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The Treaty of Versailles helped to end WWI. The United States never signed the treaty. Eventually, the power is given to the League of Nations.
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The Nazi Party was formed. This group was apart of Germany. Hitler gave emotional speeches in February and March as a part of the Nazi Party.
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The Soviet Communist Party appoints Josef Stalin as General Secretary. Stalin will become a major part of WWII. Eventually, during WWII, the Soviets and Stalin become a part of the Allied forces.
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German President Paul von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as chancellor of the nation state. Prior to this, Hitler was leader of the Nazi Party. Hitler will play a major role in WWII.
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Japan leaves the League of Nations. They leave because of accusations made against them regarding Manchuria by the League of Nations. This event shows tension beginning between former alliances.
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Poland and Germany agree to sign the ten year German Polish Non Aggression Act. It allowed Germany to maintain an eastern border. Five years later, Germany invades Poland without much resistance.
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In its first act of military under Hitler, Germany violates both the terms of the Treaty of Versailles and Locarno Pact. Under the treaty, the allied forces would occupy Rhineland for fifteen years. Germany militarized the Rhineland. The Rhineland was a strictly demilitarized zone on Germanys western front.
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Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan come to an agreement by signing the Anti-Comintern Pact. The pact was directed towards the communist movement and the Soviet Union.
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Nazi Germany troops enter Prague and capture Czechoslovakia in complete violation of the Munich Agreement. Political turmoil caused by Slovakian separatists declaration of independence from Czechoslovakia left the country vulnerable and unable to resist invasion.
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WWII begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland. France and Britain declare war on Germany.
