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Before World War II
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Armistice of Versailles
A treaty is signed between the main powers of the Allies and Germany as a peace treaty. Germany has to pay back a substantial debt and many countries stake claims to land around the world. Fact: This is how Australia came into possession of New Guinea. -
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic in Germany is established. The Weirmar Republic had serious weakness from the start. Millions of Germans blamed the Weimar government for their defeat and post war issues caused by the Treaty of Versailles. -
Rise of The Nazi Party
Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party and disregards the Treaty of Versailles and wants to help rebuild the German economy and their way of life, but also to make it a fascist state and to 'purify' the German race to make it perfect. -
coup d'état (Beer Hall Putsch)
Hitler and the Nazi Party try to take control of Germany where Gustav Ritter von Kahr (a German right-wing conservative politician) was giving a speech to 600 people. Ultimately they fail and Hitler and many other Nazi's are put in prison. -
Mussolini comes to power
Benito Mussolini "IlDuce" (the leader) rules over Italy making it a Totalitarian country. He will be one of Hitler’s biggest Allies in WW2 -
The Great Depression
Beginning of the Great Depression. There were high unemployment rates as production, prices, and wages declined. Thousands of banks, factories, and business failed. Over 9 million people lost all the money in their savings accounts. Most famers lost their land. By 1933 over 1/4 of U.S workers were unemployed. -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the 32nd President of the United States and is also re-elected in 1936 and servers as President until his death in 1945. -
Nazi State
Hitler becomes the Fuhrer of Germany after being appointed Chancellor and making Germany a single party dictatorship based on the totalitarian ideology. Hitler wants to create a third Reich and a fascist state. -
Japan joins the Axis
After the invasion of China in 1937 Emperor Hirohito who also has a similar government compared to Italy and Germany and decides to join the Axis, part of his choice was influenced after Japan felt un honoured after World War one. Fact: Japan was one of the five leagues’ in the League of Nations (Allies from World War 1) -
Germany invaded Poland
Germany invading Poland led to the start of World War 2. Britian and France declared war on Germany because Hitler kept invading further expansion. -
France surrenders to Germany
Two thirds of France was occupied by Germany because of the Aristance. Blitzkrieg invasions took over France.
