history elect timeline

hithisisastronptune,thecreatorofthistimeline.hopefullythisisaccurateandhelpful.i understandthatthesyllabushaschangedsomewhatbuti hopesomepartsofthiscanstillbehelpful.i spentveryfewdays(beforeolevels)makingthemwhilecramminghistorysoifthere’sanydiscrepanciesanderrors,it’sallonme.i amnotinfallible.dofactcheckbeforeassumingi amGod. unfortunatelyhistorydidnotgosowellforme—igotab3.althoughi’mnotreallyinthepositiontogivetips, here’ssometips:- TIMEMANAGEMENTisCRUCIAL!!!!!!!!!i cannotemphasisethisenough.i’vealwayshadaproblemwithtimemanagement.iwouldspendtoomuchtimeontheessaysonlytocomebacktothesbqwithbarelyenoughtime.duringolevels,thiswastheworstbecausei couldhardlyfinishagoodnumberofthesbqs.soplease!!!!!!!!!- tomanageyourtimebetter, writemoreessaysandtimeyourself.ifyou’reunabletowriteafullessay, atleastwriteanessayoutlinethatencompassesyourmainpoints,examplesandelaboration.whilewritingthisessayoutline,beconsciousandtrytocomeupwithyourcontentasfastasyoucan. thiswillhelp,i promise.- consultyourteachersplease. taketheessaysyou’vewrittenortheessayoutlinesyou’vecomeupwith,andaskyourhistoryteacherstoatleastreviewthem.soifyouhaveanymisconceptionsorerrors,itcanbeimmediatelyeradicated- beconcise.donotinfodump.insteadalwaysaskyourself“SOWHAT?”inrelationtothequestion/topics. eg,sowhatiftherewasareichstagfire?whatwasthesignificance?whatdiditleadto?howdiditallowhitlertoconsolidatehispower?- trynottostudyonlyonebook. mostofthesethingshavealreadybeensaidbuti justwantedtogivesometipslol. mostimportantly, YOUWILLBEOKAY. YOUWILLBEFINE.donotpanic.tryyourbesttostaycalmnomatterthecircumstance.takedeepbreaths.getadrinknexttoyouwhileyoustudyandhydrateyourselfconstantly. takebreaksafterstudyingforlongperiods.thiswillpreventburnout.youwillbeok. OLEVELSWILLLEARNTOFEARYOU. YOUCANDOIT!!!ALLTHEBEST<3

TREATYOFVERSAILLES 28JUNE1914 Assassinationof AustrianArchdukeFranzFerdinand—thefutureruler of Austria-Hungary. 28JULY1914 Austria-Hungarydeclaredwar onSerbia. Start of WWI. 29JULY1914 Duetotheir alliance, Russiaenteredthewar onthesideof Serbia 1AUGUST1914 Germanydeclaredwar onRussiatohelpitsallyAustria-Hungary 3AUGUST1914 GermanyattackedFrancethroughBelgium. BritainorderedGermanytowithdrawfromBelgium. 4AUGUST1914 Britaindeclaredwar onGermanytosupport BelgiumandFrance MAY1915 Italydeclaredwar onAustria-Hungary APRIL1917 Entryof USAintoWWI onthesideof BritainandFrance 11NOVEMBER1917 WWI endedwithGermanyagreeingtosignanarmistice 8JANUARY1918 WoodrowWilson’s14points 3MARCH1918 Treatyof Brest-LitovskGermanydemandedthesecessionof multipleterritories. TheTreatyhadstrippedRussiaof hugeamountsof landand25%of itspopulation 18JANUARY1919 ParisPeaceConference(Treatyof Versailles)

LEAGUEOFNATIONS 28JUNE1919 Leagueof Nationswasestablished 1920 AlbaniaYugoslaviatriedtotakeover Albania. TheLeagueeventuallymadeYugoslaviawithdraw. 1921 TheAalandIslandsconflictBothFinlandandSwedenwantedtheseislandssotheytookthedisputetotheLeagueandacceptedthedecisiontogivethemtoFinland 1921 UpperSilesiaBothGermanyandPolandwantedUpper Silesia. TheLeaguelet thepeopleof Upper Silesiavote. AhugemajoritywantedtojoinGermany. TheLeaguesplit it intotwo.. 12NOVEMBER1921—4FEBRUARY1922 WashingtonNaval ConferencewhichwasorganisedbytheUSAtotryandslowdowntheArmsRaceandreducethegeneral fear of another war. Ratiofornaval strengthwas5(USA): 5(Britain): 3(Japan) ThisdispleasedtheJapaneseastheyfelt liketheWest wastryingtolimit Japan’smilitarypower andviewedJapanasweaker thanthem. 1923 MemelLithuaniainvadedMemel. TheLeaguecouldnot makeLithuaniawithdraw, but it gaveMemel someindependence 1923 VilnaBothPolandandLithuaniawantedVilnaafter thewar. It wasgiventoLithuania, but thePolishtookover. TheLeaguecouldnot makePolandwithdraw. 1923 CorfuInadisputebetweenItalyandGreece, Italytookover theGreekIslandof Corfu. TheLeaguecouldnot makeItalywithdrawuntil Greecegaveinonthedispute JANUARY1923 TheRuhrInvasionof Ruhr whereFrancetookover theindustrial areaof Ruhr duetoGermanynot payingreparations. TheLeaguecouldnot makeFrancewithdraw. 1925 TheGreek–BulgarianborderBothGreeceandBulgariadisputedtheborder drawnbetweenthemat theendof thewar. GreeceinvadedBulgaria. TheLeaguemadeGreecewithdraw. 1931 ManchuriaconflictTheJapanesearmyoccupiedlargeareasandset upapuppet government inManchuriaandrenamedit toManchukuo. TheLeagueof NationsdidnotrecogniseManchukuoandwantedit tobereturnedtoChina. JapanresignedfromtheLeagueandpushedfurther intoChina. 1935–1936 Invasionof AbyssiniaItalyinvadedAbyssiniain1935. TheLeagueattemptedtoimplement sanctionsbut thesanctionswerenot veryharsh. BritainandFrancewereunwillingtoget involvedmilitarily. AbyssiniawasconqueredbyItaly. 1937 ItalyleavestheLeague.

STALIN FEBRUARY1917 FebruaryrevolutionTheTsar abdicatedinMarch1917. Theset upof theprovisional government. APRIL1917 Leninreturnsfromhisexile OCTOBER1917 OctoberRevolutionTheprovisional government isoverthrownandBolsheviksestablishedgovernment (ledbyVladimir LeninandLeonTrotsky) 1918–1922 RussianCivil WarBolsheviks&‘Reds”VSthe‘Whites’ &anti-communists(supportedbyUSA) 1918 StalinbecameCommissar for Nationalitiesandamember of theCommunist PartyCentral Committee 1919 Politburoiscreated 1921–1928 NewEconomicPolicy(NEP) wasimplemented. 1922 StalinbecameSecretary–General of theCommunist Party 1922 Leninsufferedastrokeandwent intosemi-retirement 21JANUARY1924 Deathof Lenin MAY1924 Lenin’stestament wasgiventothePolitburo. However, thetestament wasnever publiclyrevealed. Thecontentsof thetestament include:1. SuggestedTrotskytobeLenin’ssuccessor—whichnoonewanted2. CriticisedStalininparticular, suggestingthat StalinshouldberemovedfromhispositionasSecretary-General. ThiswouldhavebeendisastrousforStalin.3. Criticisedmanyof themembersof theParty 1924–1925 TrotskyisremovedfromkeypositionsintheParty, suchasheadof RedArmy 1926 Formationof UnitedOpposition(Trotsky, Kamenev, Zinoviev) 1926 Trotskyisremovedfrompolitical bureau 1927 Trotskyisexiled 1928ONWARDS Collectivisation 1928–1933 First Five-YearPlanFocusedonheavyindustries, suchascoal, iron, steel andelectricity. Stalindemanded200%increaseinironproductionand335%increaseinelectricityproduction. Therewassignificant growthinall theseindustriesby15%to20%. 1929 BukharinisremovedfromthePolitburo

1929 Stalinisthesupremeleader of theUSSR 1930 Rykovisremovedfromthepositionof Premier 1932–1933 TheGreat Famine(UkrainianFamine)Thestatedidnot distributeitsstockpiledgrain, but soldthegrainoverseastoraisefundsfor moreindustrial machineryanddevelopment. Closeto7millionpeasantsdiedof starvationduetotheextremeshortageof food. 1933–1937 SecondFiveYearPlanFocusedonmilitaryitemsandlessonconsumer goods. Morerealistictargetswereset toimprovethequalityof goods. Newmethodsof productionwereintroducedandchildcarewasprovidedfor womenworkinginthefactories. 1DECEMBER1934 KirovAffairSergei Kirovwasviewedasapotential alternativecandidatefor Stalin’spositionasSecretary–General. Hewasassassinated, andthesecret policeconcludedthat hisassassinationwaspart of aplot tokill Stalinandother Politburomembers. Stalinthustookadvantageof thisopportunitytoeliminatehispoliticalopponents, andall otherswhoseloyaltytohimandhispolicieswerequestioned—includingordinaryRussiansandthosewithinthePartyorganisation. TheKirovAffair wastheturningpoint whichstartedtheGreat Terror 1934–1938 TheGreat Purge/ TheGreat TerrorToconsolidatehispower andenforcepartydiscipline, Stalinhadaseriesof campaignsof political repressionandpurgestoeliminatehispolitical enemiesandremoveanydomesticoppositiontotheSoviet government. TheGreat Terror wascharacterisedbyshowtrials, arrests, interrogations, widespreadpolicesurveillanceandexecutions. 1938–1942 ThirdFiveYearPlanOriginallyfocusedonconsumer goodsbut switchedbacktomilitaryequipment becauseof Germany’sinvasionin1941 1941 USSRwasanindustrial basefor powerful armsindustry

HITLER 1919 Treatyof Versailleswassigned JANUARY1919 Spartacist rebellion(communist) inBerlin FEBRUARY1919 Weimar Government wasestablished 1920 KappPutschWolfgangKappdisagreedwiththeTOVandrebelledagainst t