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End of WWI
Because of the Treaty of Versaille, the war ended. -
Hitler joins Nazi Party
Believes in "the perfect race" -
Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
He wanted to expand Germany. -
Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
Believe in strong leadership. -
Mussolini takes over in Italy
Fascist take over Italy -
Establishment of the USSR
Soviet Union -
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
Solution without war -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Invaded by by the Kwantung Army. -
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
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
Ensure that the US would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts. -
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
Hitler used a military tactic know as "lightning" which was to strike fast. -
Italian troops conquer Ethiopia
Axis powers want to expand their territory. -
Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
It began after a military rebellion. -
Japan invades China
Japan went for the closest land to them, which was China. -
Hitler takes Austria
Hitler has to "rescue" the German speakers in other countries. -
Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
Hitler believed that German speakers belonged in Germany so he was only saving them. -
Munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
Hitler is trying to make Germany bigger. -
Franco is successful in Spain
He took over after the Spanish Civil War. -
Totalitarian goverment established in USSR
Under the rule of one person. -
Non-aggrssion pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland
Trying to come to an agreement to avoid war. -
German invasion of Poland; blitzbrieg
Meaning lightning war. -
Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
Russia wants to expand also. -
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
German's fight Britain in air combat. -
British and French defeat at Dunkirk
Rescued British soldiers. -
France surrenders to Germany
The French couldn't withstand the Germans. -
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
Hitler again uses the excuse of rescuing German speakers in other countries.
