Causes of the Second World War

  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor
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    Causes of the Second World War

  • Joseph Goebbels became Minister of Propaganda

    Joseph Goebbels became Minister of Propaganda
    He began to indoctrinate the Nazi Party ideals
  • Hitler was given the power to make his own rules

  • The Nazis took over the local government and the police (the gastapo)

  • Opposition is banned and the only party is the Nazi Party

  • Germany withdrew from the League of Nations

  • Hindenburg died and hitler became Fuhrer

  • Conscription

  • Policy of Appeasement

  • Re-occupation of Rhineland

  • Anglo-German Naval Agreement

    Germany increases navy by 35%
  • Military Rally celebrating rearmament

  • Axis-Alliance (germany and italy)

  • Anchluss with Austria

    Anchluss with Austria
  • Munich Agreement

  • Hitler invades Czechoslovakia

  • Britain state Poland's independence

    Britain state if Germany invade Poland they will assist
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact

    USSR and Germany declare neutrality and divide Poland between them
  • Hitler invaded Poland

    Hitler invaded Poland
  • Britain and France declare war on Germany