Events Leading To World War ll

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    Events before WWll

  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

    Hitler's Nazi Party takes power and Hitler is essentially the dictator of Germany.

  • Germany leaves the League of Nations.

    Germany noted that Japan had asked the League for help but were asked to withdraw from Mancriuria.

  • Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany

    90 percent of votes went to Hitler out of the 95 percent of registered voters. 38 million people gave Hitler their approval.

  • Mussolini Invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invaded Ethiopia because he wanted an easy win before he tried taking over any other countries.

  • Germany and Italy form the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty.

    An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries.

  • Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact.

    This was a pact against communism and Russia.

  • Japan invades China.

    This initiated World War II in the Pacific.

  • Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany.

    This is also called the Anschluss.

  • Hitler and Stalin Sign Non-Aggression Pact

    This states that even though they didn't like each other that they would not attack each other.

  • Germany invades Poland.

    World War ll begins.