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Causes leading to WWII

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Ended The Great War (WWI), Germany was to blame for the war, must pay reparations to allied powers.
  • Benito Mussolini Rises to Power

    Benito Mussolini Rises to Power
    Mussolini And his fascist party gain control over Italy, after it has slipped into political discord, stating that he is the only man who could restore order.
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The great depression caused the flow of currency to halt to a near stop as the stock market had fallen and people started to withdraw funds from the bank at a faster rate then it was accumulated. This caused a chain reaction of bank failures around the world and made countries impoverished. This allowed dictators to rise to power by manipulating the masses.
  • Hitler Becomes dictator of Germany

    Hitler Becomes dictator of Germany
    Germany's Parliament passes the enabling acts which gives The chancellor (Adolf Hitler) Sole power over germany
  • Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia

    Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia
    Hitler invades Czechoslovakia in order to gain more territory.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Hitler invades Poland causing France and Great Britain to retaliate and declare war on Germany. Thus marking the beginning of WWII.