Interwar period

  • Treaty of Versailles is signed

    Treaty of Versailles is signed
    The treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty that was imposed upon Germany after the end of world war 1. The treaty included a number of punishing conditions on germany, and was a major factor in adolf hitler seizing power in germany and causing world war 1.
  • The league of nations is created

    The league of nations is created
    It was the first organization for peace of this time. They were weak because they didn't have power so no one cared what they said. They disbanded it in 1946 but got it going again and called it united nations
  • Benito mussolini becomes dictator of italy

    Benito mussolini becomes dictator of italy
    Benito Mussolini became president and dictator. He was the first ever dictator. He was terrorizing the people and the king to make him come into power.
  • Beginning of the great Depression

    Beginning of the great Depression
    The stock market crash in 1929 started the worldwide depression that's called the great Depression.
  • Japan invades manchuria

    Japan invades manchuria
    Japan had economic crisis, Japan invaded manchuria a place in china. It had lots of coal and iron
  • Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of germany

    Adolf Hitler is appointed chancellor of germany
    Adolf hitler becomes chancellor of germany. Hindenburg appointed him to becoming chancellor.After hitler had control of germany he started to get germany military bigger.
  • Italy invaded ethiopia

    Italy invaded ethiopia
    Benito Mussolini led the Italian to invade african nation ethiopia. they did it to gain resources for italy.
  • Germany reoccupied the rhineland

    Germany reoccupied the rhineland
    Germany was not aloud to take the Rhineland because of the treaty of versailles. Germany didn't listen to them and sent there troops into Rhineland.
  • Germany's anschluss with Austria

    Germany's anschluss with Austria
    Anschluss refers to the concept of Germanic speaking people in Germany and austria after world war 1. Hitler believed that germany and austria should be united.
  • signing of the Munich agreement

    signing of the Munich agreement
    Hitler wanted to annex Czechoslovakia. Hitler and Mussolini entered into a deal with Britain and france that let him take the Germanic-speaking area of Czechoslovakia.
  • Germany invaded poland

    Germany invaded poland
    Hitler invaded poland but he had a deal that he would stop invaded places. So he broke that agreement.
  • Britain declared war on germany

    Britain declared war on germany
    After germany took over poland, Britain realized they have failed to have peace with germany. So Britain had no choice but declared war on sept 3rd 1939