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Treaty of Versailles
Germany had to give up most of their territories as well as military strength because of the Treaty. -
Beer Hall Putsch
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Hitler sent to Jail
For partisipation in the Beer hall putsh, sentences 5 years, only in for 8 months -
Hitler published the Mein Kumpf
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Treaty of Berlin
Alliance between the Soviet-Union and Germany -
Germany Joins League of Nations
Self-explanitory -
Great Depression
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Paul Von Hindenburg Became President
Kicked Hitler to the side, as the ruler of Germany -
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia
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Hermann Göring became the head of the German's Four year plan
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The Great Purge of the Soviet Union
imprisonment and death of many military officers, weakining the Soviet Unions right before the war -
Formation of Rome-Berlin Axis
Italy and Germany formed a alliance, the Axis alliance, which later on included Japen as well -
The Suiyuan Campaign
Mongolians with the help of the Japanese attacked the Chinese -
Italy leaves the League of Nations
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Second Sino-Japanese War starts
Conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan -
Italy joins the Anti-Comintern Pact
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The Battle of Lake Khasan
Between Japan and The Soviet Union -
Japan won the Battle of Lake Khasan
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President Roosevelt sends letter to Adolf Hitler seeking peace
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The Munich Agreement is signed
Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. The agreement allows Germany to annex the Czechoslovak Sudetenland area in exchange for peace in an attempt to appease Hitler. -
Hitler attacked Sudetenland
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The Spanish Civil War ends in Nationalist victory
Spain becomes a dictatorship with Francisco Franco as the head of the new government. -
President Roosevelt sends letter to Hitler seeking peace
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The Battle of Khalkhin Gol begins
Japan and Manchukuo against the Soviet Union and Mongolia. The battle ends in Soviet victory on September 16, influencing the Japanese to not seek further conflict with the Soviets, but to turn towards the Pacific holdings of the Euro-American powers instead. -
Sweden, Norway, and Finland reject Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.
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Pact of Steel
Signed by Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Pact declares further cooperation between the two powers, but in a secret supplement the Pact is detailed as a military alliance. -
The Einstein-Szilárd letter is sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Written by Leó Szilárd and signed by Albert Einstein, it warned of the danger that Germany might develop atomic bombs. This letter prompted action by Roosevelt and eventually resulted in the Manhattan Project -
The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact is signed
Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, with secret provisions for the division of Eastern Europe - joint occupation of Poland and Soviet occupation of the Baltic States, Finland and Bessarabia. This protocol removes the threat of Soviet intervention during the German invasion of Poland. -
Hitler delays the launch of the invasion by five days
In response to a message from Mussolini that Italy will not honor the Pact of Steel if Germany attacks Poland, to provide more time to secure British and French neutrality. -
German ultimatum to Poland
concerning the Polish Corridor and the Free City of Danzig -
Germany attacks Portland starting WW2
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United States refused to exchange oil with Japan
Because of the attck Japan made on China in 1937, that causeed the Second Sino-Japanese war -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Because of the restrictions made by the United states
