Great Britain- World War 2 Timeline

· 1901

o Queen Victoria died

· 1914

o England entered ww1 because Germany attacked Belgium.

· 1915

o British bombed British forces in Dardanelles

· 1916

o British forces Turkey to surrender

· 1918

o Paris peace conference

· 1919

o Naval army race against Germany.

· 1931

o Britain left the gold standard

· 1938

o Unemployment had fallen to 1.5 million, having towns with near the 70% of unemployment.

· August 25, 1939

o Britain and Poland signed a mutual assistance treaty

· Sep, 3, 1939

o Entered ww2

· July-September 1940

o Battle of Britain

· 1940

o Winston Churchill becomes prime minister

· 1940

o Italy declares war to Britain

· 1941

o Declare war on japan.

· 1944

o Britain dropped 3000 tons of bombs on Hamburg, Germany

Sources:

"World War II in Europe Timeline." The History Place. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/ww2time.htm>.

"Timeline of World War One." History Learning Site. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/timeline_of_world_war_one.htm>.

"Timeline of the Great Depression." World History. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/connections_n2/great_depression.html>.