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•Treaty of Versailles is signed
The treaty stated that Germany had to take full responsibilty for starting WW1. They also had land taken away from them, and htey had to pay money for the expenses from the war. The Germans were very unhappy with this. -
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WW2 Pre Events
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Mussolini take power in Italy
Benito Mussolini was the fascist prime minister of Italy, with dictatorial powers, from 1922 intil 1943 when he was overthrown. In May 1938, Mussolini promised to fight alongside Adolf Hitler in any war against the democracies of the world. -
The Stock Market Crash
The stock market crash was the most devastating crash in the united states to ever happen. It is considered an event that triggerd the world wide great depression, and it left many families homeless and without money. -
Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 18, 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The year 1932 had seen Hitler’s rise to prominence in Germany. People were upset about the neglect to deal with the economic conditions such as poverty due to the treaty of versailles. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
An armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. It is often seen as one of the episodes that prepared the way for World War II. The war demonstrated the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations when League decisions were not supported by the great powers. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
This is when German military forces entered the Rhineland. The remilitarization was very important because it changed the balance of power in Europe from France towards Germany which made it possible for Germany to pursue a policy of aggression in Eastern Europe that the demilitarized status of the Rhineland had blocked until then. -
Spanish Civil War
A war faught between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco. -
Rome-Berlin Axis is signed
Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. -
Anschluss
This was the Nazi propaganda term for the invasion and forced incorporation of Austria to Nazi Germany. -
Munich Conference
Conference held in Munich during which the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to have certain areas of Czechoslovakia. -
Germany invades Czechoslovakia
On this day, Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
The Soviet-Nazi Pact
Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the pact which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. Germany protected itself by signing this pact, the Soviet Union was awarded land, including parts of Poland and the Baltic States. -
the Invasion of Poland
Germany lead by Hitler invaded poland at 4:45am. Nazi leader Adolf Hitler claimed the massive invasion was a defensive action, but Britain and France were not convinced. On September 3, they declared war on Germany, initiating World War II. -
Britain declares war on Germany
Brittain and France honored their obligations to Poland and the two countries sent ultimatums to Hitler demanding his withdrawal from Poland. Hitler declined to respond. On September 3, Prime Minister Chamberlain went to the airwaves to announce to the British people that a state of war existed between their country and Germany. World War II had begun. -
Canada enters the war
Canada carried out a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic and the air war over Germany, and contributed forces to the campaigns of western Europe. Between 1939 and 1945 more than one million Canadian men and women served full-time in the armed services.
