Causes and Effects of WWII

By royfrench

  • Treaty of Versailles signed

    WWI is over and the causes of WWII bagin.

  • League of Nations Formed

    This was supposed to be a step towards international diplomacy.

  • Benito Mussolini Elected Prime Minister of Italy

    His Fascist views would be important to the rise of Hitler in Germany.

  • France Occupies the Ruhr in Germany

    They demanded their reparations which Germany had been falling behind on.

  • The United States Stock Market Crashes

    This would lead to a worldwide depression.

  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    The first major imperialistic move by the Japanese. The League does nothing to stop it.

  • Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany

    He would rise to complete power shortly after.

  • Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations

    They were not punished for this action.

  • Germany Withdraws from the League of Nations

    Like Japan, this was the way Germany could begin to do what it wanted.

  • Germany Occupies the Rhineland

    This was a blatant violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Germany is Given the Sudetenland

    This attempt at appeasment would prove to be a failure.

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland, starting WWII.

  • The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor

    This effectivly brings the US out of isolationism and into full blown war mode.

  • Germany and Italy Declare war on the US

    This brings the US into the war in Europe.

  • Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide

    This is the nail in the coffin for Germany.

  • Germany Surrenders to the Allies

    Known as VE day.

  • Garmany Divided into 4 Occupation zones.

    Three were occupied by the Western nations France, Britain, and the US, while the last was occupied by the USSR.

  • First Atomic Bomb is dropped on Hiroshima, Japan

    This marked the first use of atomic warfare in history.

  • Second Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan

    As the bombs drew closer to Tokyo, Japan knew it had to surrender.

  • Japan Surrenders, ending WWII

    All Axis Powers have surrendered to the Allies. Known as VJ day.

  • Japan Would remain under US control

    Again not an exact date but a general timeframe.

  • The Cold War Begins

    This isnt the precise date its just looks good here on the timeline