events leading up to WW2

  • Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia
    A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland that caused Italy to invade Ethopia
  • Formation of Berlin Axis

    Formation of Berlin Axis
    The berlin axis was formed to link two facist countries, Italy and Germany. This was formalized by the pact of steel in 1939
  • Hitler demands the sudetenland

    Hitler demands the sudetenland
    Hitler consitered Sudetenland as a part of Germany and he felt like he needed it back, so he demanded it back from Czechoslovakia.
  • Hitler demands Poland

    Hitler demands Poland
    German forces take over Poland, because Hitler wanted to regain lost territory. WW2 begins
  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
    The imperial japanese army conducted a military strike on the US at pearl harbor in order to prevent them from interfering with their military actions