Events Leading up to WWII

By Courtval95

  • End of WWI

    The allies signed an armistice with Germany, marking the end of the first world war.

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Germany signs the Treaty, officialy ending it's involvement in WWI.

  • League of Nations Founded

    The Treay of Versailles officially takes effect and so the League of Nations was instituted.

  • Hitler comes to power

    Hitler is named leader of the Nazi Party.

  • Germany admitted to league of nations

    Allied powers allow Germany to join the League of Nations, due to public sympathy.

  • Stock Market Crashes

    US stock market crashes on wall street, which had a significant impact on other countries' economies.

  • Hitler appointed to chancellor

    Hitler was not eleceted Chancellor by vote, Hidenburg had no other option by to give this power to Hitler.

  • Enabling act gives Hitler dictator power

    Gave Hitler the power to make laws without the Reichstag approval.

  • Germany quits league of nations

    Nazi Germany leaves League of Nations due to the failure of the disarmament conference.

  • Hitler becomes Fuhrer of Germany

    Germany elects Hitler Furhrer by a 90% vote

  • Hitler violates treaty of Versailles by rearrmament

    Strict rules were put onto Germarny about it's military, and Germany breaks those rules when he begins to slowly rearm his nation.

  • German troops occupy Rhineland

    Germany violates treaty of Versailles as he marches troops into the Rhineland which was controlled by Britain and France.

  • Mussolini takes Ethiopia

    Seven month war rages in Ethiopia between Italy. Italy finally takes it by annexing it and the legaue of nations take no action.

  • Hitler reveals war plans

    Hitler reveals to the world what he wanted to Germany to become and what he would do to get it there. WAR!

  • Germany announces union with Austria

    Germany announces Anschluss wirh Austria, creating a bigger Germany.

  • German military mobilizes

    Hitler once again violates treaty of versailles by mobilizing it's military.

  • German troops occupy Sudetenland

    Hitler takes part of Czechoslovakia because of the population of Germans living there

  • Nazis sign pact of steel with Italy

    Germany allies with Italy by signing pact of steel. Either country promises to go to war if one of them is invaded.

  • British fleet mobilizes

    Britain takes caution against Germany by mobilizing fleet

  • Nazis invade Poland

    Invading Poland was a defensive act according to Hitler.

  • Britain, France, Australia, New Zeland declare war on Germany

    WAR