Europe 1933-1945

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    Europe 1933-1945

  • Hitler became Chancellor

    Hitler became Chancellor

    Hitler was able to do deals with other parties and he became Chancellor
  • Hitler create an army

    Hitler create an army

    Days after Hitler came to power,he instructed the German general to end German disarmament and to create an army of the gratest possible strengh
  • Hitler took complete control

    Hitler took complete control

    After elections in March Hitler took complete control
  • The Reichstag passed the "Enabling Law"

    The Reichstag passed the "Enabling Law"

    Democracy came to an end when the Reichstag passed the so-called "Enabling Law"
  • The League and Japan

    The League and Japan

    Even though the League did little Japan was not prepared to accept any criticism and left the League
  • French industry

    French industry

    After 1933 Franch industry went through a great crisis
  • Hitler withdraw Germany from the League of Nations

    Hitler withdraw Germany from the League of Nations

    Hitler showed his contempt for the Versailles settlement by withdrawing Germany from the League of Nations
  • Hitler took power

    Hitler took power

    A return of unemployment and hard times caused a great upsurge in support of Hitler,and finally que took power
  • Shipbuilding collapse

    Shipbuilding collapse

    British yards were producing only 7 per cent of the amount produced in 1914
  • The Depression and France

    The Depression and France

    The deep divisions between left and right in France between 1933-1936 stopped teh French government from standing up to Hitler
  • The Soviet Union became memenber of te League

    The Soviet Union became memenber of te League

    The Soviet Union became a member of teh League
  • Hitler despised the League

    Hitler despised the League

    Hitler had despised the League since it was set up.A year after he took power,Germany left the League
  • Mussolini met French and British ministers

    Mussolini met French and British ministers

    Mussolini met French and British prime ministers in teh Italian town of Stresa
  • Abyssinia crisis

    Abyssinia crisis

    American reluctant to get involved was seen during the crisis over Abyssinia
  • The British weakened the Stresa Front

    The British weakened the Stresa Front

    The British government greatly weakened the Stresa Front
  • Intent of a revolution

    Intent of a revolution

    Communists parties across the world were ordered to stop trying to organise revolution
  • Italian attacked

    Italian attacked

    The Italian attacked on Abyssinia
  • Conscrption

    Conscrption

    Hitler introduce conscription and began to increase massively the number of German soldiers
  • Italy invade Abyssinia

    Italy invade Abyssinia

    Italy invaded and conquered Abyssinia in 1935-1936
  • Neutrality Act

    Neutrality Act

    A temporary Neutrality Act was passed in 1935 and this was made permanent in 1937
  • British Forgein Secretary talks with Prime minister of France

    British Forgein Secretary talks with Prime minister of France

    The British Forgein Secretary,tlks with the Prime Minister of France
  • Mussolini thanked Hitler

    Mussolini thanked Hitler

    Mussolini thanked Hitler and made it clear that he was happy for aan increase in German control over Austria
  • Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles

    Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles
  • Italy won the war

    Italy won the war

    Before the oil and petrol ban had started properly,Italy the won war
  • Hitler marched German troops into the Rhineland

    Hitler marched German troops into the Rhineland

    The positioning of German forces in this border area was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles
  • German air force

    German air force

    The German air fofrce was close to overtaking in size that of Britain
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War

    When the Spanish Civil War broke out Germany and Itlay sent help to the anti-government side
  • Red Army

    Red Army

    Purges reached the Red Army
  • Austria crisis

    Austria crisis

    Austria was in a state of crisis
  • Austrian discovered a plot

    Austrian discovered a plot

    It was discovered by the Austrians that there was a plot by Austrians Nazis to create chaos in Austria by killing the German ambassador
  • Schuschnigg visited Hitler

    Schuschnigg visited Hitler

    Schuschnigg visited Hitler for crisis talks in Germany
  • German invaded Austria

    German invaded Austria

    The German army invaded Austria
  • Hitler crossed Austria

    Hitler crossed Austria

    Hitler himself crossed into Austria
  • France change government

    France change government

    There was a change of government in France
  • Chamberlain said that Czechoslovakia would not be safed

    Chamberlain said that Czechoslovakia would not be safed

    He was sayivate that Czechoslovakia could not be safedng in pri
  • Hitler met Henlein

    Hitler met Henlein

    Hitler told him to keep making demands that th Czechoslovak government could not possibly accept
  • Hitler decided to smash Czechoslovakia

    Hitler decided to smash Czechoslovakia

    Hitler let his generals know that he had decided to smash Czechoslovakia by military action in the near future
  • Britain defended Poland

    Britain defended Poland

    The British government stated that Britain would stand by Poland in case of war
  • Basis for the Treaty of Versailles

    Basis for the Treaty of Versailles

    The Soviet Forgein Minister outlined the basis for a treaty to France an d Britain
  • Public talks

    Public talks

    Public talks between teh Western powers and the Soviets
  • Military leaders meeting

    Military leaders meeting

    British,French and Soviet military leaders met for talks in Liningrad
  • Non-aggression Pact

    Non-aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact was signed
  • Second World War

    Second World War

    It began when Germany invaded Poland
  • Declarations of war to Germany

    Declarations of war to Germany

    French and British governments declared the war on Germany
  • Soviet forces crossed Polish

    Soviet forces crossed Polish

    Soviet forces crossed the Polish frontier and took conrol of parti of eastern Poland
  • Agreed to his proposal

    Agreed to his proposal

    Hiter was annoyed that Britain,France and Czechoslovakia had agreed to his proposals
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference began
  • Mussolini joined with Hitler

    Mussolini joined with Hitler

    When it looked as if Germany was going to win the Second World War,Mussolini joined forces with Hitler and went to war against France and Britain
  • German invaded the Soviet Union

    German invaded the Soviet Union

    Germany invaded the Soviet Union in an operation known to the German leaders as Barbarossa
  • Italy invation

    Italy invation

    Italy itself had been invaded,Mussolini was overthrown by other fascists and imprisioned
  • Americans invation

    Americans invation

    The Americans invaded the Philippines
  • Mussolini death

    Mussolini death

    He was captured and killed by anti-fascist fighters and his dead body wa sput on public display in Milan
  • German forces surrender

    German forces surrender

    The German forces finally surrender but the war continue against Japan
  • Atomic bombs

    Atomic bombs

    Two atomics bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki