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Treaty of Versailles is Signed
On June 28th, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed. Germany was to pay for reparations, admit to starting the Great War, only allowed a small army, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. -
Mussolini Comes into Power in Italy
Mussolini founds the Fascist party, later becoming the Prime Minister of Italy. -
Stock Market Crash
October 29th, 1929 is known as Black Tuesday, or the Stock Market Crash. Billions of dollars were lost between investors. This triggered the Great Depression. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
The invasion of Manchuria lead by the Japanese began on the 18th of September, 1931. This was immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler Named Chancellor of Germany
On January 30th, 1933, Adolf Hitler was named the Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
On the 3rd of October, 1935, Italy invaded Ethiopia. The conflict was an imperial grab for Africa and a dismissal of the goals of the League of Nations to achieve justice and peace through collective security. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
On March 7th, 1936, German troops entered the Rhineland, thus its remilitarization taking place. -
Spanish Civil War
On the 18th of July, 1936, the Spanish Civil War begins. It breaks out as a revolt by Right-Wing Spanish officers in Morocco and spreads to Spain. -
Rome-Berlin Axis is Signed
On the 21st of October, the Rome-Berlin Axis was signed, forming a coalition between Italy and Germany. -
Anschluss
On March 12th, 1938, Hitler ordered German troops to invade Austria after Austrian President Wilhelm Miklas refused to appoint Seyss-Inquart as Chancellor. Austria was forced into incorporation to Nazi Germany. -
Munich Conference
Held in Munich, a conference where the leaders of Great Britain, France, and Italy agreed to allow Germany to annex certain parts of Czechoslovakia. -
Germany invades Czechoslovakia
On the 15th of March, 1939, German troops invaded Czechoslovakia, ending appeasement. -
Soviet-Nazi Pact
On the 23rd of August, 1939, Joseph Stalin made a pact with Hitler, agreeing not to go to war with each other, and a promise to invade Poland and split it between one another. -
The Invasion of Poland
On September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland, and within weeks the Polish army was defeated. -
Britain Declares War on Germany
On September 3rd, 1939, Great Britain declared war on Germany. This began World War II. -
Canada Enters the War
On the 10th of September, 1939, Canada officially entered the Second World War.
