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End of WW1
the fighting ended with the signing of an armistice which went into effect at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918. -
Hitler Joins the Nazi Party
At the age of 30 Hitler joined the German worker's Party. Hitler changed the name to National Socialist German Workers' Party, wich for short is Nazi. -
Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
Mussolini was not happy with the coalition government so he stared to build up his own government -
Mussolini takes over in Italy
a key creator of the fascism party -
Establishment of USSR
consisted of 15 soviet socialist republics -
Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians
Lenin was sick for a long time adnd had more than one stroke, he died of neurosyphilis -
US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg- Briand Pact
a international treaty "providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy." it was not successful. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
lasted unitl the end of WW2. took place after the Mukden Incident -
Roosevelt takes office
23rd president. led the U.S. during a difficult period and world war. -
US begins passing Neutrality Acts
was to keep the US out of war. -
Hitler begins military buildup
he created an army and airforce for men and boys. he started to build submarines. sooon had 600,000 men and boys ready to fight. -
German troops invade Rhineland
order by Adolf Hitler. -
Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
pointed out the weakness of the League of Nations -
Civil War begins in Spain
led by Francisco Franco -
Hitler announces secret plans for Lebensraum
The main reason for the Nazi expansion -
Japan invades China
faced few military resistance from the Chinese. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany,
established the Third Reich -
Hitler takes Austria
Hitler annexed Austria to Germany. -
Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
became Hitler's next ambition. -
Munich Agreement
Subetenland to Germany -
Franco is successful in Spain
ruled Spain as "Caudillo by the grace of God," -
Totalitarian government established in USSR
a modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its citizens. -
Non-Agression pact
Germany and Russia; divide Poland -
German invasion of Poland; blitzkrieg
designed to create psychological shock and resultant disorganization in enemy forces -
Russian army into Finland
Finns surrender in three months -
Plans for an invasion of Great Britain
marked the beginning of the Battle of Britain -
Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium adn Luxemourg by Germany
The Netherlands surrendered in four days. it dividing the French and British forces into two. -
British and French defeat at Dunkirk
Denmark resisted the Nazi invasion for 1 day, then surrendered. -
France surrenders to Germany
The Armistice is signed consisted of two thirds of France is to be occupied by the Germans -
Italy enters the war on the side of Germany
Italy invades France -
German invasion of denmark and Norway
decided my Hitler and had no significant effect on the outcome of the war
