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The Global Depression begins
In the most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was a severe worldwide economic depression. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party as, chancellor of Germany -
The Spanish Civil War
It was fought between the Republicans who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists. The group led by Francisco Franco won. -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
Benito Mussolini announced from the Milan cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed a Rome-Berlin Axis. This alliance had been in development for some time. -
Anschluss with Austria
Adolf Hitler announces an “Anschluss” (union) between Germany and Austria, in fact annexing the smaller nation into a greater Germany. -
The Munich Agreement
It was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of ethnic demands made by Adolf Hitler.
It was settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy. -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
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 wouldn't attack each other. -
Nazis invaded Poland
The decision of Adolf Hitler to invade Poland was a gamble. It's known as the September Campaign. They invaded Poland from the north, south and west. -
The Treaty of Versailles signed
It is the peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and Associated Powers and by Germany. It took force on January 10, 1920.
