Montior Mar 1, 1917 Zimmermann Telegram is published in United States History.com May 18, 1917 Passage of the Selective Service Act History.com Jun 15, 1917 Espionage and Sedition Acts Passed by Congress History.com Jun 28, 1917 War Industry Board Established to Regulate Production in WWI Study.com Aug 10, 1917 Food Administration Set up under Herbert Hover Cornell.com Nov 6, 1917 Russian Communist Revolution Begins History.com Jan 1, 1918 Worldwide flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million History.com Jan 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson Presents His Fourteen Points Peace Plan U-S-History.com Apr 8, 1918 National War Labor Board Established by Woodrow Wilson History.com Oct 8, 1918 Alvin York kills 25 Germans and captures 132 prisoners worldwarI.com Nov 3, 1918 Austria-Hungry surrenders to Allies SparkNotes.com Nov 11, 1918 Armistice ends World War I History.com Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1933 Passage of Prohibition and end of Prohibition History.com Jan 1, 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minster of Italy [History.com] (Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minster of Italy) Period: Jan 1, 1924 to Jan 1, 1937 Dust Bowl History.com Jan 1, 1926 Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan History.com Jan 1, 1927 Bank Failures Begin History.com May 21, 1927 Charles Limbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight History.com Nov 6, 1928 Herbert Hoover elected President History.com Oct 29, 1929 The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday" History.com Sep 18, 1931 Japan Invades Northern China mtholyoke.com Jan 1, 1932 Boulder Dam project begins History.com Jan 8, 1932 japan conquers Manchuria mtholyoke.edu May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic in solo flight History.com Nov 1, 1932 FDR first election whitehouse.gov Jan 30, 1933 Hitler comes to power in Germany quora.com Mar 1, 1933 civilian conservation corps history.com Mar 1, 1933 hitler sets up dachau history.com Mar 12, 1933 First Fireside chat by FDR history.com May 12, 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act livinghistoryfarm.org Jan 1, 1934 Congress Creates the SEC History.com May 6, 1935 Works Progress Administration establishment history.com Aug 14, 1935 Congress passes the Social Security Act ssa.gov Jan 1, 1936 Hoover disbands the bonus army authentichistory.com Jul 18, 1936 Civil war in Spain History.com Aug 9, 1936 Jessie Owens wins four gold medals at German olympics history.com Nov 3, 1936 FDR second term nytimes.com May 6, 1937 Hindenburg Disaster www.airships.net Oct 30, 1938 orson welles broadcasts war of worlds history.com Nov 9, 1938 night of the falling glass history.com Apr 27, 1939 Mussolini is killed History.com Aug 23, 1939 non-aggression act history.com Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland history.com Sep 3, 1939 germany invades poland france and brittan declare war history.com Sep 27, 1940 tripartite pact history.com Oct 7, 1940 FDR third term history.com Feb 1, 1941 Japanese internment camp history.com Mar 11, 1941 lend lease act history.com Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades soviet union history.com Dec 7, 1941 pearl harbor history.com Jan 1, 1942 WW2 war production board encyclopedia.com Jun 3, 1942 Battle of midway history.com Period: Dec 12, 1942 to Sep 2, 1945 U.S enters ww2 history.com Jan 1, 1943 German General Rommel surrenders history.com Feb 2, 1943 battle of stalingrad history.com Jun 6, 1944 D-Day history.com Jun 6, 1944 Allies invade Frace history.com Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge hisotry.com Jan 1, 1945 seven year occupation of japan by united states britannica Jan 20, 1945 FDR Fourth Term history.com Feb 4, 1945 yalta conference history.com Feb 9, 1945 Iwo Jima history.com Apr 30, 1945 hitler's death history.com May 8, 1945 V-E day history.com Aug 6, 1945 Hiroshima history.com Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki history.com Aug 14, 1945 V-J day history.com Nov 1, 1945 Nuremberg war trials history.com Jan 7, 1989 Hirohito's death history.com
