Date | Event |
1914 | Outbreak of World War I. |
1916 | The British Grand Fleet under Admiral Jellico defeats the German Fleet under Admiral Scheer. |
1917 | The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Russia becomes a Republic. The Czar abdicates and is later assassinated. Lenin comes to power. |
1918 | End of World War I (11th November). |
1919 | The Paris Conference and the Treaty of Versailles. |
1920 | The League of Nations founded. |
1922 | Mussolini comes to power in Italy |
1924 | Lenin dies, and power passes into the hands of Stalin in Russia. |
1933 | Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. |
1935 | War between Italy and Ethiopia; Italy annexes Ethiopia. |
1936-39 | Spanish Civil War |
1938 | Munich Conference |
1939-45 | World War II |
1947 | "Marshal Plan" for Europe. |
1948 | A treaty is concluded between the Benelux countries i.e. Britain, France, etc. according to which the promotion of collective defense and co-operation concerning economic, social and cultural matters is agreed upon. |
1949 | The North Atlantic Treaty is signed in Washington. The Council of European States is signed in Strasbourg. |
1950 | Negotiations open in Paris among France, Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Luxembourg (after the Second World War). |
1952 | The European Defense Community Treaty is signed in Paris. |
1953 | The European Common Market is established. It trades in coal, iron ore and scrap. |
1954 | Nine-Power conference in London on the re-armament. |
1955 | West Germany joins N.A.T.O.
Warsaw Pact |
1957 | The Treaty of Rome is signed by the six in settling up the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Eurotom) [Belgium, France, The Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Luxembourg.] |
1959 | Nikita Khrushchev visits U.S.A. |
1960 | European Free Trade Association (EFTA) convention meets in Stockholm |
1961 | Berlin Wall built |
1975 | Democracy restored in Spain |
1985 | Mikhail Gorbachev in power in Russia |
1989 | Fall of the Berlin Wall: anti-communist revolutions across eastern Europe |
1992 | Yugoslavia civil war starts
Maastricht Treaty Signed |
1993 | Separation of Czechoslovakia |