WWI-Great Depression-WWII timeline

Jun 28, 1914

the assassination of the arch duke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie

In an event that is widely acknowledged to have sparked the outbreak of World War I
Period: Jul 28, 1914 to Nov 11, 1918

WWI

The First World War killed 17 million people
Aug 5, 1914

Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_I
Aug 19, 1914

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral

28th President of the United States
Sep 15, 1914

First Westernfront Trenches Are Dug

First trenches of the Western front are dug.
Dec 24, 1914

The unofficial Christmas truce is declared.

was a series of widespread but unofficial ceasefires along the Western Front around Christmas 1914
Feb 22, 1915

Germany responds to U.S. anger by ceasing to sink ships without warning.

Germany responds to U.S. anger by ceasing to sink ships without warning.
May 7, 1915

Sinking of the Lusitania

[One thousand one hundred nineteen of the 1,924 aboard died](www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snpwwi2.htm)
Sep 5, 1915

tsar nicholas takes command of the russian armies

Tsar Nicholas takes command of the Russian armies.
Sep 15, 1915

British Use Gas in battle

British use gas in battle near Loos, but shifting winds cause 60,000 British casualties.
Jan 1, 1917

Russia Withdrawls from WWI
Feb 1, 1917

Germany again declaires unrestricted submarine warfare

Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare.
Mar 1, 1917

Russian Communist Revolution begins

revolution focused around Petrograd
Apr 1, 1917

passage of the Selectie Service Act

was the first act mandating American military service since the Civil War
Jun 1, 1917

Espionage Act

postal officials the authority to ban newspapers and magazines from the mail
Jul 28, 1917

War Industries Board establishd to regulate production in WWI

to coordinate the purchase of war supplies
Aug 10, 1917

Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Food_Administration
Jan 1, 1918

Sedition Act

made it a federal offense to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language"
Period: Jan 1, 1918 to Jan 1, 1919

Worldwide flu Epidemic kills 30 million

killed more people than the Great War
Jan 8, 1918

Woodrow Wilson Presents his fourteen points peace plan

Wilson proposed a 14-point program for world peace
Apr 8, 1918

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson

It was composed of twelve representatives
Apr 21, 1918

Red Barron is shot down

Richthofen received a fatal wound just after 11:00 am on 21 April 1918, while flying over Morlancourt Ridge
Nov 11, 1918

Armistice ends world war 1

the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front
Period: Jan 16, 1919 to Jan 1, 1933

passage of prohibition start and end

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prohibition-ends
Jun 28, 1919

signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI

one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I
Apr 28, 1922

Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime minister of Italy

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Benito-Mussolini
Dec 25, 1926

Hirohito becomes emperor of japan

following the death of his father, Hirohito succeeded him as emperor
May 7, 1927

My Grandfather was born

My grandfather serverd in WWII
May 20, 1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the transatlantic flight

http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/
Jan 1, 1928

Amelia Earhart crosses the atlantic in solo flight

she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic as a passenger on a trans-Atlantic airplane flight
Nov 6, 1928

Herbert Hoover elected president

was the 31st President of the United States
Jan 1, 1930

Bank Failures Begin

http://www.history.com/topics/bank-run
Jan 1, 1931

boulder dam project begins

<a href='' >http://www.bechtel.com/projects/hoover-dam/</a>
Period: Jan 1, 1931 to Jan 1, 1939

Dust Bowl

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/dust-bowl-cause.htm
Sep 18, 1931

Japan conquers Manchuria

The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 18, 1931
Jul 28, 1932

Hoover dibands the bonus army

1924 had awarded them bonuses in the form of certificates they could not redeem until 1945
Nov 1, 1932

FDR is elected for the first time
Jan 1, 1933

Hitler rises to power in germany
Jan 1, 1933

Agricultural Adjustment Act

To establish and maintain such balance between the production and consumption of agricultural commodities
Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Jan 1, 1934

Congress Creates the SEC

Congress creates the SEC
Feb 27, 1933

Hitler sets up Dachau
Mar 12, 1933

First Fireside Chat by FDR

President Franklin D. Roosevelt holds the first of his radio-broadcast fireside chats
Apr 10, 1933

The Civilian Conservation Corps in established
Apr 8, 1935

the Works Progress Admiknestration is established
Aug 14, 1935

social security act passed
Jan 1, 1936

jessie owens wins 4 gold metals at olympics in germany

an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist
Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939

Spainish Civil War

The Spainish start and finish their civil war in three years.
Nov 3, 1936

FDR is elected for the secon time
May 6, 1937

Hindenburg Disaster

caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock
Jul 7, 1937

The Japinese invade northern China
Oct 30, 1938

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of Worlds
Nov 9, 1938

Kristallnacht- hitler destroys jewish neighborhoods

Hitler began promulgating legal actions against Germany's Jews
Aug 1, 1939

Henry Ford lets African Americans work on the assembly line

http://blog.thehenryford.org/2013/02/african-american-workers-at-ford-motor-company/
Aug 23, 1939

Hitler and Stalin sign the Non aggression pact
Sep 1, 1939

germany inades poland

One of Adolf Hitler's first major foreign policy initiatives
Sep 3, 1939

Britian and France declare wr on Gerany
Sep 27, 1940

Tripatite Pact Signed

was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan
Nov 5, 1940

FDR is elected for the third time
Mar 11, 1941

Lend lease act passed
May 21, 1941

Bismarck is sunk

her steering gear knocked out by a torpedo and unable to maneuver, is finally cornered and sunk by ships and planes from the Royal Navy
Jun 19, 1941

German General Rommel surrenders
Jun 22, 1941

Hitler invaded the soviet union

Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941
Dec 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor Attack

a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy
Jan 16, 1942

The WWII War Production Board was created
Feb 19, 1942

Japanese Internment Camps Begin

between 110,000 and 120,000[2] people of Japanese ancestry who lived on the Pacific coast in camps in the interior of the country.
Jun 3, 1942

The battle of Midway
Jun 6, 1944

D-day Invasion

the Battle of Normandy, which lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, resulted in the Allied liberation of Western Europe
Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Batlle of the bulge

major German offensive campaign
Jan 20, 1945

FDR is elected for the fourth time
Feb 4, 1945

Yalta Conference

made important decisions regarding the future progress of the war and the postwar world.
Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

The battle of Iwo Jimba
May 8, 1945

V-E day and V-J day

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day
Aug 6, 1945

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Period: Nov 20, 1945 to Oct 1, 1946

The Nuremburg War Trials
Sep 8, 1951

Seven year occupation of japan by united states

The Allied occupation of Japan at the end of World War II was led by Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers

the assassination of the arch duke franz ferdinand and his wife sophie

WWI

Austria-Hungary surrenders to the Allies

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announces the U.S. will remain neutral

First Westernfront Trenches Are Dug

The unofficial Christmas truce is declared.

Germany responds to U.S. anger by ceasing to sink ships without warning.

Sinking of the Lusitania

tsar nicholas takes command of the russian armies

British Use Gas in battle

Russia Withdrawls from WWI

Germany again declaires unrestricted submarine warfare

Russian Communist Revolution begins

passage of the Selectie Service Act

Espionage Act

War Industries Board establishd to regulate production in WWI

Food Administration set up under Herbert Hoover

Sedition Act

Worldwide flu Epidemic kills 30 million

Woodrow Wilson Presents his fourteen points peace plan

National War Labor Board established by Woodrow Wilson

Red Barron is shot down

Armistice ends world war 1

passage of prohibition start and end

signing of the Treaty of Versailles establishing the peace at the end of WWI

Benito Mussolini is appointed Prime minister of Italy

Hirohito becomes emperor of japan

My Grandfather was born

Charles Lindbergh makes the transatlantic flight

Amelia Earhart crosses the atlantic in solo flight

Herbert Hoover elected president

Bank Failures Begin

boulder dam project begins

Dust Bowl

Japan conquers Manchuria

Hoover dibands the bonus army

FDR is elected for the first time

Hitler rises to power in germany

Agricultural Adjustment Act

Congress Creates the SEC

Hitler sets up Dachau

First Fireside Chat by FDR

The Civilian Conservation Corps in established

the Works Progress Admiknestration is established

social security act passed

jessie owens wins 4 gold metals at olympics in germany

Spainish Civil War

FDR is elected for the secon time

Hindenburg Disaster

The Japinese invade northern China

Orson Welles broadcasts the WAR of Worlds

Kristallnacht- hitler destroys jewish neighborhoods

Henry Ford lets African Americans work on the assembly line

Hitler and Stalin sign the Non aggression pact

germany inades poland

Britian and France declare wr on Gerany

Tripatite Pact Signed

FDR is elected for the third time

Lend lease act passed

Bismarck is sunk

German General Rommel surrenders

Hitler invaded the soviet union

Pearl Harbor Attack

The WWII War Production Board was created

Japanese Internment Camps Begin

The battle of Midway

D-day Invasion

Batlle of the bulge

FDR is elected for the fourth time

Yalta Conference

The battle of Iwo Jimba

V-E day and V-J day

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The Nuremburg War Trials

Seven year occupation of japan by united states