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The treaty written by the winners of World War One that severely crippled Germany by reducing their army and forcing them to pay reparations.
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On Tuesday October 29th the United States stock market crashed triggering a worldwide economic depression. The economy of Germany was one of the most severely crippled which set the stage for the rise of Hitler.
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After two congressional elections failed to produce a majority party President Hindenburg appointed Hitler as the chancellor of Germany.
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Following the death of President Hindenburg Hitler took over the title of president as well retaining the title of chancellor effectively making him head of the state and government. Hitler renamed his title Führer und Reichskanzler(leader and chancellor of the Reich).
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In doing so Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the Rhineland.
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The unification of Austria and Germany through German annexation of Austria.
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Hitler mobilized the German army in preparation for the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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The Munich Agreement appeased Hitler and gave him the Sudetenland, which was areas in Czechoslovakia on the German border that was mostly occupied by peoples of German ancestry.
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Following the Munich agreement German troops marched on and occupied the Sudetenland area of Czechoslovakia.
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Coordinated German attacks on Jews in Germany and parts of Austria by SA Troops. 91 Jews were killed and 30,000 were incarcerated in concentration camps.
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After the annexation of the Sudetenland Germany marched on the rest of Czechoslovakia and annexed it.
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A pact between Italy and Germany which originally included Japan. The pact was a mutual agreement to support each other militarily.
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This pact guaranteed that the Nazis would not have to fight the USSR should Germany invade Poland.
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Should Germany invade Poland Britain promised to to provide assistance
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The Nazies invade Poland effectively starting WWII.
