Europe Between the Wars: 1919-1939

By johntaylor578

  • Treaty of Versailles Ratified

    -Article 231: "War Guilt Clause
    -Creates a "League of Nations"
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    Europe Between the Wars

  • 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

    Japanese Invade Manchuria

    League of Nations condemns the action Japan withdraws from the League
  • Hitler Named German Chancellor

    Hitler Named German Chancellor

  • Nazis Gain Control of German Reichstag

  • Germany Withdraws from the League of Nations

    Begins the process of rearmament
  • "Night of the Long Knives"

    "Night of the Long Knives"

    Hitler eliminates his former political allies
  • Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Defies the League of Nations Revenge for 1896
  • Germany Reoccupies the Rhineland

    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

    Rome-Berlin Axis Forms

    Alliance between Mussolini & Hitler League of Nations fails to act
  • Germany Bombs Spanish Town of Guernica

    Germany Bombs Spanish Town of Guernica

  • Japan Invades Mainland China

    Japan Invades Mainland China

    "Rape of Nanking" League of Nations fails to act
  • Austrian "Anschluss"

    Austrian "Anschluss"

    Germany annexes Austria without firing a single shot British PM Chamberlain rejects a British/French/Russian alliance
  • The Munich Conference

    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

    Kristallnacht

    Nazi mobs attack Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues
  • Germany Invades Czechoslovakia

    Germany Invades Czechoslovakia

    Hitler double-crosses Chamberlain No Czech resistance
  • Hitler Demands the Port City of Danzig in Poland

    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

    Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Public: 10 years of non-aggression between Soviets and Nazis Private: Germany & Russia invade and divide Poland
  • Hitler Invades 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