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Treaty of Versailles Ratified
-Article 231: "War Guilt Clause
-Creates a "League of Nations" -
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Europe Between the Wars
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Beer Hall Putsch
Early Nazi attempt to seize power in Germany -
Locarno Treaty Ratified
European nations agree to settle future disputes diplomatically -
Kellog-Briand Pact
War deemed "illegal" except for defensive purposes 63 nations sign, including Russia and Germany -
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The Great Depression
Brings on the rise of fascism in Europe and Asia -
Japanese Invade Manchuria
League of Nations condemns the action Japan withdraws from the League -
Hitler Named German Chancellor
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Nazis Gain Control of German Reichstag
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Germany Withdraws from the League of Nations
Begins the process of rearmament -
"Night of the Long Knives"
Hitler eliminates his former political allies -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Defies the League of Nations Revenge for 1896 -
Germany Reoccupies the Rhineland
Violation of Versailles and Locarno France won't act without the Brits Brits follow a PACIFIST policy -
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The Spanish Civil War
Fascists vs. Republicans "Proxy War" between fascist & communist totalitarians Testing ground for new weaponry -
Rome-Berlin Axis Forms
Alliance between Mussolini & Hitler League of Nations fails to act -
Germany Bombs Spanish Town of Guernica
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Japan Invades Mainland China
"Rape of Nanking" League of Nations fails to act -
Austrian "Anschluss"
Germany annexes Austria without firing a single shot British PM Chamberlain rejects a British/French/Russian alliance -
The Munich Conference
Germany wants to annex SUDETENLAND (German-speaking, western portion of Czechoslovakia) Conference arranged by Chamberlain- No Russian or Czech reps Chamberlain adopts a policy of APPEASEMENT- giving in to an aggressors demands to maintain peace Germany granted Sudetenland -
Kristallnacht
Nazi mobs attack Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues -
Germany Invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler double-crosses Chamberlain No Czech resistance -
Hitler Demands the Port City of Danzig in Poland
Claims poor treatment of ethnic Germans by Poles Britain "draws a line in the sand" Hitler does not want a war on two fronts -
Nazi-Soviet Pact
Public: 10 years of non-aggression between Soviets and Nazis Private: Germany & Russia invade and divide Poland -
Hitler Invades Poland
"Blitzkrieg" (Lightning War) overwhelms Poland in less than 1 month Marks the start of WWII -
Britain & France Declare War on Germany
Have to face Germany alone (No Russian or American help) Take no immediate action
