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The 1930's; The Road to War
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The German Federal Election resulted in 107 seats from the Nazi party
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Japan seized the Chinese providence of Manchuria.
Japan was cruised by the League of Nations but no action was taken to stop Japanese aggression. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of The United States.
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Hinderburg appoints Hitler as chancellor and Von Papen as Vice-Chancellor.
Chancellor Franz Von Papen, the leader of a group of right winged politicians, made an alliance with Hitler. -
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations
This weaens the League -
Nazis obtainded 230 seats in the Reichstag elections
Hitler gained more publicity standing in the presidential elections -
Germany withdraws from the League of Nations
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Hitler gaines control of germany when the Nazis obtained 286 seats out of 560
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The Night of the Long Knives
Hitler ordered his SS killers to kill rivals including SA leaders. This night was known as “the night of the long knives” -
German invasion of Austria
The invasion of Austria would be the most likely first step in Hitler’s plan to unite all germans into one state -
Russia joins the League of Nations in an attempt to join forces with against Hitler
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The Stresa Front
The Stresa Front was an agreement made in Stresa, a town on the banks of Lake Maggiore in Italy, between French foreign minister Pierre Laval, British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald, and Italian prime minister Benito Mussolini -
The Anglo-German Naval Agreement (A.G.N.A)
which Britain agreed to allow german navy to grow in size up to 357 of the strength of the British navy. -
The Nuremberg Laws or Nürnberg Laws were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party.
After the takeover of power in 1933 by Hitler, Nazism became an official ideology incorporating scientific racism and antisemitism. There was a rapid growth in German legislation directed at Jews. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Italian invasion of Ethiopia was a death blow to the effectiveness of the League of Nations. -
German invasion of the rhineland
he positioning of german forces in the border area was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles. The gov, of France considered sending troops to stop them but they decided to take no action. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
League imposes economic sanctions on Musolini for occupying Ethiopia. These sanctions pushed him closer to Hitler and Together they signed the Rome-Berlin Axis of 1936, a treaty of friendship and cooperation. -
The Anti-Comintern Pact
Hitler signed an alliance with Japan called the anti-comintern pact. This was aimed against Russia. Mussolini joined a year later, and the lineup of one of the sides in the second world war was complete. -
Neville Chamberlain took over as Prime Minister
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Italy leaves the Leage of Nations
Mussolini left the league and completed the conquest of the whole Ethiopia -
Germany Annexed Austria
The unification of Germany and Austria was called the “Ansechluss”. -
Germany annexed the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia
Britain and France agreed to the take over of the Sudetenland. -
Chamberlain pursued a policy of appeasement and rearmament.
Chamberlain's reputation for appeasement rests in large measure on his negotiations with Hitler over Czechoslovakia -
Germany invaded the remaining part of Czchoslovakia
The complete take over of Czechoslovakia led to an abandonment of appeassment in Britain and France. They got ready for war with Germany, but Hitler thought they were bluffing. -
Hitler threatened Poland and demanded control of the city of Danzig.
In Summer, Hitler prepared for a war against Poland. He did not believe that Britain or France would help Poland. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact was signed
Soviet Union and Germany had signed a non-aggression pact -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland -
Britain and France declare war. The 2nd WW had begun.
