WWII

By randalfrantz
  • End of WWI

    End of WWI

    Because of the Treaty of Versaille, the war ended.
  • Hitler joins Nazi Party

    Hitler joins Nazi Party

    Believes in "the perfect race"
  • Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum

    He wanted to expand Germany.
  • Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

    Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy

    Believe in strong leadership.
  • Mussolini takes over in Italy

    Mussolini takes over in Italy

    Fascist take over Italy
  • Establishment of the USSR

    Establishment of the USSR

    Soviet Union
  • Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians

    Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians

    Communist
  • US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

    US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact

    Solution without war
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Invaded by by the Kwantung Army.
  • Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt takes office

    Roosevelt is a great president and helps get America out of the Great Depression.
  • Hitler becomes Chencellor os Germany' establishing the Third Reich

    Hitler becomes Chencellor os Germany' establishing the Third Reich

    Encouraged "racially pure" women to bear as many "Aryan" children as possibleencouraged "racially pure" women to bear as many "Aryan" children as possible.
  • US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    US begins passing Neutrality Acts

    Ensure that the US would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts.
  • Hitler begins military buildup

    Hitler begins military buildup

    Although he wasn't supposed to, Hitler began building up his military, and no one did anything about it.
  • German troops invade Rhineland

    German troops invade Rhineland

    Hitler used a military tactic know as "lightning" which was to strike fast.
  • Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Italian troops conquer Ethiopia

    Axis powers want to expand their territory.
  • Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

    Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco

    It began after a military rebellion.
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China

    Japan went for the closest land to them, which was China.
  • Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler takes Austria

    Hitler has to "rescue" the German speakers in other countries.
  • Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler

    Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler

    Hitler believed that German speakers belonged in Germany so he was only saving them.
  • Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany

    Hitler is trying to make Germany bigger.
  • Franco is successful in Spain

    Franco is successful in Spain

    He took over after the Spanish Civil War.
  • Totalitarian goverment established in USSR

    Totalitarian goverment established in USSR

    Under the rule of one person.
  • Non-aggrssion pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

    Non-aggrssion pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland

    Trying to come to an agreement to avoid war.
  • German invasion of Poland; blitzbrieg

    German invasion of Poland; blitzbrieg

    Meaning lightning war.
  • Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

    Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)

    Russia wants to expand also.
  • Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg by Germany

    Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg by Germany

    Germans are getting away with everything they do.
  • Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain

    Plans for an invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain

    German's fight Britain in air combat.
  • British and French defeat at Dunkirk

    British and French defeat at Dunkirk

    Rescued British soldiers.
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany

    The French couldn't withstand the Germans.
  • Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France

    Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France

    Italy becomes part of the Axis Powers.
  • German invasion of Denmark and Norway

    German invasion of Denmark and Norway

    Hitler again uses the excuse of rescuing German speakers in other countries.