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Treaty of Versailles is signed
This treaty was signed by Germany after WW1 which forced many restrictions and limits on the nation which upset the German people and helped Hitler gain favor. -
The Weimar Republic is established in Germany
It was the name of the Government in place from 1919 to 1933, until it was replaced by Hitlers Government. -
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The inter war period
Ranging from 1919 to 1939, this covers the major events that lead to the outbreak of WW2. -
The League of Nation is created
This was the precursor to the UN, although it was weakened by the lack of major powers and was eventually disbanded. -
French occupation of the Ruhr
As Germany couldn't pay its reparation payments, France sent troops to occupy the Ruhr as it was industrialized. this upset the Germans greatly. -
Beer Hall Putsch
Hitler and his party decided to try and overthrow the Government and while they failed and were jailed, it made them more popular. -
The Dawes Plan is created
A plan where the USA would loan Germany money to help it pay reparations, which eventually failed because of the great depression which only worsed Germany's money situation. -
Benito Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy
He became the first fascist dictator. His takeover was a model for Hitler in the future. -
The Locarno Treaties are signed
These were treaties that were supposed to improve relations between Germany and other countries and help Germany recover, while all it really did was let Hitler continue his plan without interruption. -
The Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed
This was an agreement between nations not to use war to settle disputes and was signed by most countries involved in WW1 -
Beginning of the Great Depression
The stock market crash happened to result in unemployment and the like. this resulted in the Great Depression. -
Japan invaded Manchuria
Japan was in a bad spot and needed more resources, both industrial and monetary, so they decided to invade Manchuria. The league of nations also failed badly here. -
Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was appointed to Chancellor to stabilize the people in Germany. Hitler then turned Germany into a fascist dictatorship with himself as dictator. -
Italy invaded Ethiopia
Italy decided to invade Ethiopia to expand the empire along with gaining resources. This too, shows how the Leauge of nations failed. -
Germany reoccupied the Rhineland
The Rhineland was an area Germany was not allowed to enter, however, they marched troops in and once again the league of nations failed to stop them. -
Creation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Germany and Italy signed an agreement to support each other. This was because they had similar goals. They would later be known as the axis powers -
Creation of the Anti-Comintern Pact
This was an agreement between Germany and Japan to fight against communist countries. This pact was later changed to include Italy. -
Germany’s anschluss with Austria
Hitler believed Germany and Austria should be united and as such he moved into Austria to occupy the country. Austria provided almost no resistance. -
Signing of the Munich Agreement
This agreement was made where Hitler could have a pice of Czechoslovakian land under the condition that he would not annex more land. He did. -
Germany occupied Czechoslovakia
Germany invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia in violation of the Munich agreement. Britain, however, did not respond. -
Creation of the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
This was made so Hitler wouldn't have to worry about fighting Russia. The pact was broken when Hitler invaded Russia in 1941. -
Germany invaded Poland
This was the opening act of WW2. Hitler marched troops into Poland and split it with Russia. -
Britain goes to war with Germany
Britain had realized that there was no going back from this point and declared war on Germany. After this, WW2 had officially started.