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The Treaty of Versailles
The Germans thought the treaty was too harsh, and it was a new government that signed the treaty. The Germans thought that the government betrayed their citizens, so when Hitler said he was going to overthrow that government, the citizens gladly welcomed him. -
Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Nazi Party
Shortly after the formation of the Nazi Party, Hitler is appointed the Fuhrer of the party due to his passionate and emotional speeches. -
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
Fascist leader Mussolini becomes PM of Italy. Allied with Hitler, invaded many African countries, and turned Italy into a predominant nation in the.Mediterranean. -
Munich Putsch
Hitler's unsuccessful uprising against the German government. Throught the public trial he publicized his ideas to citizens of Germany. Hitler realized that to gain control it would have to be through lawful and legitimate means. -
Kellogg-Briand pact
Originally signed by the US, France, and Germany, and later signed by many other major powers, the pact aimed to prevent the use of force by any nation against another. -
Litvinov's Pact
Similar to the Kellogg-Briand act, countries who signed this act denounced war against each other. Signed by Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania, the USSR and by Persia. -
New York Stock Market crashes
The stock market crash hurt the economy of many countries, but it affected Germany the most. Dealing with the economic crisis and having to pay for reperations left the Germans very vengeful. At the time, Hitler's ideas was very appealing to them, and so he was voted to be in charge of Germany. -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
The invasion proved the League of Nation's uselessness in preventing big comflicts. It allowed Germany and Italy to ignore the League and do what they pleased. -
Hindenburg elected for president of Germany
Hindenburg played an important part in the rise of the Nazi Party. He apponted Schleicher as chancellor but was assassinated by order of Hitler in 1934. Hindenburg then appointed Hitler as chancellor a month later. -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler is appointed Chancellor by president Hindenburg. Originally done so to keep the Nazi Party in check, but had grave consequences after Htler exploited Hindenburg's death the following year. -
Reichstag Fifth Decree
Severely reduced the civil liberties of citizens in Germany, putting the police state power of Nazis in full control. This is the decree that led up to the ethnic and religious scapegoating of the Jews for the Nazi's nationalist campaigns. -
Enabling Act passed in Germany
The Enabling Act gives Hitler full dictorial powers over Germany. This allowed Hitler to do whatever he wanted to Germany, allowing him to build up their army and kill all the Jews. -
Germany quits League of Nations
After leaving the League of Nations, Germany was free to rearm itself. Not that the League could have done anything about it even if Germany did not leave. -
Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
Hitler becomes the official leader of Germany, and has absolute power of Germany. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
German troops entered the demilitirized zone of the Rhineland, which was a violation of the Treaty of Versailles. However, the British and French did not respond to the threat, motivating Germany to defy the League of Nations even more. -
Italy takes over Ethiopia
Similar to the Japanese invasion of Machuria, this invasion exposed the weakness of the League of Nations. -
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Spanish Civil War
Hitler supported Franco and the Nationalists in the war, it was part of his plan to divert Britain and France's attention from Central and Eastern Europe so his plans for territory expansion would go unhindered. -
Marco Polo bridge incident
A major battle before the Chinese and Japanese that marked the start of the second Sino-Japanese war. Started as a minor skirmish but quickly escalated to a full scale war. -
Germany Annexation of Austria
First effort by Hitler to expand their territory. When met with no resistance from the British or French, they continued on, taking over the Czechs and Poland later on. -
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
The Munich Pact, signed by British PM Neville Chamberlain, only gave Hitler Sudetenland, the place where 3 million ethnic Germans lived. However, it also gave the Germans over 2/3 of the Czech's coal, iron, and electricity. Without these resources, Germany was free to take over the Czech nation without resistance.
