Years Of Crisis Timeline Project

  • Treaty Of Versailles Signed

  • First Meeting of the League of Nations

    First Meeting of the League of Nations
    The League of Nations was an organization that after WWI, was created to solve international disputes and keep peace among the countries. The first meeting was held that day. The league overall lead to WWII due to its failure to keep peace in the world. If the group never formed or had their first meeting, there would have never been a chance for them to fail.
  • Nazi Party was formed

    Nazi Party was formed
    The Nazi Party was a National Socialist Workers' Group who was under the leadership of Adolf Hitler. This day marks the beginning of this group. This is historically significant because this event was the beginning of a group that later took orders from Hitler and killed many innocent Jewish people during WWII.
  • Vladmir Lenin Dies

  • Stalin in Power

    Stalin in Power
    Joseph Stalin rises to power in Russia and this event is important because several years after WWII began, his Red Army helped to defeat Nazi Germany.
  • Treaty of Berlin

  • American Stock Market Crashes

    American Stock Market Crashes
    The Wall Street Crash brought many issues upon Germany. It was the largest stock crash in U.S history. The American government could no longer fund them money towards their debt from the war, which left them economically unstable in the 1920's.
  • Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
    This day marks the the moment that German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Hitler the Chancellor of Germany. This is pivotal because this is when Adolf Hitler rose to power and began the madness that is the Holocaust.
  • German-Polish Non-Aggression Act

  • Hitler sends troops to Rhineland

    Hitler sends troops to Rhineland
    This event is important because when he invaded Rhineland, people saw this as a violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and that just showed how little can be trusted.
  • Munich Agreement

  • German Invasion of Poland