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Road to World War II
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The Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace agreement signed after World War I. It was signed by Germany and the Allies. -
The Global Depression begins
It was the deepest and longest-lasting economic crisis in the history of the Western world. It started after the crash of the market in Wall Street. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The "National Socialist German Workers Party" won 230 governmental seats and with the Communists, the next largest party, they got over half of the Reichstag. -
The Spanish Civil War
It was a military revolt against the Republican goverment. The Nationalists were helped by Germany and Italy. The Republicans got aid from the URSS, Great Britain and the USA. The Nationalists won. -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
I was a military and political alliance between fascist Germany and Italy. -
Anschluss with Austria
German troops marched into Austria. Hitler announced his Anschluss and the 10 of April 99.7% of the people who voted wanted the union. -
The Munich Agreement
British and French prime ministers Chamberlain and Daladier signed this pact with Hitler, they believed that peace was assured. The next day, Germany annexed the Sudetenland, breaking the treaty. -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
This day Hitler said he was going to attack Prague unless they gave free passage for German troops into Czech borders. They got it. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. The pact fell apart in June 1941, when Nazi forces invaded the Soviet Union.. -
Nazis invade Poland
Gemany attacked Poland by land, air and sea. They said it was a deffensive movement but Britain and france didn't believe it. Two days after, the World War II started.
