Events Leading Up to World War II

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  • League of Nations formed

    League of Nations formed
    Goal was to prevent war (Failed)

  • The signing of Treaty of Versailles

    The signing of Treaty of Versailles
    Ended World War I and punished Germany with reparations, demilitarize, lost of territory, and to admit their guilt
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    Events leading to World War II

  • Great Depression begins

    Great Depression begins
    Stock market crashed

  • Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor

    Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor
    Hitler appointed himself Chancellor

  • U.S recognizes Soviet Union

    U.S recognizes Soviet Union
    Began to establish foreign relations

  • Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland

    Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland
    Hitler violates TOV and Lacamo Pact

  • U.S. Neutrality Act of 1937

    U.S. Neutrality Act of 1937
    included the provisions of the earlier acts, this time without experation date

  • Hitler seizes Austria

    Hitler seizes Austria
    German troops "took over" Austria without a conflict

  • Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
    Was intended to last for ten years, remanined for less than two

  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland
    German forces attack Poland across all frontiers