WWI-Great Depression-WWII By SandC Jun 28, 1914 Assassination of the Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918 WWI World War 1 May 7, 1915 Sinking of Listitania Lusitania Mar 8, 1917 Russian Communist Revolution begins Russian Revolution May 18, 1917 Passage of the Selective Service Act selective service act of 1917 Jul 28, 1917 War industires Board established to regualte production in WW1 War Industries Board Aug 10, 1917 Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover US Food Administratin Oct 1, 1917 Russia Withdraws from WWI Histrory: World Wars Jan 1, 1918 Henry Ford opens his assemby lines to African Amerian workers Employment Segregation Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Dec 1, 1919 Worldwide flu epidemic kills 30 million Jan 8, 1918 Woodrow Wilson presents his Fourteen Points Peace Plan Fourteen Points May 16, 1918 Espionage and Sedition acts passed by Congress Espinoage acts Nov 3, 1918 Austria-Hungry surrenders to the allies Allies of World War 1 Nov 11, 1918 Armistance ends World War I Armistance of November 11 1918 Jun 28, 1919 Signing of the Treaty of Versaille establishing peae at the end of WW1 peace signing Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Jan 1, 1933 Passage of Prohibition and End to Prohibition Prohibition in united States Oct 31, 1922 Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy Prime Minister of Italy Dec 25, 1925 Hirohito becomes emeror of Japan Hirohitos rule May 21, 1927 Charles Linbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic Charles Lindbergh makes first nonstop transatlantic flight Nov 19, 1928 Herbert Hover elected President Herbery Hover election Jan 1, 1929 Bank Failures Begin Bank Failures | Causes of The Great Depression Oct 24, 1929 The Stock Market Crashes "Black Tuesday" Wall Street Crash of 1929 Jan 1, 1930 Hamlet Opens on Broadway Browse 1930 Broadway Shows Mar 8, 1930 Death of William Taft william h. taft Sep 18, 1931 Japan conguers Manchuria Japan conquers Sep 19, 1931 Japan invades Northern China Japans invades Manchuria May 21, 1932 Amelia earhart crosses the Atlantic in a solo flight Earhart completes transatlantic flight Jan 1, 1933 FDR elected President first time Franklin D. Roosevelt Jan 1, 1933 Hitler Sets up Dachau Dachau Concentration Camp Jan 30, 1933 Hitler comes to power in Germany hitlers power in germany Mar 12, 1933 First Fireside chat by FDR first fireside chat Mar 31, 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps Civilian Conservation Corps May 18, 1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act Agricutural Adjustment Administration Period: Jan 1, 1934 to Jan 1, 1937 Dust Bowl Dust Bowl Jun 6, 1934 Congress creates SEC Congress creates the SEC Apr 8, 1935 Work Project Administraightion established work progress administraition Apr 19, 1935 Bride of Frankenstein released Bride of Frankenstein Aug 14, 1935 Congress passes the Socail Security Act Congress passes Social Sercurity Act Oct 1, 1935 Julie Andrews Born Julie Andrews Jul 17, 1936 Civil War in Spain Spanish Civil War Aug 9, 1936 Jesse Owens wins four Gold Medals at Olympics in Germany Owens wins 4th medal Nov 1, 1936 FDR elected President Second time Franklin D. Roosevelt May 6, 1937 Hindenburg Disaster The Hindenburg Disaster Oct 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of the Worlds Orson Welles war of the Worlds Nov 9, 1938 Kristallnacht Kristallnacht Aug 23, 1939 Hitler and Stalin sign Non agression pact Hitler and Stalin Sep 1, 1939 German invades Poland Invasion of Poland Sep 9, 1939 Germany invades Poland, Britain, and France declares war invasion of Poland Jan 1, 1940 Joesph Stalin named Time magazine person of the year stalin person of the year Jan 1, 1940 Horton Hatches an Egg is published hortons harches an egg Apr 1, 1940 The Hamlet is published hamlet publsihed May 8, 1940 Rick Nelson is born rick nelson May 24, 1940 "our town" is released our town Jul 7, 1940 Ringo Starr Born Ringo Starr Sep 27, 1940 Japan, Germany, and Italy sign the Tripartite pact Tripartite pact Nov 1, 1940 FDR elected President third time Franklin D. Roosevelt Feb 1, 1941 German General Rommel surrenders in North Africa Rommel in North Africa Mar 11, 1941 Lend Lease Act Lend Lease Act Jun 22, 1941 Hitler invades the Soviet Union Soviet Union Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Dec 8, 1941 Japan bombs Pearl Harbor-U.S. enters WWII. world war 2 japan bombs pearl harbor Jan 1, 1942 WWII War Production Board Created by Roosevelt THE WAR Feb 19, 1942 Japanese Internment Camps Begin Internment of Japanese Americans Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 Battle of Midway battle of midway Jun 6, 1944 D-Day Invasion D-Day Invasion Nov 1, 1944 FDR elected President Fourth Time Franklin D Roosevelt Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of Bulge battle of bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Iwo Jima Battle of Iwo Jima May 8, 1945 V-E and V-J day VE and VJ day Aug 6, 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing Period: Aug 28, 1945 to Apr 28, 1952 Seven Year Occupation of Japan by United States Occupation of Japan Period: Nov 20, 1945 to Oct 1, 1946 Nuremburg War Trials Nuremburg Trials
