WWI-Great Depression-WWII By rdwalsh Jun 28, 1914 Assination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Wikipedia Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 World War 1 Wikipedia May 7, 1915 Sinking of the Lusitania Wikapedia Mar 8, 1917 Russian Communist Revolution begins History.com May 18, 1917 Passage of the Selective Service Act History Jul 28, 1917 War Industries Board established to regulate production in WWI Wikipedia Aug 10, 1917 Food administration set up under Herbert Hoover Wikipedia Oct 1, 1917 Russia Withdraws from WWI bbc.co.uk Jan 1, 1918 Worldwide Flu Epidemic Kills 30 Million Wikipedia Jan 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson presents his 14 points peace plan Wikipedia Apr 8, 1918 National War Labor Board is established Encyclopedia May 16, 1918 Espionage and Sedition acts passed by Congress Wikipedia Nov 3, 1918 Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies Wikipedia Nov 11, 1918 Armistice ends World War 1 History Jun 28, 1919 Signing of the Treaty of Versailles Wikipedia Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1933 Passage of Prohibition and end of Prohibition Wikipedia Oct 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed prime minister of Italy Wikipedia Dec 25, 1926 Hirohito becomes emporer of Japan Biography May 21, 1927 Charles Lindbergh makes first non stop transatlantic flight Wikipedia Nov 6, 1928 Herbert Hoover is elected President History Oct 29, 1929 Stock market crashes "Black Tuesday" Wikipedia Jan 1, 1930 Bank failures begin Living history farm Feb 18, 1930 Pluto id discovered History Jul 7, 1930 Boulder Dam project begins History Feb 27, 1931 Japan conquers Manchuria Wikipedia Sep 18, 1931 Japan invades northern china Wikipedia May 21, 1932 Amelia Earhart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight History Jan 1, 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps Wikipedia Jan 1, 1933 Hitler sets up dachau Wikipedia Jan 30, 1933 Hitler comes to power in Germany Wikipedia Mar 4, 1933 FDR elected president #1 Wikipedia Mar 12, 1933 First fireside chat by FDR History May 2, 1933 Loch Ness Monster first sighted Wikipedia May 12, 1933 Agriculture Adjustment Act Wikipedia Jul 28, 1933 Hoover disbands the bonus army Wikipedia Jan 1, 1934 Congress creates the SEC Wikipedia Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Jan 1, 1940 Dust Bowl Wikipedia Jan 8, 1935 Elvis' Birthday Google May 6, 1935 Works progress administration Established Wikipedia Aug 14, 1935 Congress passes the Social Security Act Wikipedia Sep 12, 1935 Henry Ford opens his assembly lines to African American workers The Henry Ford Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Jan 1, 1939 Civil War in Spain Wikipedia Aug 9, 1936 Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany History Jan 1, 1937 FDR elected president #2 Wikipedia May 6, 1937 Hindenburg disaster Wikipedia May 27, 1937 Golden Gate bridge opens History Oct 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts the War of the Worlds Wikipedia Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht History Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stain sign nonaggression pact History Aug 25, 1939 Wizard of Oz released Wikipedia Sep 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland History Sep 3, 1939 Germany invades Poland Britain and France declare war Wikipedia Jun 10, 1940 German General Rommel surrenders in north africa Wikipedia Sep 27, 1940 Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite Pact History Jan 1, 1941 FDR elected president #3 Wikipedia Mar 1, 1941 Lend lease act Wikipedia Mar 24, 1941 Rommel begins his attack near El Agheila WWII events Apr 2, 1941 Rommel's forces reach Agedabia WWII events May 20, 1941 Operation Mercury is officially launched WWII events May 27, 1941 Allied forces retreat to defensive positions at Galatas WWII events Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union USHMM Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Sep 2, 1945 US is in World War II Wikipedia Jan 16, 1942 WWII War production Board created by Roosevelt Wikipedia Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Internment Camps begin Momomedia Jun 4, 1942 battle of midway Wikipedia Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion D-Day Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge Wikipedia Jan 1, 1945 FDR elected president #4 Wikipedia Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference History Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima Wikipedia May 8, 1945 Victory in Europe WIkipedia Aug 6, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski Wikipedia Aug 14, 1945 Victory in Japan History Period: Aug 28, 1945 to Apr 28, 1952 7 year occupation of Japan by U.S. Wikipedia Nov 20, 1945 Nuremburg war trials Wikipedia Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson becomes first African American MLB player History
