1914 War Contemporary period Serbia
Sarajevo assassination
The killing of the archduke sets off the chain reaction of the First World War.
A shared history
European construction did not begin in 1950. This thread links the ancient inheritance, the Judeo-Christian matrix and the contemporary Union.
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Concert of Europe 14 events1914 Event Contemporary period Belgium
Violation of neutrality
The German invasion brings the United Kingdom into the war and freezes the Yser front.
1916 War Contemporary period Ireland
Easter Rising
The Dublin revolt, at first isolated, sets the independence process in motion.
1917 Event Contemporary period Finland
Independence of Finland
On 6 December Finland separates from revolutionary Russia.
1918 Event Early modern period Romania
Greater Romania
Union with Transylvania and Bessarabia doubles the territory and population.
1918 Event Early modern period Czechia
Birth of Czechoslovakia
Masaryk founds a parliamentary democracy that will remain unique in Central Europe.
1918 Event Early modern period Latvia
Proclamation of independence
On 18 November the Republic of Latvia is proclaimed in Riga.
1918 Event Early modern period Estonia
Independence of Estonia
Proclaimed on 24 February, it is successfully defended in the war of liberation.
1918 Event Early modern period Slovenia
Entry into Yugoslavia
The fall of Austria-Hungary brings Slovenia into the kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
1918 Event Early modern period Montenegro
End of the kingdom
Montenegro is absorbed into the kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
1918 Event Early modern period Moldova Romania
Union with Romania
The Sfatul Țării votes for union, annulled by the USSR in 1940.
1920 Treaty Early modern period Hungary
Treaty of Trianon
Hungary loses two-thirds of its territory; three million Magyars become minorities.
1923 Institution Contemporary period Türkiye
Founding of the Republic
Mustafa Kemal launches rapid Westernisation: Latin alphabet, Swiss civil code, secularism.
1923 Event Contemporary period Liechtenstein Switzerland
Customs union with Switzerland
The Swiss franc becomes official currency; Bern represents the principality abroad.
1925 1949
World wars 12 events1929 Event Contemporary period Vatican City
Lateran Accords
Vatican City State is created; the Roman question is closed.
1932 Disaster Contemporary period Ukraine
Holodomor
The famine engineered by Stalin kills millions; several states recognise it as genocide.
1939 War Contemporary period Poland
Invasion and occupation
Invaded by Germany then the USSR, Poland loses nearly a fifth of its population.
1939 War Contemporary period Finland
Winter War
Facing Soviet invasion, Finnish resistance saves independence at the cost of Karelia.
1941 War Contemporary period Belarus
Occupation and destruction
A quarter of the population perishes; hundreds of villages are razed.
1942 Event Contemporary period Malta
George Cross
King George VI decorates the entire island for its endurance under bombardment.
1943 Event Contemporary period Bulgaria
Rescue of the Bulgarian Jews
Under pressure from the Orthodox Church and parliamentarians, deportation is cancelled.
1943 Event Contemporary period Denmark
Rescue of the Danish Jews
In a few nights, more than 7,000 Jews are evacuated to neutral Sweden.
1944 Event Contemporary period Iceland
Proclamation of the Republic in Iceland
On 17 June, at Þingvellir, Iceland breaks the link with the Danish crown.
1944 Event Contemporary period San Marino
Sheltering refugees
The neutral republic houses more than 100,000 people, ten times its population.
1944 Event Contemporary period Netherlands
Benelux customs union
Signed in London by the governments in exile, it prefigures the common market.
1944 War Contemporary period Slovakia
Slovak National Uprising
One of the largest armed revolts against the Axis in occupied Europe.