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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungary empire, was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia to get revenge on them, which started World War 1. -
Germany declares war on Russia and France
Germany declared war on Russia on August 1, 1914 then two days later (August 3), they declared war on France. This was the outbreak of the war. -
US President Woodrow Wilson declares policy of US neutrality
The policy of US neutrality is that the US would remain impartial in thought as well as in action. Most Americansqgreed with this policy. -
Blockade of Britain
A German submarine attacked allied and neutral shipping. Germany declares a blockade on Britain. Britain can not import nor export goods. -
President Woodrow Wilson was re-elected
President Wilson was elected in 1912 as the 28th president of the United States. He was the democratic candidate from New Jersey. He was then re-elected in 1916. -
Russian Revolution
The Russian people were unhappy with Czar Nicholas' rule of the country so they began protests and strikes, refusing to do their work. -
US declares war on Germany
President Wilson wanted to declare war on Germany to make the world safe for democracy. Germany renewed an unrestricted submarine policy and revealed a plot to ally with Mexico against the US, causing Wilson to declare war. -
Vladimir Lenin takes over Russia
Vladimir Lenin rose to power in Russia after Czar Nicholas. He led the Social-Democrat Labor Party. The Social-Democratic Labor Party becomes the Communist party in March of 1918. -
Russia backs out of WW1
Lenin signed a treaty to remove Russia from the war. Later that same year, he had Czar Nicholas and his family killed. There is no definite date to prove when Russia removed itself from the war. -
Armistice Day
The fighting stopped at 11 am. Peace began to arise again. -
Treaty of Versailles is signed
The treaty of Versailles is a peace treaty signed by the countries that fought in the war. However, Germany feels that they got cheated in the treaty because they have to pay reparations to the other countries that they damaged. -
USSR is established
Lenin helped establish the USSR or United Soviet Socialists Republic. It was a communist country. Joseph Stalin helped Lenin. There is no exact date of the establishment. -
Joseph Stalin comes to power
Joseph Stalin rose to power after Lenin died. Stalin ruled until his death in 1953. The Russian Revolution introduced communism to the Russians, but it did not catch on like Stalin and Lenin wished it would. -
Stock Market Crashes
The stock prices plummeted and people were trying to sell stock for any price they can get. The stock market lost an estimated $30 billion by mid-November. Herbert Hoover was the President of the United States at the time. -
Unemployment
There were 3.2 million people that were unemployed, which was 1.5 million more people before the crash. -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt takes office
FDR took power as the 32nd president after Hoover and announces his plan to fix the depression in his first public speech. . -
Japan invades China
When Japan invaded China, it started World War II in the Pacific. Japan invaded China because they needed more resources and they wanted more land. -
Munich Agreement
Germany, Italy, Great Britain. and France signed the Munich Agreement to force Czechoslovak Republic to give the Sudetenland, including the military positions into Nazi, Germany. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland to gain Lebensraum, or living land for the German people. This invasion sparked World War II in Europe. -
Poland is divided
Germany invaded Poland from the West while the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the East. The Polish government fled into Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor so they could limit the United States' naval power so they would be unable to interfere with the Japanese conquests. -
United States enters WW2
After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, the United States entered WW2. They first declared war on Japan. -
D-Day
Britain and United States invade the beaches of Normandy in France. This opens a "second front" against the Germans. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The US then declares war on Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan formally surrenders, bringing World War II to an end.
