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World War I ends
World War I ends, Allies are victorious. -
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World War II
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Treaty of Versailles Signed
Treaty of Versailles is signed. Allies blame Germany for war. Make Germany pay for the war. -
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Hitler Jailed
Munich PutschAdolph Hitler attempts to take over Germany. This fails, and he is jailed. While in jail, he wrote "Mein Kampf". -
Stock Market Crash
Great Depression Stock market crashes in U.S. This leads to a Global Economic Depression. -
Hitler takes power in Germany
Hitler takes control of Germany. Nazi Party is the only party allowed. He becomes dictator. His goals include domination of Europe. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy, led by Mussolini, invades Ethiopia. This siginals that Italy would begin to take over other nations, and that the Leauge of Nations would not step in. -
Japanese - China War
Japan declares war on China in order to gain much needed natural resources. It later takes over much of China, -
Appeasement
Munich Agreement signed between Germany and England. This began the policy of appeasement toward Hitler. Hitler promised not to take over any more land in exchange for land lost after WWI. -
German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
Agreement between Nazi Germnay and the USSR. This was to prevent the two sides from fighting each other. Was broken by Hitler in 1941. -
Germany Invades Poland
On Sept. 1, 1939, Germany Invaded Poland. Later Britian and France declared war on Germany. This was the begining of WWII. -
Japanese Trade Embargo
In 1940The United States and it Allies refuse to trade goods that Japan needs for it's war with China, angering the Japenese. Japan later declares it would go to war with the US if needed. -
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Pearl Harbor
On Dec. 7th, 1941 Japan bombed the U.S. military base in Hawaii. . This led the U.S. to enter World War II.
