Events leading up to world war 2

By curtis_c
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    Events that lead up to WWII

  • League of nations

    Supposed to end all wars but because they had little support it failed.

  • Facism

    In this policy the goverment completely controls all policys of national life and because of this, Hitler appealed to the Germans and promised a new german empire.
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    Events leading up to WWII

  • Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany

  • First Concentration Camp

  • Formation of the axis powers

    Japanese signed a pact with Germany and later in 1937, Italy joined the pact and they were there to protect the troops from Soviet atacks.

  • Japan invades China

  • Nazis begin to round up Jews

    The Nazis begin to round of Jews for labor camps, which eventually turn into execution camps. This will be later known as the Holocaust. Pictured: Jews surrender to Nazi soldiers.

  • Hitler and Stalin sign a pact

  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France had to defend Poland so they had no choice but to declare war on Germany.

  • German forces attack greece and Yugoslavia

    In june 1942, hitler broke the nazi soviet pact and he sent many soliders,machines to the soviet union for battle.