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The Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
The Global Depression begins
The depression originated in the United States, after a fall in stock prices and became worldwide news with the stock market crash. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The Nazi Party was the largest elected party in the German Reichstag, which led to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor. -
The Spanish Civil War
Was a social, political and warlike conflict - that later would reverberate also in an economic crisis - carried out on one hand of the Army against the government of the Second Republic. -
Rome Berlin Axis:Hitler Mussolini Alliance
Benito Mussolini announced from the Milan cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed a Rome-Berlin Axis. -
Anschluss with Austria
Anschluss is a German word that means 'meeting'. Nazi supposed the incorporation of Austria to the Germany as a province of the IIIrd Reich. -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
His pretext, there were supposed needs suffered by the German populations who were living the frontier regions with Czechoslovakia in the north and west, known collectivly as the Sudetes. -
The Munich Agreement
Chamberlain called on Hitler for a conference. Hitler met the following day, in Munich, the chiefs of the governments of France, Kingdom of Italy and the United Kingdom. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Nazis invade Poland
The Invasion of Poland was a joint invasion by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.