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Treaty of Versailles Signed
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Nazi Party Begins
The Nazi Party was an organization supporting German nationalism as well as anti-Semitism. This group was led by Adolf Hitler and consisted of the imprisonment and killings of Jews. This was historically significant because it is what later started the Holocaust. -
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
On this day, the 19th amendment was finally ratified. This amendment allowed women to vote in the United States, which is known as women suffrage. This is historically significant because it took a big step in the movement for women's rights and allowed women to be equal to men in the area of voting. -
Mussolini Takes Over
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Soviet Union Forms
Russia, Belorussia, Ukraine, and the Transcaucasian Federation came together to form a new state called the Soviet Union. This was the first to be based off of Marxist socialism and was the successor to the Russian Empire. The Soviet Union is historically significant because it helped in building towards a communist society. -
Stalin Comes to Power
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the industrialized world's worst economic turn down. This started with the stock market crash and lead to about 15 million Americans unemployed as well as almost half the banks failing. This event was important because it later encouraged to set new laws to then improve their economic system. -
Reichstag Fire
The German parliament building called the Reichstag burned down in a fire and the the government falsely accused this fire of being the Communists attempting to overthrow the state. This lead to the Reichstag Fire Decree which then suspended the right to assembly, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and other protections. This is historically significant because it gave Adolf Hitler the excuse to destroy the communists. -
Munich Conference
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The Night of Broken Glass
The Night of Broken Glass refers to a day of destruction of Jewish business and homes as well as the murder of Jews. This started when a 17 year old German Jewish refugee shot and killed a secretary of the German embassy for all the killings of the Jews, but it turned out the man he shot was actually an anti-Nazi. As a result, a protest against Jewish citizens was put in order to destroy their homes and kill them. This was important because it got Jews excluded from areas of public life. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
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German Invasion of Poland
