Years of Crisis

  • Treaty of Versailles Signed

  • Lenin Dies

    He died of a brain hemorrhage at age 54. This is historically significant becuase lenin was one of the major leaders in communist Russia and this let a new government come in that wouldnt be so harsh. It let Russia to become the U.S.S.R.
  • Locerno Acts signed

    The Locarno acts were signed at Locarno, Switzerland. They were seven agreements that helped keep the peace between Germany and its neighboring countries. It kept Europe out of a second world war long enough for most countries to recover from worl war 1.
  • Spanish Monarchy Overthrown

    Spain sets up a provisional government to convert Spain from a Monarchy to a Republic. This is historically significant because it influences other countries to convert to a republic or a democracy because of Spains economic recovery.
  • Stalin Expelled Communist Members

  • Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany

  • German Reichstag Passes the Enabling Act

  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish nationalists spark the Spanish Civil war, led by Generals Goded, Mola, and Francisco Franco. They led a revolt against the new republic which starts the Spanish Civil war. This is historically significant because it causes tension in Spain and its neighboring countries.
  • Spanish Nationalists Bomb Guernica

    Spanish Nationalists Bomb Guernica
    The town of Guernica is bombed. Civilians are killed and houses are destroyed, and1500 died and 800 are wounded. This was historically important because it made the Spanish Civil War worse by taking it to a whole new level of total war and worsened tensions.
  • Munich Pact is Signed

    Hitler was granted control of the Czech Sudetenland. This was signed by France and Britain. This gave hitler way too much power which helped start WW2.
  • Spanish Civil War Ends

  • German Invasion of Poland