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End of WWI - End of WWII
This timeline spans from the end of the first world war (WWI) and covers the major events from that time on to the end of the second world war (WWII). -
World War One Ends
On November 18th, 1918, World War One officially ended. Germany surrendered, and agreed to sign the Versailles Treaty. (See Versailles Treaty) -
League of Nations Started
This year the league of nations was started. (See Germany Admitted to League of Nations). -
Versailles Treaty (Treaty of Versailles)
This is the treaty that Germany agreed to sign when they surrendered in the end of World War One. -
Benito Mussolini Becomes Dictator of Italy
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Josef (Joseph) Stalin Becomes Dictator of Russia (USSR)
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Germany Admitted to League of Nations
Germany was admitted to the League of Nations. (See League of Nations, Germany Quits League of Nations) -
Hirohito Becomes Emperor/Dictator of Japan
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Nazis Are The Second Largest Political Party in Germany
On this date, the German people elected some Nazi people for their government, making them the second largest political party in Germany. -
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
In this year, Hitler began his "race for supreme power" if you will. He became chancellor, and waited for the right time to try and take over Germany. (See Adolf Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany). -
First Concentration Camp: Oranienberg Outside Berlin
This was the first German concentration camp. (See Dachau Concentration Camp Opens) -
Nazis are Germany's Only Political Party
On this date, the Nazi Political Party was declared to be Germany's only Political Party. (See Nazis Are The Second Largest Political Party in Germany) -
Germany Quits League of Nations
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Hitler Violates Treaty of Versailles
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription. -
German President Hindenburg Dies
On this date, the German President Hindenburg died, moving Hitler up to supreme ruler. (See Hitler Becomes Fuhrer of Germany) -
Adolf Hitler Becomes Fuhrer of Germany
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Gestapo Placed Above Law
On this date, the German Gestapo (Hitler's Police) was placed higher in rank than the German Law. -
Olympic Games Begin in Berlin
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Hitler Threatens Jews in Rechstag Speech Pt 1
"In the course of my life I have very often been a prophet, and have usually been ridiculed for it. During the time of my struggle for power it was in the first instance only the Jewish race that received my prophecies with laughter when I said that I would one day take over the leadership of the State, and with it that of the whole nation, and that I would then among other things settle the Jewish problem. (See Hitler Threatens Jews in Rechstag Speech Pt 2) -
Hitler Threatens Jews in Rechstag Speech Pt 2
Their laughter was uproarious, but I think that for some time now they have been laughing on the other side of their face. Today I will once more be a prophet: if the international Jewish financiers in and outside Europe should succeed in plunging the nations once more into a world war, then the result will not be the Bolshevizing of the earth, and thus the victory of Jewry, but the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe!" Adolf Hitler - January 30, 1939 http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/ -
Nazis Take Czechoslovakia
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Nazis Invade Poland
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Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand Decalare War on Germany
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WWII Officially Begins
Some may debate that WWII actually began on September first, and it really isn't made official, but I have put the third as the official date, because that's when some European countries declared war on Germany. -
British Royal Air Force Attacks the German Navy
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United States Proclaims Her Neutrality
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Canada Declares War on Germany
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Soviets Invade Poland
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The Blitz (Lightning War)
The Blitz was a time in England where the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) dropped bombs (mainly in London), destroying a grand total of 1/3 of the city. This lasted for roughly eight and a hlaf months. In the first month, the Luftwaffe dropped 5,300 tons of bombs on London. -
WWII Ends
On this date, WWII ended with Germany's signing of a treaty.
