Timeline of Events - 1919/1939 Flashcards
1918
end of the first world war - 11 november 1918
1919
paris peace conference leads to treaty of versailles signed in june
treaty of st. germain with austria and treaty of neuilly with bulgaria
1920
setting up the league of nations
treaty of trianon with hungary and treaty of sevres with turkey
league allows poles to keep vilna which had been given to lithuania
1921
plebiscite organised by league leads to region being peacefully divided between poland and germany
sweden accepts league‘s decision that finland to gain control
washington conference - usa, britain, france and japan agree to limit size of navies
1922
rapallo treaty - usa and germany re-establish diplomatic relations
1923
mussolini occupies corfu
invasion of the ruhr leads to hyperinflation in germany
1924
geneva protocol - drawn up but not signed by britain and france
1925
locarno treaties signed - germany appears to accept treaty of versailles
greeks invade bulgaria - accept league order to withdraw and pay compensation
1926
germany joins the league of nations
1928
kellog briand pact signed - agreement of 65 nations not to go to war
1929
wall street crash in september leads to world wide economic depression
1931
manchurian crisis
1932
disarmament conference leads to germany leaving league
1933
japan leaves league of nations
hitler becomes chancellor
germany leaves league of nations
germany begins rearmament
1935
abyssinian crisis
stresa front: britain france and italy pledge to oppose hitler rearming germany (april)
saar plebiscite
