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The Communist Party (KPD) capaigning on the street of Essen in 1925.

Welcome to The Aftermath!

The terms of the Treaty of Versailles imposed upon Germany at the end World War 1 sowed the seeds of World War 2 by stripping Germany of territory and requiring her to pay huge reparations to the victorious powers. By the early 1920's Germany was buckling under this economic pressure and with mass unemployment, rampant inflation and French occupation of the Saarland region, the future looked bleak. Using this uncertaintly and lack of political will from the Weimar government the communists and Nazi's fought for control of the streets and the balot box, culminating in the eventual election of the Nazi's and Hitler being appointed Chancellor.


21/01/1920	The Paris Peace Conference ends.
10/02/1920	A plebiscite returns Northern Schleswig to Denmark.
19/04/1920	Conference of Sanremo, Italy begins to discuss the League of Nations mandates in the former Ottoman territories of the Middle East.
26/04/1920	The Conference of Sanremo, Italy ends.
04/06/1920	The Treaty of Trianon between the Allies and Hungary is signed.
10/08/1920	Treaty of Sèvres between the Allies and the Ottoman Empire is signed, although the treaty is not recognized by the Turkish national movement, which consider the Istanbul government illegitimate.
26/08/1920	The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified and gives women the legal right to vote.
08/09/1920	Gabriele D'Annunzio proclaims in Fiume (Yugoslavia) the Italian Regency of Carnaro.
01/11/1920	League of Nations headquarters moved to Geneva, Switzerland.
11/11/1920	The Unknown Warrior is buried in Westminster Abbey, London.
12/11/1920	Treaty of Rapallo between Italy and Yugoslavia. Zadar is annexed by Italy and the Free State of Fiume is established.
15/11/1920	The League of Nations holds its first general assembly.


21/02/1921	France and Poland make a secret military agreement, specifying that if Germany attacks either nation, the other will assist in defence. If Poland is attacked by Soviet Russia, France is to hold Germany in check on land and at sea.
29/07/1921	Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party.
13/10/1921	The Treaty of Kars is signed between Bolshevik Russia and Turkey.


06/02/1922	A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000.
10/04/1922	The Genoa Conference begins with representatives of 34 countries discussing ecomomics in the wake of the Great War.
16/04/1922	Treaty of Rapallo is signed between Germany and Bolshevik Russia to normalise diplomatic relations.
19/05/1922	The Genoa Conference ends.
11/09/1922	Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Soviet Union.
24/10/1922	Benito Mussolini calls for Italian Blackshirts to march on Rome.
29/10/1922	King Victor Emmanual III appoints Mussolini as Premier of Italy.


24/07/1923	The Treaty of Lausanne is signed between the Allies and Turkey, successor State to the Ottoman Empire. It supersedes the Treaty of Sèvres.


27/01/1924	The Treaty of Rome is signed between Italy and Yugoslavia. Fiume is annexed by Italy and the neighboring town of Sušak is assigned to Yugoslavia.


03/01/1925	Mussolini dismisses the Italian Parliament and assumes total control of Italy.
16/10/1925	The Pact of Locarno is signed by Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Italy, Poland, and Czechslovakia. The nations agree to make peaceful settlements of disputes. Also Germany and France agree to not attack or invade each other and France and Poland sign a Treaty of Mutual Guarantee, to immediately aid the other if attacked by Germany.


24/04/1926	Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Treaty of Berlin. If one country is attacked, the other is to remain neutral.
08/09/1928	Germany admitted to the League of Nations.





27/08/1928	The Pact of Paris (Briand-Kellog Pact) is signed by the USA, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Poland. The countries condemn recourse to war, renouncing it as an instrument of national policy in relations with one another.


09/02/1929	A Protocol renouncing war as an instrument of national policy is signed by the Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, and Romania.
24/07/1929	The Treaty of Paris becomes effective, with 31 more countries signing compliance.
1929	In France, construction of the Maginot defence line begins near the border with Germany. The line is named after Sergeant André Maginot, who conceived and oversees its construction.


14/09/1930	The Nazi Party becomes the 2nd largest party in the Reichstag after the latest round of elections.





21/01/1932	Finland and the Soviet Union sign a five-year Pact of Non-Agression.
02/02/1932	In Geneva, a World Disarmament Conference begins.
25/07/1932	Poland and the Soviet Union sign a five-year Pact of Non-Aggression.
July 1932	At a Conference in Lausanne, the Allies agree to cancel war reparation payments by Germany.
08/11/1932	Franklin D Roosevelt is elected President of the United States.
29/11/1932	France and the Soviet Union sign a Pact of Non-Agression.

This timeline is continued on the Prelude to War section of www.worldwar-2.net