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The road to World War II
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The Treaty of Versailler signed
It 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
It started in the United States because of the stock market crash -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler (leader of Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany -
The Spanish Civil War
It was fought between the Republicans, and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
The term Rome Berlin axis refers to the signed pacts between Germany and Italy -
Anschluss with Austria
The anschluss was the agreement between Germany and Austria in order to unify those countries -
The Munich Agreement
It was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by the German population living in those regions -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and the Soviet Union signed this pact which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other -
Nazis invade Poland
The Invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany marked the beggining of World War II in Europe
