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World War 2: end of cold war

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    World war 2

  • World War I ends with German defeat.

    World War I ends with German defeat.
  • League of Nations founded.

  • Signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Adolf Hitler becomes leader of National Socialist (Nazi) Party.

  • Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch.

    Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch.
  • Germany admitted to League of Nations.

  • Stock Market on Wall Street crashes.

    Stock Market on Wall Street crashes.
  • Germans elect Nazis making them the 2nd largest political party in Germany.

  • Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States.

    Franklin Roosevelt elected President of the United States.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.

  • Nazis murder Austrian Chancellor Dollfuss.

  • German President Hindenburg dies.

  • Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscription.

  • German troops occupy the Rhineland.

  • German troops occupy the Rhineland.

  • Mussolini's Italian forces take Ethiopia.

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  • Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets.

  • Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets.

    Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets.
  • Nazis invade Denmark and Norway.

  • Norway surrenders to the Nazis; Italy declares war on Britain and France.