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Events leading up to WW2
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The Treaty of Versailles
It was the treaty signed to end WW1 on June 28 1919. It ended the war between Germany and the allied powers but is said to be a direct cause of WW2. It was very importante because it starped WW1. -
Mussolini takes power in italy
this was when Mussolini was voted in as prime minister. He was their for 21 years till his ousting. He played a role in ww2 because he allied himself with hitler so he couple prop up his leadership. -
stock market crash
The stock market crash of october 1929 is also refured to as black tuesday. It is the day when all the stock prices dropped and in the first to days 30 million was lost, more people lost money and went into debt. The importance of this is pretty big because it ended in 1939 just when WW2 was starting -
Japan invades manchuria
It began when the kwantung army of the empior of japan invaded right after the mukdan inccedent. They occupied it till the end of WW2. IT didn't play any major roles in the war but did have a negative impact on the league of nations. -
Hitler became chancellor of Germany
This was when Adolf Hitler was names chancellor of germany, his rise was mostly due to the spur of german people fustraited with the economic conditions. The impact of this for WW2 was big because with his position more people were bound to follow him. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
It was an armed conflict that resaulted to Ethiopia's subjection to Italys rule. They slowly pushed back the ethiopia army who was ill prepared. It didn't have that big of an impact on WW2. -
Remilitarization of Rhineland
The remilitarization took place once the german army entered. By doing so it violated the treaty of versailles. It was very significant because it violated the treaty signed at the end of WW1 but also because of the change in power it provided. -
Spanish civil war
It was a war between the nationalists and republicans. It lasted all of three years. It was semi important because Hitler helped out the nationalists my sending the arms. -
Rome-Berlin Axis is signed
This was an pact that was made between Italy and Germany. Japan also joined the Axis power later on. The dicission to team with germany was made by Italys forien minister. This played a part because for Germanyt it ment that its south boundry was safe and for Italy it was support incase of a major war. -
Munich conference
A conference held in Munich. Where of which the leaders of Great Britain, France and Italy allowed Germany to annex certian parts of Czechoslovakia. -
Anschluss
It was the propoganda term for invasion and forced incorparation of austria. It didn't have that big of an impact, he just forced them to incorporat and place troops there. -
Germany invades Czechoslovakia
On this day, Hitler's forces the Nazi army invaded and occupied Czechoslovakia. It was also later giving to hitler as an offering to peace. This did play a little role in the war because it allowed Hitler to pass through two other country's without resistance. -
Solviet-Nazi Pact
It was a nonaggression pact signed to keep peace. It also stated that both would not attack each other. It had some impact on the war cause it gave solviet time to build up its army and not go to war with Hitler. -
Invasion of Poland
It is also know as the September campaign and 1939 Defensive War. It was when Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany, the Solviet union and a small solvak contigent. It had a huge effect towards WW2 because this was the reason Britain declared war on Germany and that was the beginning of WW2. -
Britain declares war on Germany
This is when Britain declared war, it was done by Prime minister Chamberlain wjhen he announced it over the air waves. This was a huge part of WW2 because after hitler did not responde to their demand of him removing his forces from poland, Britain declared war and WW2 began -
Canada Enters
This is when Canada declared war on Germany, the country's first independent decloration of war. It was also the beginning for Canada of the world biggest national war. Canada played a big part helping the British defend the British Isles and Hong Kong.
