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Treaty of Versailles is Signed
The Treaty of versailles was a peace treaty that was imposed upon germany after the World War 1. It included a number of punishing conditions imposed upon germany. -
The Weimar Republic is established in Germany
Weimar Republic is the name given to the democratic government that was created in Germany from 1919 to the beginning of the Nazi government in 1933 -
The League of Nations was Created
The first International organization for peace of its time, it was unfortunately weakened by non-participating major powers, mostly the U.S. It disbanded and turned into the United Nations. -
French Occupation of the Ruhr
The Ruhr region in Germany was not to be occupied by any troops, French or German. Germany started defaulting on its war payments to france so france sent its troops into the Ruhr -
Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf and the Nazi Party were growing in popularity and believed they could create a new government in Germany. They tried to overthrow the weimar republic and Hitler got thrown in jail -
The Dawes Plan is Created
The U.S made a plan where it loaned Germany money, which Germany would use to rebuild its economy, and help pay reparations to Britain and France. -
Benito Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy
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The Locarno Treaties are signed
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The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed
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Beginning of the Great Depression
The stock market crash in 1929 triggered a world wide depression and economic crisis known as the great depression. Millions lost their job. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
Japan was experiencing economic crisis, and was desperate for resources. This lead to japan invading manchuria,a region of China for coal and iron -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor
Hitler's appointment was German President Hindenburg's desperate attempt to stabilize Germany's chaotic political climate. Hitler immediately began rearming Germany's military. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini led the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, in an effort to establish an italian empire and gain valuable resources for Italy. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
Germany was forbidden to occupy the Rhineland area of germany as per condition of the treaty of versailles. The League of Nations did not stop germany from reoccupying the Rhineland and hitler continued his aggressive expansion -
Creation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Germany and Italy, Both fascist signed an agreement to support each other called the Rome-Berlin Axis. -
Creation of the Anti-Comintern Pact
Germany and Japan signed an anti-communist agreement that both people would fight against and communist countries. Italy later joined this pact. -
Germany anschluss with Austria
Anschluss refers to the concept of germanic-speaking people uniting with each other. Hitler believed that germany and austria must be united s they are both germanic peoples. -
Signing of the munich Aggreement
After Hitler Annexed Austria, he wanted to annex Czechoslovakia. Both Hitler and Mussolini entered into an agreement with Britain and France that allowed Hitler to occupy Sudetenland, a german part of Czechoslovakia. -
Germany occupied Czechoslovakia
After signing the Munich Agreement, Germany eventually invaded and occupied a part of Czechoslovakia, not just Sudetenland. This violated the terms of the Munich Agreement, but Britain didn't respond. -
Creation of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler had intentions of invading and occupying more of Europe, but to do this he needed to create an agreement with the Soviet Union that they would not fight each other. Hitler later Broke that in 1941 when Germany invaded the Soviet Union -
Germany Invaded Poland
After occupying Czechoslovakia, Hitler sought to annex Poland. He made an agreement with Stalin of the Soviet Union to divide Poland between the two countries, and soon the germans invaded Poland. -
Britain Declares War on Germany
Following Germany's invasion of Poland, Britain realized it had failed to maintain peace. They had no choice but to stand up to germany's aggression. On Sept 3, 1939 Britain officially declared war on germany. THis began the Second World War
