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Treaty of Versailles Signed
The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28th 1919 by the allied nations, and ended World War l. It was created to punish Germany. All nations agreed to stop fighting while terms of peace are being negotiated. -
League of Nations Established
An international organization created at the end of World War l to negotiate agreements between all the nations that had conflict and were fighting in the war. The League of Nations has 42 nations in it. -
Beer Hall Putsch
The Beer Hall Putsch was a failed coup attempt lead by Adolf Hitler to take power over Munich, Bavaria. Two thousand Nazis marched into the center of Munich they confronted the police. 16 Nazis and 4 police officers died. Hitler didn't get harmed. -
Dawes Plan
Was created in 1924 to Weimar Germany out of hyperinflation to make the economy stable again. Weimar was in hyperinflation because of The Treaty of Versailles. -
Locarno Pact
Seven agreements that were signed on December 1st 1925. The allied powers of the First World War and the new states of central and eastern Europe to secure the post-war territorial settlement, and it also stated that Germany would never go to war against other countries. -
Benito Mussolini Takes Power in Italy
Was a Italian politician and journalist. He was also the leader and of the National Fascist Party. He ran as Italy’s Prime Minister from 1922-1943 -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Was known as General Treaty for Renunciation of War as an Instrument of National Policy, was an international agreement created in 1928. It was an agreement that any country would not use war again to resolve conflicts in or between countries. -
Stock Market crash in the USA
Was called the Wall Street Crash of 1929, and was also known as Black Tuesday. It began on October 24th 1929 and was the most devastating stock crash in the United States history. It was also one of the biggest indicators for the Great Depression. -
Japan Invaded Manchuria
The Japan invasion of Manchuria was on September 18th 1931. The Japan Empire invaded Manchuria and followed Mukden Incident. This lasted until Soviet Union Mongolia launched in 1945. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor means The Head of Germany. Hitler was appointed The Head of Germany on January 30, 1933 by the President of the Weimar Republic. This is when the Nazi Party started to eliminate political opposition and take power. -
Italy Invaded Ethiopia
On Wednesday December 5th 1934 Italy invaded Ethiopia. Benito Mussolini was determined that with this invasion he would establish an Italian Empire to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896. -
Germany Reoccupied the Rhineland
On March 7th 1936 German military forces entered Rhineland. It was a significant event because it violated terms of the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact, which marked the first time that Germany had entered this region since the First World War. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
The Rome-Berlin Axis was made in October 1936 between Germany and Italy. It was an agreement made by Italy's foreign Minister linking the two countries together on October 25th 1939. It was called the Pact of Steel. -
Anti-Comintern Pact Between Germany and Japan
Was an anti-communist pact made between Nazi Germany and the Japan Empire made on November 25th 1936. It was made and was directed against the Communist International. -
Germany’s Anschluss with Austria
Anschluss on March 12th 1938 referred to Austria becoming included into Nazi Germany. It was also known as the Anschluss Österreichs. -
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement made to allow Nazi Germany to take over parts of Czechoslovakia. Most of the people living along the country’s border were German speakers. -
Germany Occupied Czechoslovakia
Germany occupying Czechoslovakia March 1939 began when Nazi Germany was taking over parts of Czechoslovakia. This included western and eastern border regions. -
Germany Occupied Czechoslovakia
Germany occupying Czechoslovakia March 1939 began when Nazi Germany was taking over parts of Czechoslovakia. This included western and eastern border regions. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Was signed between Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotovand and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop on August 23rd 1939. This was an agreement that the two countries would not attempt to attack each other. -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Was signed between Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotovand and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop on August 23rd 1939. This was an agreement that the two countries would not attempt to attack each other. -
Germany Invaded Poland
Britain and France together on Poland’s borders declared war on Germany on September 3rd 1939, the Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17th, 1939.
