Rise of Dictators and WWII Events

  • The Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution
    The Russian Revolution was led by Vladimir Lenin in his leftist revolutionaries in a revolt against the ineffective Provisional Government.
  • Japanese invasion of Manchuria

    Japanese invasion of Manchuria
    When the Kwungtung Army of the empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the mukden incident. The Japanese established a puppet state called manchukuo and their occupation lasted until the end of WWII.
  • Germany moving troops into the Rhineland

    Germany moving troops into the Rhineland
    Adolf Hitler violates the reaty of Verailles and the Locorno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland.
  • Germany annexation of Austria

    Germany annexation of Austria
    Austria exsisted as a federal state of Germany until the end of world war II. German troops march into Austria to annex the German speaking nation for the Third Reich.
  • The Munich Conference

    The Munich Conference
    The appeasment was between Hitler and Chamberlain which gave the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia to Germany. In exchange, Hitler would not seek further territory.
  • Germany claims the Sudetenland

    Germany claims the Sudetenland
    When Czechoslovakia was reconstituted after the second war, the suduten Germans were largely expelled.
  • German invasion of Czechoslovakia

    German invasion of Czechoslovakia
    Hitler wanted the rest of Czechoslovakia even thought him and Chamberlain both sign the Munich Agreement. To hitler, the agreement wasa nothing more than a piece of paper.
  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland
    Germany invaded poland in the middle of the night to make sure they were asleep during the attack. Polland was eventually annexed.
  • attack on pearl harbor

    attack on pearl harbor
    Japanese attacked the Air force base, Army, american and the American Naval Ships.
  • The United States entrance into WWII

    The United States entrance into WWII
    The United States entered WWII the day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. The President at the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, stated, "The day we will live in infamy"