WWII Timeline

Germany is defeated in WW1

Nov 11, 1918

Germany is defeated in WW1

The Treaty of Versailes in Paris Peace Conference

Jun 28, 1919

The goal was to create an agreement that would prevent another war from coming. By limiting German army to 100,000 men. Germsny and Austria is forbidden to unit. Many ethic groups became a country that also reduce German's and Austria's land as result. Germany is responsible for the damage of the war.

Germans hates Weimar Republic

Nov 9, 1919

Germans were furious about this government for the cause of inflation and for signing the Tready of Versailles, and for being a democracy government.

Hitler became the leader of Nazi party

Jul 29, 1921

Adolf Hitler during the early 1920s leads Germany to Extreme Nationalism, turn Germany into a dictatorship, Anti-Semitism and restore Germany's Military Might.

Mussolini comes to Power

Oct 25, 1922

Mussolini threatned and demanded to overthrow the Itakian govrnment during his March on Rome with his 26, 000 men. KIng Emmanuel rather risk a civil war, handed Mussolini the government without a single shot being fired.

Joesph Stalin

Jan 21, 1924

Vladimir Lenin considered Stalin a loyal ally and when Lenin died from a stroke. Stalin comes to power.

Joseph Stalin gained complete control of the Soviet Union

Jan 1, 1928

When Joseph Stalin gained complete control of the Soviet Union, he immeduately began to shape the country with his vision of communism. Including his Five Year Plans.

Great Depression

Oct 29, 1929

Many people worries that prices of their stocks will decrease further, therefore they sold all of their stocks. As a result many stocks became worthless. On October 29, 1929 the all of the stock exchange crashed.

Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Many Germans were communist (NAZI) as result Adolf Hitler in February 1933 became the German Chancellor with full power.

Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles

Mar 16, 1935

Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by expanding his military army through conscription

Re-militarization of the Rhineland

Mar 7, 1936

Hitler sent his troops into Rhineland. Britain and France did nothing to reverse this violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler was encouraged.

Mussolini invades Ethiopia

May 9, 1936

Mussolini's goal of a fascist government was to lead the country into a war of imperial conquest

Civil War in Spain

Jul 18, 1936

The Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by the military force inspired by General Franco

German invasion of Austria

Mar 12, 1938

Germans living in Austria was annex by the German NAZIS. Together they unite to make Austrian government united with NAZI Germany. Again there was no action to oppose yet another violation of the Treaty of Versailles.

Appeasement

Sep 24, 1938

British Prime Minister Neville Camberlain and other appeasers asked Hitler what he wanted in exchange for not going to war - he demanded and got the Sudetenland.

Kristallnacht

Nov 9, 1938

The NAZIS encouraged the Germans to attack Jews and their property. Jewish shopes were attacked and windows were smashed.

NAZI invades Czechoslovakia

Mar 15, 1939

NAZI invaded the rest of Czechoslovakia and made Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. Nevillie Chamberlain knew that appeasement had been a failure.

German-Soviet Pact

Aug 23, 1939

Germany and Soviet Union agreed not to attack each other, and divide Poland between them. Germany and Soviet Union knew that other was lying about the Pact. They both want time to prepared; Germany wants to control the west first then the east. Russia wants to modernize itself to prepared Nazi's attack on USSR.

Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1939

NAZIS invaded Poland and the Second World War began.