Between the World Wars and the Second World War

History20th Century & TodayAges 14–15

An interactive world map with a timeline from 1918 to 1945 showing the Versailles–Washington order, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism and the course of the Second World War. Students drag the timeline marker to see Axis-occupied territory expand and then shrink. Click an event dot on the map or the timeline to read a short description.