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Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 28th of June 1919 and officially ended the war between the Germany and the Allied European powers -
First meeting of the League of Nations
The League of Nations meets for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. The United States in absent after congress refuses to ratify the treat that President Wilson returned from Europe with, this event marks a new period of isolationism in the United States, which would continue until the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour in 1941 -
Washington Conference on naval disarmament
The Washington Conference is held in Washington DC attended by attended by Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, China, Japan, and Portugal. The conference sets a ratio for the size of warships that different nations many have to prevent a naval arms race. -
Mussolini is made Italian Premier
Benito Mussolini, who would later become a dictator and lead Italy into World War 2 on the side of the Axis, is made Premier by the King of Italy to avoid conflict between the fascists and communists. -
The Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler leads the a small group of conspirators in a attempted coup, which fails miserable and results in Hitlers imprisonment. During which he wrote his book Mein Kampf, 'My Struggle' in english. This was a major event in Hitler's rise to power -
Vladimir Lenin Dies
Vladimir Lenin dies in the new Soviet Union, his death leads to a power struggle between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Stalin wins and become the leader of Russia, Stalin goes on to be a major player in the lead up to war and the leader of one of the most powerful countries of the Second World War on the side of the Allies. Without Stalin it is hard to say what course the Soviet union would have taken during the war, and if the outcome of the war would have been the same -
The Spanish Monarchy is Overthrown and The Republic Is Born
In 1931 the Spanish Monarchy is overthrown and the Second Spanish Republic, a democratic republic, is born. This state is eventually overthrown by Fransisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War in 1939. This is an important event in the interwar period, it mark a fairly peaceful transition from monarchy to republic rarely seen in Europe and contributed to the rise of the dictatorship under Franco which influenced Spain's neutrality during the war. -
1,140,000 Communist Party Members are Expelled by Stalin
Stalin expels numerous communist party members to solidify his position as leader and remove any opposition. Cementing his position of power and ensuring he will remain the leader of the Soviet Union until the outbreak of the war
