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Hitler enters Rhineland
Hitler violates the Versailles treaty. He orders German troops to enter The Rhineland, a thirty mile buffer zone between Germany and France. The cause of this was that the League of Nations made a weak attempt at stopping Hitler from rearming, which allowed him to grow confident about taking larger risks. This violation left both Belgium and France open to attacks and allowed Germany's power and strength to grow. also increasingly made Hitler more confident in his plans of expansion. -
Hitler rearms military
Hitler goes against the Versailles treaty and begins rearming his military forces. The cause of this is because he wanted to undo the treaty of Versallies and the effect is he gained enough power to invade and annex additional countries and areas. -
The Anschluss
Hitler again goes against the Treaty of Versailles by uniting Austria and Germany. This forms the Anschluss. The cause of this event was to dismantle the Treaty of Versailles and expand the empire. The effect was that Hitler gained confidence due to the policy of appeasement by both France and England. This also left Czechoslovakia open for attack. -
Hitler Takes Czechoslovakia
After the Munich Conference in which Germany agreed to not invade Czechoslovakia while getting the Sudetenland. This was a major peace treaty. Six months later, Hitler breaks the Munich Agreement and takes Czechoslovakia. The cause is Hitler takes the Sudetenland due to the German-speaking people in the area and the area will greatly add power, size, and strength to the empire. The effect is that Hitler gained more land and could invade other countries and gain land and power. -
The separation of Poland
In a secret part of the pact between Germany and the Soviet Union, they agreed to divide Poland in between them. They also agreed that the USSR could take over Finland and the Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. After signing this non aggressional pact, Hitler quickly moved ahead with plans to conquer Poland. -
Hitler Invades Poland
The cause was that Hitler invades Poland to gain power and land and that he knew that Britain and France would do nothing because they did not want to risk war. He can do so because of the non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union, so that they could not attack each other. The effects were that Hitler had more territory and the ability to gain more land and power without anyone attempting to attack/stop them. -
Hitler invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler launches an attack on Denmark and Norway. In just four hours after the attack, Denmark fell and two months later, Norway surrendered as well.” -
Hitler's plan to attack France
Hitler began a grand sweep throughout the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This was all part of a the strategy to strike at France, so by the end of May 1940, the Germans had trapped the Allied forces around the northern French city of Lille -
Netherlands
Hitler began a dramatic sweep through the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. This was part of a strategy to strike at France” -
Hitler takes france
the Germans had taken Paris, the heart of France and France would soon fall
French leaders surrendered on June 22, 1940. -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor in Hawii was attacked by Japanese fighter planes and bombs. The Japanese sunk 19 ships including 8 battleship and Over 2,300 American soldiers were killed in this event. -
Manila
The Japanese fought against the American and Filipino forces for three months, The Japanese took the capital Bataan peninsula -
The take over of the Dutch East Indies
Once Hong Kong was seized, the Japanese invaded Malaya from Thailand and the sea. They finally reached Singapore and located the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. After intense fighting the colony surrendered, and within a month Japan conquered the Dutch East Indies. That included the Java Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, and Celebes. Japan then moved towards the west to take Burma.
