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The Road to World War II

By Isabelrochagarcia
  • The Treaty of Versailles signed

    The Treaty of Versailles signed

    It was a peace treaty signed at the end of First World War ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies.
  • The Global depression begins

    The Global depression begins

    It was originated in the United States , after the stock market crash and quickly spread to almost every country in the world.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

    Since then, he led a totalitarian regime ,known as the Third Reich, trying to fulfill his expansionist plans in Europe.
  • The Spanish civil War

    The Spanish civil War

    It began when part of the Spanish army led by General Francisco Franco, rose against the democratically elected republican government .
  • Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss means Austria’s joining to Nazi Germany becoming part of the Third Reich . This situation lasted until May 5, 1945 when the Allies freed them
  • The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreements were approved by the governments of the United Kingdom, France , Italy and Germany , to solve the crisis of Sudetes in Czechoslovakia.
  • Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Without taking into account the Munich agreement, Hitler invaded Czeschoslovakia and formed the Protectorate of Bohemia- Moravia
  • Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    This axis was a coalition of countries that faced the Allied powers during World War II . It was a military Alliance known as
    Pact of Steel
  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    It had to last 10 years. The URSS invaded a part of Poland, Finland as well as the Baltic territories. Germany allowed it
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland

    It was a technical military operation, known as " White Case”, which was the trigger for World War II in Europe and ended the Second Polish Republic.