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The creation of the League of Nations
The League of Nations was created after the first world war and it was intended to prevent another world war or large scale international conflicts. Some of the main countries in the League of Nations were Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The main issue with the league of Nations was that the U.S. was not apart of it. -
The Munich Putsch, 1923
The Munich Putsch was an attempted coup by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party in Munich. After Hitler's attempted kidnapping of the state commissioner of Bavaria had failed, he and 3000 Nazis marched on the city centre. They were stopped by state police and 16 Nazis died. Hitler fled to a friends house where he hid but the police ended up finding him and arresting him. Hitler was sentenced to 5 years which he only server 9 months and the Coup greatly increased his popularity. -
Benito Mussolini Becomes The Dictator Of Italy
Mussolini was a man that wanted better for Italy. When World War 1 ended, Italy was promised a pretty big portion of land but only received a little bit. This made a lot of italians mad including Mussolini. In 1922, Mussolini started a Fascist group in Italy promising the greatness of Italy and he declared that he was made Prime Minister of Italy. By 1925, he was able to turn his government into a dictatorship with him at the centre. -
1931 Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
On the 18th of september, 1931, A bomb blew up in a Japanese train in Manchuria giving Japan a reason to continue their Invasion of East Asia. Once they were over the Manchurian border they were met by Chinese resistance which they defeated and took most of northeast China -
1933 Christie Pits Riot
On August 16th 1933, A riot broke out at Christie Pits during a baseball game where people at the game were displaying swastikas and other signs of Nazi representation. There were a lot of jews at the game and many took offence because of how what Hitler was doing in Europe started spreading to the western civilizations. -
Italy Invades Abyssinia
On October 3rd, 1935, Mussolini started his invasion of Abyssinia and took it in 8 months because of how under developed Abyssinia is -
Norman Bethune and the Spanish Civil War, 1936
Norman Bethune was a Canadian surgeon who worked on the front lines of the Spanish civil war and made large advances in blood transfusions. He was able to save thousands of lives on the front lines fighting for General Franco. -
The Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion.
The Mac-Paps(Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion) Were a group of around 1300 Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War. They were part of the XV International Brigade which consisted of U.S., Canadian and British soldiers and fought for the Republican side -
Adrien Arcand
Adrian Arcand was a Canadian journalist who heavily supported the fascist political movement. He declared himself Führer(Leader) of Canada during his political career but was detained by the Defense of Canada Regulations. -
The 1936 Anti-Comintern Pact
On November 25th, 1936, the Anti-Comintern pact was signed by ambassadors from Japan, germany and Italy. The goal of the pact was to prevent Communism and create an alliance against the Soviet Union and Stalin. -
Mackenzie King's visit to Berlin, 1937
On june 26th, 1937, Canada's Prime Minister Mackenzie King traveled to Nazi Germany in an attempt to convince Hitler to not start another world war although many already knew that a war was coming -
Norman Bethune and the Chinese Civil War
Norman was a Canadian Surgeon who helped Chinese soldiers in the Chinese Civil war. He was promoted to Commander of all medical forces and was part of the Communist Party of Canada. -
Cairine Wilson
Cairine Wilson was Canada's first delegate in the League of Nations and Heavily opposed the Annex of Czechoslovakia by Germany which opposed her from Mackenzie King. Wilson was one of the early supporters of accepting refugees from Europe. -
Hitler Begins His Quest For Lebensraum
At the start of 1938, Hitler said he wanted Austria but the allies said no. On march 3rd of 1938, Hitler marched his armies into Austria and took it. The allies said fine you can keep Austria but that's it. Next hitler said he wanted parts of Czechoslovakia where many germans lived and the allies said fine, you can have that but no more. Hitler then proceed to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia. -
The Evian Conference, 1938
The Evian conference was held in france to discuss the issues with Austrian Jews fleeing Europe and where they were able to flee to. Many wanted to go to America but Franklin D. Roosevelt was reluctant to offer them a spot in the United States because it was in the midst of an economic depression. -
Kristalnacht
Kristallnacht was a riot against jews in Nazi Germany on November 9, 1938. The name Kristallnacht translates to Broken Glass in english which referred to the destruction of Jewish businesses and then aggression against Jews. -
The SS St. Louis
The SS St. Louis was a ship that carried 900 jews from Europe to Cuba where they were denied entry. The ship also tried to dock in the U.S. and Canada but were denied from both. The ship then sailed back to Europe where the jews took refuge in several European countries but over 250 of the passengers of the SS St. Louis died in the Holocaust. -
The Anti-Semitic Immigration Policy
Towards the end of the war when many Jews were trying to flee Europe, Many small countries were able to accept 10000-20000 Jews compared to Canada's 5000. Frederick Blair and Mackenzie King signed the Anti-Semitic Policy Preventing Jews from entering Canada.
