WWI, Great Depression, and WWII

By bigbthegamer1

  • The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

    Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by a member of a group called the Black Hand
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    WWI

  • Germany declares war on Russia

  • United Kingdom declares war on Germany

  • First time Germany uses chemical weapons

  • Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels

    Germany begins submarine warfare against merchant vessels

  • Zimmerman Letter

    Germany sends a letter asking for Mexico to declare war on the US

  • US joins the war

  • Woodrow Wilson outlines his Fourteen Points

  • Treaty of Versailles is signed

  • League of Nations has its first meeting in London

  • Stock prices begin to fall

  • Black Tuesday

    Black Tuesday

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    The Great Depression

  • Smoot-Hawley Tariff

    the tariff reduced American exports and imports by more than half
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    Every major currency left the gold standard

    It started with the Bank of England
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    New York's Bank of the United States collapses

    more than $200 million in deposits dissappeared. Largest loss in US history

  • Revenue Act of 1932 passed

  • the Bonus Army is attacked at DC & 2 veterans are killed

  • FDR is elected as president

  • FDR declares a national bank holiday

  • unemployment is 24.9% for the year

  • Share Our Wealth Society is founded

    Huey Long founds the Share Our Wealth Society

  • Huey Long is assassinated

  • Germany attacks Poland

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    WWII

  • France, Britain, other counties and declare war on Germany

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    Battle of Britain

  • the Bombing of Pearl Harbor

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    Battle of Singapore

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    Battle of Midway

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    Battle of Stalingrad

  • Invasion of Normandy

  • V-E Day

    Allies accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany
  • Atomic bombs dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima

    Atomic bombs dropped in Nagasaki and Hiroshima

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