3° History Chronology | |
1914-1918 | First World War. Initially a European and then a global war which became a total war and left millions dead or injured. |
1916: Verdun. The German army attempted unsuccessfully to break through the French front at the expense of tens of thousands of deaths on both side. | |
11th November 1918. Armistice came into effect. Germany was defeated and later at Versailles was obliged to pay enormous reparations. | |
1917 | Russian Revolution. In October Lenin came to power. |
1924-53 | Stalin controlled the USSR and created a totalitarian regime. |
1933-45 | Hitler created a totalitarian , racist and anti-semitic regime in Germany as leader of the Nazi party. |
1936 | The Popular Front formed a government in France and adopted progressive social laws. |
1939-45 | Second World War led to the deaths of millions of people across the world. |
8th May 1945: end of WW2 with Germany’s unconditional surrender. | |
August 1945.Cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by atomic bombs which led to Japan’s surrender. | |
18th June 1940 | General de Gaulle made a radio address from London urging the French to resist the Nazis. |
1940-44 | The Vichy Regime, led by Marshall Pétain controlled France in collaboration with Nazi Germany. |
1944-45 | Liberation of France by the Allies and Resistance movement. |
In 1944, the 4th Republic was founded out of the Resistance movements. | |
The 4th Republic extended universal suffrage to women and created a social security system. | |
1947-62 | Principal period of European decolonisation as new independent states were created in Asia and Africa. |
1961-89 | Berlin Wall divided Berlin between East and West. |
1957 | Treaty of Rome signed between France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Italy which created a common market. |
1958-69 | Charles de Gaulle was President of France. |
1958: Foundation of the 5th Republic. Charles de Gaulle became the first president to be elected by universal suffrage. | |
1981-95 | The Mitterrand Years. Francois Mitterrand became a socialist president. |
1992 | The Maastricht Treaty. Adopted by France and other European countries. It strengthened the European Project. |
1995-2007 | Jacques Chirac was president of the Republic. |
2002 | The Franc was replaced by the Euro as the single currency appeared. |
The Five most Populated Countries in the World (2021):
Population
(in millions of inhabitants) |
|
China | 1.425 (or 1.4 billion inhabitants) |
India | 1.362 (or 1.3 billion inhabitants) |
USA | 329 |
Indonesia | 266 |
Brazil | 220 |
WEBSITE LINK:
Updated World Population (by country) map: https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries
The Five Highest HDI Scores by Country (2019):
- Norway — .957
- Ireland — .955 (tie)
- Switzerland — .955 (tie)
- Hong Kong (China) — .949 (tie)
- Iceland — .949 (tie)
WEBSITE LINK:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/hdi-by-country
The Five Longest Rivers in the World
River Name | Location | Length (miles approx) | Length (km approx) |
Nile | Africa | 4,160 | 6,695 |
Amazon | South America | 4,000 | 6,400 |
Yangtze | Asia (China) | 3,900 | 6,240 |
Mississippi | USA | 3,870 | 6,192 |
Ob | Asia (Russia) | 3,459 | 5,534 |
For more information on Rivers see: http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/rivers/longest.htm
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