Timeline: WWI-Great Depression-WWII 2016-2017

Jan 1, 1900

YMCA spread volleyball to Canada, the Orient and the Southern Hemisphere

[volleyball.org]
(http://www.volleyball.org/history.html）

Jan 1, 1907

Volleyball presented at the Playground of America Convention as one of the Most Popular Sports

volleyball.org

Jun 28, 1914

Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

History.com

Jul 28, 1914

WWI (declared as a time period)

firstworldwar.com

May 7, 1915

Sinking of the Lusitantia

eyewitnesstohistory.com

Mar 8, 1917

Russian Communist Revolution Begins

history.com

Apr 1, 1917

Food Administration Set Up Under Herbert Hoover

cornell.edu

May 18, 1917

Passage of the Selective Service Act

[history.com]
(http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-selective-service-act0

Jul 28, 1917

War Industries Board Established by Woodrow Wilson

wikipedia.com

Oct 1, 1917

Russia Withdraws from World War 1

reference.com

Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Jan 1, 1919

Worldwide Flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million

history.com

Jan 8, 1918

Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan

u-s-history.com

May 16, 1918

Espionage and Sedition Acts passed by Congress

[history.com(http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-espionage-act)

Nov 11, 1918

Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies

sparknotes.com

Nov 11, 1918

Armistice ends World War 1

history.com

Dec 1, 1918

Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American workers

history.com

Period: Jan 29, 1919 to Oct 1, 1919

Passage of Prohibition and end of Prohibition

history.com

Jun 28, 1919

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI

history.com

Jan 1, 1920

Three Hits per side and Back Row Attacks rules instituted in volleyball

volleyball.org

Period: Jan 1, 1922 to Jan 1, 1943

Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

history.com

Period: Sep 1, 1926 to Sep 1, 1989

Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan

history.com

May 21, 1927

Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight

history.com

Nov 6, 1928

Herbert Hoover elected President

history.com

Oct 1, 1929

Bank Failures Begin

history.com

Oct 29, 1929

The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"

history.com

Jul 7, 1930

Boulder Dam Project begins

HIstory.com

Jan 1, 1931

Japan invades Northern China

HIstory.co.uk

Sep 18, 1931

Japan conquers Manchuria

Mtholyoke.edu

May 21, 1932

Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight

history.com

Jun 1, 1932

Hoover disbands the Bonus Army

USHistory.org

Nov 1, 1932

FDR elected President 1st Time

WhiteHouse.gov

Jan 30, 1933

Hitler comes to power in Germany

USHMM.org

Mar 1, 1933

Hitler sets up Dachau

History.com

Mar 1, 1933

Civilian Conservation Corps

History.com

Mar 12, 1933

First Fireside Chat by FDR

AmericanRhetoric.com

May 1, 1933

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Britannica

Jan 1, 1934

Congress creates the SEC

SEC.gov

Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Jan 1, 1938

Dust Bowl

History.com

Apr 8, 1935

Works Progress Administration established

History.com

Aug 14, 1935

Congress passes the Social Security Act

SSA.gov

Jan 1, 1936

Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany

Olympic.org

Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939

Civil War in Spain

Britannica.com

Nov 3, 1936

FDR elected President for 2nd Time

NYTimes.com

May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster

AirShips.net

Oct 30, 1938

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of the Worlds

History.com

Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht (night of the falling glass) - Hitler destroys Jewish neighborhoods

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-night-of-broken-glass

Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin sign Non Aggression Pact

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hitler-stalin-pact

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland Britain and France Declare War

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005070

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

History.com

Jan 1, 1940

Forearm Pass Introduced into the game of volleyball

volleyball.org

Sep 27, 1940

Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan

Nov 5, 1940

FDR elected President 3rd Time

History.com

Mar 1, 1941

Lend Lease Act

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler Invades the Soviet Union

https://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164

Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor - US enters WWII

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor

Jan 1, 1942

WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/war-production-board.html

Jan 24, 1942

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson

history.com

Mar 1, 1942

Japanese Internment Camps begin

http://www.momomedia.com/CLPEF/history.html

Jun 3, 1942

Battle of Midway

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway

May 1, 1943

German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/09/world-war-ii-the-north-african-campaign/100140/

Jun 6, 1944

D-Day Invasion

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/d-day

Nov 7, 1944

FDR elected President 4th Time

History.com

Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Battle of the Bulge

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge

Period: Jan 1, 1945 to Jan 1, 1952

Seven Year Occupation of Japan by United States

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/japan-reconstruction

Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conference

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yalta-conference-foreshadows-the-cold-war

Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

Iwo Jima

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima

Aug 6, 1945

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki

Period: Nov 20, 1945 to Oct 1, 1946

Nuremburg War Trials

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials

Jan 1, 1947

Federation Internationale De Volley-ball Founded

athleticscholorships.net

Jan 1, 1948

First Two Man Beach Volleyball Tournament was held

volleyball.org

Jan 1, 1949

Initial World Championships for Volleyball were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia

volleyball.org

Jan 1, 1958

First Trans-Atlantic jet passengerservice

faculty.washington.edu

Jan 1, 1959

Alaska and Hawaii become States

faculty.washington.edu

Jan 1, 1960

Soviets Launch Dogs and Mice into Space and bring them back Alive

faculty.washington.edu

YMCA spread volleyball to Canada, the Orient and the Southern Hemisphere

Volleyball presented at the Playground of America Convention as one of the Most Popular Sports

Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie

WWI (declared as a time period)

Sinking of the Lusitantia

Russian Communist Revolution Begins

Food Administration Set Up Under Herbert Hoover

Passage of the Selective Service Act

War Industries Board Established by Woodrow Wilson

Russia Withdraws from World War 1

Worldwide Flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million

Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan

Espionage and Sedition Acts passed by Congress

Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies

Armistice ends World War 1

Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American workers

Passage of Prohibition and end of Prohibition

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI

Three Hits per side and Back Row Attacks rules instituted in volleyball

Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy

Hirohito becomes emperor of Japan

Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight

Herbert Hoover elected President

Bank Failures Begin

The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday"

Boulder Dam Project begins

Japan invades Northern China

Japan conquers Manchuria

Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight

Hoover disbands the Bonus Army

FDR elected President 1st Time

Hitler comes to power in Germany

Hitler sets up Dachau

Civilian Conservation Corps

First Fireside Chat by FDR

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Congress creates the SEC

Dust Bowl

Works Progress Administration established

Congress passes the Social Security Act

Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany

Civil War in Spain

FDR elected President for 2nd Time

Hindenburg Disaster

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of the Worlds

Kristallnacht (night of the falling glass) - Hitler destroys Jewish neighborhoods

Hitler and Stalin sign Non Aggression Pact

Germany invades Poland Britain and France Declare War

Germany invades Poland

Forearm Pass Introduced into the game of volleyball

Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact

FDR elected President 3rd Time

Lend Lease Act

Hitler Invades the Soviet Union

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor - US enters WWII

WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson

Japanese Internment Camps begin

Battle of Midway

German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa

D-Day Invasion

FDR elected President 4th Time

Battle of the Bulge

Seven Year Occupation of Japan by United States

Yalta Conference

Iwo Jima

Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Nuremburg War Trials

Federation Internationale De Volley-ball Founded

First Two Man Beach Volleyball Tournament was held

Initial World Championships for Volleyball were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia

First Trans-Atlantic jet passengerservice

Alaska and Hawaii become States

Soviets Launch Dogs and Mice into Space and bring them back Alive

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