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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 on Germany and causing World War 2.
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The League of Nations was an intergovernmental organisation. It was the first international organisation that had one goal to maintain world peace. The would try to prevent wars and disarm nations that would try
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Benito Mussolini became the president and the dictator of Italy, Mussolini and the blackshirts destroyed all other people who were higher then him so he can become more powerful
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The stock market crashed in 1929 caused a worldwide depression. The majority of workers had no jobs and the economy crashed harder then zach fell off the roof.
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Japan was experiencing some economic crisis, and was desperate for resources and other things. Then japan decided to incade machuria which is a part of china
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Hitler getting appointed to become chancellor was Hindenburg's attempt to try to stabilize germany chaotic ways. When hitler seized control of germany he started rearming the army's to get ready for war.
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Mussolini led the italians to invade that african country, Ethiopia. They did this to try to gain the Italian empire and also gain valuble resources
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Germany wasn't allowed to occupy the Rhineland area of germany, the treaty of versailles did not allow them too. Germany later on violated the treaty and marched into the rhineland. The league of nations never did stop them.
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The word anschluss is tied into to the concept of unting the germanic speaking people in germany and austria after world war 1. Germany was forbidden to have an alliance with Austria because of the treaty of versailles
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Right after hitler annexed austria, he wanted to do the same thing with czechoslovakia. Hitler and Mussolini entered a agreement with Britain and France
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When germany finally occupied Czechoslovakia, hitler wanted to annex poland next. He made an agreement with Joseph stalin of the Soviet Union to divided poland between the 2 countries
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Following the invasion of poland, britain realized it had failed to maintain peace and had to stand up and do something about. On the 3rd of sept Britain officially declared war on germany.
Which began the Second World War
