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Paris Peace Conference
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The Alied Powers met up at the Palace of Versailles to create the Treaty of Versalles ending World War I. The treaty created the League of Nations, that was suppossed to keep peace afer World War I. -
Nine Power Treaty
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On Febuary 6th, China, the United States, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, France, Belgium, Portugal, and the Netherlands agreed to respect the sovereignty, indepandence, and territorial integrity of China. -
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Beer Hall Putch
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Adolf Hitler and the Nzi Party led a coalition group in an attempted coup'd`etat which came to be known as the Beer Hall Putch -
Kellogg-Briand Pact
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The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed on the 27th of August in 1928. The pact was one of many international efforts to prevent another World War, but it had little effect in in stopping the rising militarism ofthe 1930s or preventing World War II -
U.S Stock Market Crash
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During the 1920s, the u.s stock market underwent rapid expansion, reaching it's peak in August 1929. By then, production had already declined, unemployment had risen, leaving stocks in great excess of their real value. Other cause of of the market crash were low wages, the proliferation of debt, struggling agricultural sector, and an excess of large bank loans that could not be liquidated. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
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On the !9th of september in 1931, the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria. The Japanese established a puppet state called Manchuko, and their operation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.
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President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler as chancellor or fuhrer of Germany. -
Japan withdraws from the League of Nations.
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On the 24th of Feb. Japan withdrew from the Leagu of Nations because the assembly adopted a report blaming Japan for the events in Manchuria. -
Nazi's reach a political majority in Germany.
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On March 5th, 1933, the nazis fail to win a governing majority in parliament elections. -
Rohm Purge
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Between June 30th and July 2nd, the Nazi Party leadership, on the order of Nazi Party Leader and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler, purged the leadership of the Nazi paramilitary. -
Hitler openly defies the Treaty of Versailes
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On September 28, 1934, Adolf Hitler broke the Treaty of Versailles over Germany's armed forces. In 1934, he destroyed the League of Nations Disrmament Conference by demanding equality of arms between France and Britain, The second way Hitler broke the treaty was over the rhineland. In 1936, Hitler moved his troops into the area, claiming that the recent treaty between France and Britain were threatening Germany's saftey. -
Italy inveds Ethiopia
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Italy invaded Ethiopia based on the promise by Mussolini that he would aquire a place in the sun for his country so that the Italian Empire could match the colonial giants like France and Britain. -
Nuremberg Laws
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On September 15th, 1935, the Nazi government passed two new racial laws at their annual NSDAP Reich Party Congress in Nuremberg, Germany. -
Hitler militarizes the Rhineland.
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Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailes, the Rhineland had been made into a demilitarised zone, but on March 7th, 1936, Hitler ordered his troops to re-enter the Rhineland breaking the terms of the treaty. OVer 32,000 soldiers and armed policemen crossed into the Rhineland, nd were ordered to retreat if the French showed any signs of making a military stand against them. -
Rome-Berlin Axis.
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On the 21st of October, in 1936, Germany and Italy signed an formal alliance which came to be known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. The alliance contained a protocal commiting Germany and Italy to follow a foreign policy. -
Germany Annnexs Austria
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German troops march into Austria to annex the German-speaking nation for the Third Reich. Austrian Chancellor, Kurt-von Schuschnigg met with Adolf Hiter in hopes of reasserting the country's independence. -
Munich Conference
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On September 28-29th, in 1938, the leaders of Great Britain, France and Italy agree to let Germany annex some parts of Czechoslovakia. This was a result of a long series of negotiations. Hitler demanded Sudetenland, and Neville Chamberlain tried talking him out of it. Hitler would not back down, so Chamberlain decided to follow a policy of appeasement. -
Hitler demands the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia
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On he 1st of October in 1938, the Czech fromtier gaurds left their posts and the German troops occupied the Sudetenland. Shortly after, the Polish and Hungarian troops took areas of Czechoslovakia. -
Franco becomes dictator of Spain.
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In October 1934, Franco was called in to quell a bloody uprising of Asturian miners. His success in this operation made him a national figure, and in May 1935, he was appointed chief of staff of the Spanish army. Once in place, he began strengthening military institutions and emphasizing disciplane in the ranks. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
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On this day, Adolf Hitler's Germany, and Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union signed a nonagrssion pact. Hitler was shocked when his foreign minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop, returned from Moscow with the agreements in hand. -
Nazi invasion of Poland
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On September 1st, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. The Polish army was defeated within of weeks of the invasion. German units with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw. -
Battle of Britain
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On this day, the French signed an armistice and quit World War II. Britain now stood alone against the power of Germany's military forces. Prime minister, Winston Churchill, outmaneuvered those who wanted to negotiate with Hitler. Britain's success depende on the RAF. This then would be the first all-air battle in history. -
Lend Lease Act
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Te Lend Lease Act was propsed in late 1940, and passed in March of 1941. The Act was the principle means for prviding U.S military aid to foreign nations during World War II. By allowing the transfer of supllies without compensaton to ritain, China, the Sovet Union and other countries, the act permited the U.S to support its war interests without being overextended in battle. -
Operation Bararossa
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Operation Bararossa was the nme given to the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941. Barbarossa was the largest military attack of World War II. Barbarossa was based on a miassive attack on Blitzkreig. -
Pearl Harbor Bombing
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On this day, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, near Honolulu. The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, eight battleships, and almost 200 planes. -
Wannsee Conference
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On this day, Reinhard Heydrich convened the Wannsee Conferene in Berlin with 15 top Nazi bureaucrats to coordinate the Final Solution. -
Doolittle Raid
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This was the first U.S air raid to strike the Japanese home islands during World War II. The raid demonstrated how vulnerble the Japanese home islands were. -
Battle of Midway
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This event was considered one of the most decisive battles of World War II. This battle effectively destroyed Japan's naval naval strength. Japan never recovered from it mauling at Midway and it was on the defensive affter this battle. -
Battle of Stalingrad
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The Battle of Stalingrad was the successful Soviet defense of the city of Stslingrad in the U.S.S.R during World War II. -
