Germany Between The Wars

Germany Between The Wars

Period: Jan 1, 1919 to Dec 31, 1939

The Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

Source Germany was blamed for the war, and had to pay reperations

First Meeting of the League of Nations

Jan 16, 1920

Source This meeting was established Geneva,Switzerland to prevent other wars from happening

Treaty of Rapallo

Apr 16, 1922

Source Russia and Germany made an agreement to cancel any pre war debts.

Introduction of the Dawes Plan

Aug 14, 1924

Source The US offerended German financial aid for helping with WWI loans.

Locarno Treaties

Oct 16, 1925

Source Aggrement that meant Germany's guarentting its western borders with France, Belgium, Britain and Italy.

Kellogg-Briand Pact

Aug 27, 1928

Source 62 Repersenatives agreed "to condemn recourse war for the solution of international controversies, and renounce it as an instrument of national policy."

Japan invades Manchuria

Sep 19, 1931

Source The Japanese invade the Army of the Empire of Japan, right after the Mukden Incident. The Japanese occupation of Manchuria lasted until the end of World War II.

Hitler rises to power

Apr 23, 1933

Source Reichstag considered passing Hitler's Enabling Act.He needed 31 non-Nazi votes to pass it. He got those votes from the Catholic Center Party after making a false promise to restore basic rights.

Ethiopia invaded by Italy

Oct 3, 1935

Source A border incident between Ethiopia and Italy that gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to cross.

WWII Begins

Sep 1, 1939

Source Hitler invades Poland.