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The Interwar Years
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Creation of the League of Nations
Description: After world war one the league, brainchild of the United States president Woodrow Wilson, was created by the victors as a means of ensuring world peace through diplomacy. Significance: Germany would not be allowed to join until later. The league proved ineffective and did not have the power or resources to combat Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese aggresion. http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://eh.lenin.ru/flags/7or/un/xln-f.gif&imgrefurl=http://eh.lenin.ru/english/7or/un -
The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Description: Japan has spent a lot of money to develop Manchuria, and had stationed troops and built railroads throughout the province. After the Mukden incident were the Japanese framed the Chinese on an attack on Japanese soldiers, the Japanese invaded and annexed Manchuria. Significance: This event shows how Japan sought resources and land for its quickly growing population, how it was willing to expand at the expense of other nations, and how ineffecive the league of nations was. -
Hitler's Program of Rearmament
Description: Hitler wanted to recover Germany's glory and disreegarded the treaty of Versailles by massive military build up and rearmament.
Significance: Because Hitler was allowed to rebuild up Germany's armed forces, Germany became quite powerful, making it a possible threat to the western democracies. -
The invasion of Abyssinia
Description: Mussolini had a vision to rebuild the Roman empire and started by gaining territory for Italy in North Africa against outgunned natives. Significance: Italy was one of the founfing members of the league of nations so it was a big blow to the league's prestige because it could contain one of its orignal members. -
The Reoccupaation of the Rhineland
Description: The treaty that outraged Germans was further disregarded when Hitler contiuned his rearmament by sending military troops into the Rhineland. Significance: Hitler was happy with his success and so contiuneed on his ultra aggresive ultra nationalist policies. France had too many problems at home to deal with Germany. -
The Spanish Civil War
Description: The civil war was between republicans loyal to the republic, and discontent nationalist led by general Francisco Franco. Signifcance: Franco would be victorious and rule for 36 years. Hitler and Mussonli's troops gained valuable combat experince. -
Anschluss With Austria
Description: One of Hitler;s goals in Mein Kampf was to unite the German speaking people. Hitler forced Austrian Chancellor Schuschingg to submit to Hitlers demands to Anschluss, which was popular amongst many German and Austrian people. Significance: Germany was united and became more powerful. Hitler was encouraged to push Germany forward in his ambitious plans for national revitalization. -
The Munich Conference
Description: Hitler sought the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia with high German populations. France and Brtian hoped to appease Hitler, hoping he would stop with his ambitions. Significance: Germany got the Sudetenland, Czechslovakia felt betrayed, and France and Britain looked weak. Hitler was hungry for more. -
The Invasion of the Rest of Czechoslovakia by Germany
Description: Hitler sought more, he needed more resources to aid his massive military buildup, and Czechoslavokia was powerless to resist. Wehrmacht forces entered Czechslovakia on march 16th, and it would be occupied until nearly the end of the war. Significance: It seemed like nobody could stop HItler and he now could turn his gaze to Poland wich would lead to world war two. -
The Nazi-Soviet Pact
Description: HItler sought to avoid a two front war, as he realized France and Britain would come to Poland's aid. So he made a non aggresion pact with the Soviets, agreeing that the two countries would not attack each other. The two countries also agreed to invade Poland. Significance: Hitler was able to concentrate his forces in the west, so he was able to defeat France and contain Britian, until Hitler broke the pact in 1941. -
The Invasion of Poland
Description: Hitler wanted to reclaim former German lands now owned by Poland. The Nazis and Soviet's split Poland up. France and Britain decided enough was enough. Significance: This was the start of world war two. Some of the worst genocides during world war two were carried out in Poland.
