Events Leading Up to WWII Timeline

  • The Treaty of Versailles Signed

    This was the document signed by Germany that they would have to claim responsibility for WWI and they got a bunch of stuff taken away from them.
  • Mussolini Rises to Power in Italy

    Mussolini inspires followers with exciting fantasies. He wants them to come true.
  • Stock Market Crash

    Stock Market Crash
    Everything's going along fine, stocks are going up. Then everything bombs and everybody loses all of their money.
  • Japan Invades Machuria

    Japan's military storms Machuria. This is starting to get the U.S nervous, as they know that they will have to go to war with them soon.
  • Adolf Hitler is Named Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler rises to power in germany. He inspires his followers with long, intersting speeches that excite the crowds.
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia
    The italian army, storms the border of Ethiopia. They are led by Mussolini.
  • The Remilitarization of the Rhineland

    Germany is allowed to create a larger army. This was in the hopes that Hitler would not invade other countries.
  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
    This was the war between the two parts of Spain. Italy wanted to help the side they thought was right, so they did.
  • The Signing of Rome-Berlin

    This was the treaty signed between Rome and Berlin. This caused peace between the two of them.
  • Munich Conference

    This is the conference when lots of leader got to gether to talk about the oncoming war. Many wanted to join alliances, but many also did not.
  • Anschluss

    This was the other side of the Munich Conference. It involved Hitler and all the other european countries
  • Germany Invades Czechoslovakia

    Germany Invades Czechoslovakia
    The German army takes over czechoslovakia. This army is led by the Nazi's leader, Hitler.
  • Signing on the Nazi Soviet PAct

    Signing on the Nazi Soviet PAct
    This was a treaty between Hitler and Stalin that they wouldn't go to war. Hitler knew it was a good idea, since he knew that all he had to do to keep Russia happy.
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    The german army (Nazi) stormed into poland and took military control. This army was led by Hitler.
  • Britain Declares War on Germany

    Winston Churchill says for Germany to square up. They all get their boats and armies in order and start to fight.
  • Canada Enters WWII

    Canada Enters WWII
    The first wave of Canadian soldiers sent over seas. There was a large amount of men wanting to fight, since they could leave the poverty of the great depression behind.