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Treaty of Versailles signed
A treaty created by the allies was signed by Germany, restricting Germany's defense force to 100 000 soldiers. Germany also had to pay 31.4 billion us dollars, or 132 billion marks. Much of Germany's land was lost, 65 000 square kilometres, and 7 million people -
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The Roaring Twenties
A time of economical change and growth, with many technological upgrades such as automobiles and factory machines. -
Wall Street Crashes
Wall Street Crashes, which signals the start of the Great Depression -
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The Great Depression
A time of unemployment and poverty. Hunger ravaged families and took many lives all across Australia, America, and European countries. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany, later making strategic decisions and attacks that shaped the results of WW2, and changed the modern world. Adolf Hitler led the Nazi party, killing millions of Jews. -
Britain and Australia declares war on Germany
Following the German army’s invasion of Poland, Britain declares war on Germany. Australia also declares war on Germany, due to alliances with Britain. -
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World War II
World War II, the worst, fiercest war known to mankind in history. Truly shaped today's world, for better or worse -
The Battle of Britain.
German and British air forces clashed in the skies over the United Kingdom, locked in the largest sustained bombing campaign to that date. -
Germany invades more countries
Germany invades Denmark, the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and France, gaining more power than ever before. -
Australian troops are involved in the Siege of Tobruk.
Around 14,000 Australian soldiers were besieged in Tobruk by a German–Italian army. It was vital for the defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal to hold the town with its harbour, to stop enemy soldiers from getting supplies through the desert -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, the USA enters the war.
Hundreds of Japanese planes descend on Peal Harbor, destroying American naval vessels, killing over 2400 Americans. USA declares war on Japan -
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German Blitzkrieg
Germany commences its bombing campaign on Britain, known as the Blitzkrieg. Swift, effective bombing strikes were used to dis-join enemy lines -
Australian troops’ defence of the Kokoda Trail
The defence of the Kokoda Trail from July to November 1942 prevents Japanese forces from taking control of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Allies win a decisive victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein. -
Singapore falls to the Japanese.
Many Allied soldiers are taken as prisoners of war by the Japanese, where they are tortured and abused. Japan bombs Darwin, inflicting many casualties, with little losses themselves, in an attempt to cut off the Allies use of ports in Darwin. -
Germany surrenders at the Battle of Stalingrad.
On this day, the last of the German forces fighting at Stalingrad, Russia, surrender, despite Hitler’s earlier declaration that “Surrender is out of the question. The troops will defend themselves to the last!” -
‘D-Day’
Allied forces invade France and begin advancing towards Germany from the west, liberating France in August 1944. -
Germany surrenders
The Allies liberate many prisoner camps, freeing all its prisoners, in this turning point of the war, where the Allies were on the verge of winning altogether. -
The USA drop two atomic bombs on Japan.
The USA releases two super weapons on Japan, in a shattering attack that is remembered with sorrow by the Japanese, and rest of the world. Around 226000 casualties occurred