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Treaty of Versailles is signed
This was a peace treaty that was imposed on Germany at the end of the first world war. Treaty was to make Germany pay for the war. -
The League of Nations is created
This was the first international thing for peace. But this organization did not last long because it had no power. But than was re done and called united nations. -
Benito Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy
He was the president and dictator in Italy. Also the world's first fascist dictatorship he had the full power. Also had a big part played when Hitler became dictator of Germany. -
Beginning of the Great Depression
It started because the stock markets crashed in 1929 which started a worldwide depression and economic crisis. Tons of people around the world we without jobs. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Also at this time Japan was going through a economic crisis and they were looking hard for resources. Which made Japan invade Manchuria a region of China to get there coal and iron. -
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
German president Hindenburg's appointed Hitler to chancellor because he was trying to stabilize Germany's chaotic political climate. -
Italy invaded Ethiopia
Italian invasion on the African nation Ethiopia was led by Benito Mussolini he was trying to get a Italian empire and get go for resources for Italy. -
Germany reoccupied the Rhineland
Germany was not allowed to occupy the Rhineland area because the Treaty of Versailles. But Germany went ahead anyways and marched in troops and nothing happen so Hitler continued his aggressive expansion. -
Signing of the Munich Agreement
After Hitler got Anschluss he wanted Germanic speaking area of Czechoslovakia also called Sudetenland with the agreement that Hitler stop taking over more territory which was called the Munich Agreement. -
Germany's anschluss with Austria
Anschluss is the concept of bringing Germanic speaking people in Germany and Austria together after World War 1. Germany and Austria were forbidden from having any kind of connections but Hitler thought that Germany and Austria must be together because they were both Germanic people. -
Germany invaded Poland
Hitler then wanted to take over Poland he had to make a agreement with Stalin to divide Poland between the 2 countries. This meant that Hitler violated the Munich Agreement. -
Britain declared war on Germany
After Germany took over Poland Britain had failed to maintain peace and had to stand up to Germany aggression. 1939 September 3rd Britain declared war of Germany. This was the start of World War 2.
