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Causes of ww2
The main causes for WWII are the treaty of Versailles that weakened Germany, Economic depression all over the world, the rise of the Nazi power and military, and the failure of the League of Nations. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The Japanese had previously establish a puppet government the Japanese invaded Manchuria to further their growing empire and to reduce dependence on oil and metal imports from the U.S, -
Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States
America was in the midst of the greatest economic crisis, which was the great depression. He was elected with the promise of improving the condition of the American people, beating the incumbent president Herbert Hoover. -
Adolf Hitler becomes chanellor of Germany
Germany needed a ray of hope after its defeat in the previous World War and producing a failing economy Adolf Hitler promised the german people restoration of power and economic wealth as well as control over Europe. -
Germany quits the League of Nations
On October 1933 hitler withdrew Germany from the League of Nation when it refused Germanys bid to build its military to a level that was equal to other major powers basically Hitler was rejecting the terms of the treaty of Versailles. -
Dollfuss was assassinated
Dollfuss was the Austrian chancellor who was assassinated by the nazis in a raid to take over Austria. -
Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia
Italy invaded Ethiopia in order to boost Italian nation prestige after Italy was defeated by Ethiopia at the Battle of Adowa. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
The alliance between Mussolini and Hitler before WWII occurred. -
japan invades china
Japan invaded china to obtain its raw materials in-order to supports industries. -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
The Munich agreement gave Hitler the Sudetenland where many Germans lived. Hitler violated the agreement and then occupied the rest of Czechoslovakia. -
Operation Barbarossa
It was the invasion of the Soviet union by the Nazis and the Axis powers it was named after Fredrick Barbarossa who was a Roman emperor and german king.