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