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Treaty of Versailles
The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, ending WW1, the treaty put heavy restrictions and taxes on the central powers, but mostly Germany. As the depression hit, Germany was hit harder. Making a new leader stand up (Hitler). This led to building planes and weapons in secret and the start of WW2. -
Mussolini Becomes Fascist Leader of Italy
On October 30, 1922, Mussolini was appointed prime minister. The day after he led a group of fascist leaders to Rome, also known as the March on Rome, and forced the king to yield to the government. -
Mein Kampf is Published
Mein Kampf is a book that was written by Hitler in the 1920's. The book was published on July 18, 1925. It is an autobiography that he wrote in jail after the beer hall putsch. This show the rise of Hitler. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
January 1, 1933, was the day that Hitler became chancellor which gave him tons of power in the government to do almost anything that he wanted to do. He also had a lot of the germans on his side, because of all his speeches. -
- “Knight of the Long Knives” Hitler consolidates power
Hitler ordered a purge of his own political party, assassinating potential political enemies. This gave Hitler tons of power in the government. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
On October 3, 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia with poisonous gas, aerial bombardment, and other forms of weapons. This invasion contributed to tension that was already building to eventually make a country outburst and declare war. -
Japan Invades China
On July 7, 1937, Japan invaded China. This invasion marked the true start of WW2 with other countries seeing what horrific things the Japanese were doing to the chinese people. -
Japanese Rape of Nanjing
The Japanese killed more than 300,000 Chinese men, women, and children. Many of the women and children were taken advantage of. this increased tensions between countries even more. -
Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel
On, May 29, 1939, Germany and Italy took their political alliance and turned it into a military alliance by signing the Pact of Friendship and Alliance. also known as the Pact of Steel. This furthered the bond and trust between Hitler and Mussolini. -
Germany invades Poland, beginning World War II
On September 1, 1939, this day marked the start of WW2 with the German invasion of Poland, which made Great Britain and France declare war against the axis powers. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
On September 27, 1940, the Axis powers were formed by the tripartite pact ( Germany, Italy, and Japan). This marked the point where they became allies to fight in the war.