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The road to world war II
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The Treaty of Versailles signed
The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One -
The Global Depression begins
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. It started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. -
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THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR II
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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 took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by General Francisco Franco. -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
The Axis powers agreed on their opposition to the Allies, but did not completely coordinate their activity. -
Anschluss with Austria
The annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938 -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
German leader Adolf Hitler's pretext for this effort was the alleged privations suffered by the ethnic German population living in those regions. -
The Munich Agreement
The purpose of the conference was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of ethnic demands made by Adolf Hitler. The agreement was signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
in which the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. -
Nazis invade Poland
the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. That marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
