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End of World War I
After nearly four years of fighting and many casualties, World War one came to an end with the formal surrender of Germany on November 11, 1918. -
Mussolini Becomes Prime Minister of France
Benito Mussolni rose to power in the wake of World War I, in 1922. Previously in 1918, Mussolini had forged the paramilitary Facist movement. -
Stalin is Appointed Leader of Soviet Union
Joeseph Stalin came to power after the death of the Soiet dictator Vladimir Lenin's death. He forced industrialization, and collection of farm land. This resulted in millions dying from famine while others wer sent to camps. The Red Army aided the Nazis in WWII. -
Dawes Plan
The purpose of the Dawes plan was to take Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation and to somewhat stabalize Weimar's economy. Later, it was demonstrated that Weimar Germany was incapable of pulling itself out of it's financial crisis. This was ended in 1923 when Belgian and French troops occupied the Ruhr, causing the workers there to go on strike and plumet further into debt. A committe composed of experts in finance from the USA, UK, Italy, Belgium, and France, worked to find a way to help resto -
Young Plan
The purpose of the Young Plan was to support the goernment of Weimar Germany. Reparation payments remained an issue. The committee appointed to assess the reparations issue was headed by Owen Young, whose name was used for the "Young Plan".
The Young Plan reduced the reparations to 112 billion Gold Marks ($8 billion), and the money was set to be paid over 59 years. The terms of this agreement were presented in June 1929 and were accepted in January 1930. -
London Naval Traty
The Conference was the third of five meetings, created with the purpose of limiting the naval capacity of the world's largest naval powers. They wanted to promote disarmament after the destructive actions of World War I. Great Britain, the U.S., Japan, France, and Italy gathered to revise the FIve Power Treaty of 1922. The Treaty established tonnage restrictions and a ration of 5:5:3 for capital ships. -
Japan Seizes Manchuria
In September 1931, the Japanese attacked the Chinese army, claming that the Chinese had sabatoged the railway, which was in control of the Japanese. Seven months later, the Chinese had succsessfully captured all of Manchuria and killed thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians. -
Hitler and the Nazi's Come to Power
On the evening of January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed the new Chancellor of Germany by his predessor, Paul von Hindenberg. This began his 12-year reign of terror in Europe. -
Japan Leaves the League of Nations
On March 21, 1933, Japan left the League of Nations after being blamed for the Marco Polo Bridge Incident. -
Germany Leaves the League of Nations
Germany renounced its role in the Conference for the Reduction and Limitation of Armamets on October 14, 1933. Five days later, it completely withdrew from the League of Nations, freeing itself to rearm. Meanwhile, the rest of the world was refusing to prepare its military. -
World War II Begins
With the invasion of Poland, World War II begins.
