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The events leading to the second world war
The timespan hitler started preparing germany for war -
Hitler comes to power
In 1933 hitler comes to power after the death of president von hindenburg. he tears up the treaty of versailles and starts to rearm germany for war -
Japan withdraws from washington naval treaty
imperial japan withdrew from the washington naval treaty which limits production of warships. -
Italy invades ethiopia
Mussolini begins a campaign to conquer the country of ethiopia. -
Germany invades Rhineland
Germany moves their forces into the rhineland between france and germany. The league of nations did nothing. -
Spanish civil war starts
The spanish civil war begins and spain is torn apart. Germany sends the Condor Legion to Spain. -
Neutrality act declared by U.S.
US declares neutrality and starts an embargo with warring nations -
Japan defeats china
Japanese forces defeat china in manchuria and take control over the province -
Roosevelt stops merchant ships from going to asia
President roosevelt stopped all ships going to china and japan because they were at war -
Japan destroys US gunboat
Japanese fighters bombed US gunboat on the Yangtze river in china. japan apologized and paid for the mistake -
Germany takes over Austria
Germany marchs into austria and declares an anschluss. Once again the league of nations does nothing to stop hitler. -
Hitler forms alliance with japan
Hitller's Germany and imperial japan form a treaty -
Germany invades poland
Germany invades poland with the soviet union. polish army is crushed and the world is now at war again
