Road to War: WWII

  • Sun Yat-Sen

    Sun Yat-Sen
    In power after Manchus from 1912 to 1915
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    State of Instability

    Yuan Shugai "in charge
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    Weimar Republic

    Post WWI republic in Germany, doomed, corrupt, huge inflation.
  • Establishment of communism in the Soviet Union

    Establishment of communism in the Soviet Union
    Communism was firmly established in the USSR by Lenin, and followed Leninism
  • Fascism in Italy

    Fascism in Italy
    Benito Mussolini made Prime Minister during hard times.
  • German Recovery

    Reduced reperations, developed new stable currency
  • New Leader

    New Leader
    Lenin has died, and there is a new leader: Joseph Stalin
  • New Government

    New Government
    Joseph Stalin has now established a new government: totalitarianism, only he rules
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    Joseph Stailin

    The dictator of the USSR, created many genocides.
  • Adolf Hitler

    Adolf Hitler
    Writes Mien Kampf in prison Mad at Versailles treaty, Aryan race superior to all others, social Darwinism Lebensraum
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    Chaing Kai Shek

    Natiolist Party incharge of China, then Communists takeover
  • Peace

    Peace
    Locarno treaty, Kellogg-Briand Pact - Renounce war
  • Five Year Plan

    Five Year Plan
    Joseph Stalin makes the economy have certain goals to achieve, to help it grow stronger.
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    The Great Depression

    Caused by overuse of credit and overproduction, and failure of the banks.
  • Japan

    Japan
    Rapid Industrialization, militarism, invades Korea, then Manchuria
    Set up state, do experiments.
  • Persecution of Jews

    Persecution of Jews
    Dachau concentration camp, Hitler attacks Jews "Stab in the Back Theory" Nuremburg laws- 1935 -Kristallnacht 1938
  • Hitler legally put into power

    Hitler very powerful, becomes German leader
  • Fire

    Reichtag is set on fire, blamed on Commies, Hiter gets more power.
  • Hitler takes Control

    Hitler takes Control
    Enabling act, SS, censorship, Hitler youth, outlawed unions and strikes
  • Hitler rearms troops

    Hitler rearms troops
  • Troops in Rhineland

    Troops in Rhineland
  • Full on invasion of China

    Full on invasion of China 1937
  • Anschluss

    Propaganda, Austria votes to join Germany
  • Sudentenland

    Munich conference, appease Hitler
  • German-Soviet nonaggression pat

    German-Soviet nonaggression pat
  • Start of WWII

    Germany invades Poland, USSR takes Baltic states