Wars, Revolutions and Turning Points
The ages that shaped what came next: wars, revolutions, treaties and the turning points between them.
1941
1941 · War & Conflict
The United States Declares War on Japan
December 8, 19411941
1941 · War & Conflict
Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union
June 22, 19411940
1940 · War & Conflict
France signs an armistice with Germany at Compiègne
June 22, 19401940
1940 · War & Conflict
Soviet occupation spreads across the Baltic states
June 17, 19401939
1939 · Politics
The League of Nations Expels the Soviet Union
December 14, 19391938
1938 · History
Kristallnacht Begins Across Nazi Germany
November 9, 19381938
1938 · History
The War of the Worlds Broadcast and the Evidence of Alarm
October 30, 19381938
1938 · War & Conflict
The Battle of Taierzhuang opens in China
March 27, 19381937
1937 · Politics
Ireland's Constitution Comes Into Force
December 29, 19371937
1937 · War & Conflict
Fighting escalates into the Battle of Shanghai
August 13, 19371937
1937 · Exploration
Soviet scientists establish North Pole-1 on drifting ice
May 21, 19371936
1936 · Politics