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End of World War I
World War I ended with the treaty of Versallies -
Hitler joins the Nazi party
Adolf Hitler, a wondering ex-corpral finds himself sharing ideals with the newly formed Nazi Party -
Facscist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
Benito Mussolini forms together a party with a strong sense of Nationalism, winning the hearts of many Italians -
Establishment of the USSR
Under Vladimir Lenin, the communist USSR is formed from Russia -
Mussolini takes over Italy
The facist party takes over the Italian government, Musslini the new dictator. -
Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians
Lenin dies and Stalin takes over, he insisted on industrial growth, as shown in his 5-year plan. -
US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact
62 countries sign a pact. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
The newly militaristic government of Japan sets it's eyes on expanding the empire, and in 1931 starts its expansion with Manchuria. -
Roosevelt takes office
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected into office as the President of the United States -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
Hitler gains the position of the haed leader of the Nazi party and when the Nazi party came into power in Germany, Hitler became the dictaor. -
Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
Hitler meets up with his top generals to discuss his plans for the Third Reich. -
US begins passing Neutrality Acts
The US passes these acts in an effort to pervent direct intervention of the US in any foriegn wars. -
Hitler begins military buildup
Hitler violates the terms of the Treaty of Versallies that limit the amount of war machines Germany can posess and starts building his army. -
Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
Franco rasies a revloution to overthrow the current Spanish government. -
German troops invade Rhineland
The Nazi invade the neutral land on the border of France that was once part of Germany -
Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
Mussolini invades Ethiopia as the first step in the invasion of Africa. -
Japan invades China
After on invasion of Manchuria, Japan quickly expands further going to China next. -
Hitler takes Austria
Hitler claims that the Austrians are harassing the German population in their country and invades it to "liberate the Germans." -
Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
Germany makes an agreement to take Sudetenland -
Totalitarian government established in USSR
Stalin forms a totalitarian government to futher his plans for Soviet Russia. -
Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
Hitler uses the same excuse he used against the Austrians and invades Czechoslovakia. -
Franco is successful in Spain
Franco overthrows the Spanish government and Spain becomes a totalitarian government. -
Non-Agression Pact
Germany and Russia agree to not fight eachother, and split Poland as part of the deal. -
German invasion of Poland, blitzkrieg
Germany starts its attack on Poland using a strategic tactic called blitzkrieg. -
Russian army into Finland(Finns surrender in three months)
known as the Winter War, this confict gave Finland to the USSR. -
German invasion of Denmark and Norway
Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway. -
Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
with the three countries under Nazi control, Germany sets its sights on France. -
British and French defeat at Dunkirk
a large scale retreat of British, French, and Belgian forces across the English channel by whatever means possible. -
Italy enters the war on the side of Germany
Together they invade France -
Plans for an invasion of Great Britan
This is the beginning of what will be known as the Battle of Britain. -
France surrenders to Germany
Hitler demands that the terms of surrender be signed in the same train cart that the treaty of Versallies was signed in.