Ww2

Causes and Course of WWII

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Discontent is caused by Treaty of Versailles. Italy not satisfied for not being rewarded with large amounts of sand.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression
    The high cost of war reparations gave teh U.S. lots of money, Economically depressing Germany.
  • Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia
    Mussolini attacked Ethopia in 1935. The League of Nations protested the attacked but did nothing to stop the Italians.
  • Hitler occupies the Rhinelands

    Hitler occupies the Rhinelands
    Hitler takes over Rhinelands. League of Nations also fails in preventing the attack
  • Axis Alliance Formed

    Axis Alliance Formed
    Japan, Italy, and Germany form Axis of WWII. Conjoined by GYula Gombos
  • Japan invades China

    Occured in 1937. Politically divided China united to fend off Japna.
  • Hitler invades Poland

    The spark of WWII. Germany wanted to build an empire to prevent economic depression.
  • Munich Conference

    Britain, France, and Germany met to oppose Hitler. He betrayed them.
  • Neutrality Acts

    The produce taken for the U.S. remain neutral from WWII. This lasted til Dec.7 1941 in Pearl Harbor anbush by Japan.
  • Spanish Cival War

    Spanish Cival War
    Germany and Italy sends troops and wa\eapons to Spain to assist Francisco Franco winning the Spanish Cival War in 1936.
  • VE Day

    Germany surrends to allies. Allies infultrated Germany by comin to east and west.
  • VJ Day

    Japan's surrender 3 days after Nagasaki bombing. Allies win the War :D
  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Two Japanese city's that were bombed by America. This lead to Japanese surrender.