Road 2 WWII Timeline

  • Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian invasion of Ethiopia
    Benito Mussolin had orderd Italian troops to invade Ethopia. This war was fought between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and the armed forced of the Ethiopian Empire.
  • German re-occupation of the Rhineland

    German re-occupation of the Rhineland
    Hitler orderd German toops to re-enter the Rhineland this action violated the Treaty of Versailles.
  • German Annexation of Austria

    German Annexation of Austria
    German troops invade Austria and took Austria into the German Reich which is known as the Anschluss.
  • German invasion of the Sudetenland

    German invasion of the Sudetenland
    Germany wanted Sudetenland which was a rich area of Czechoslovakia. European leaders decided that Hitler could keep that land because he had promised them that he wouldn't take more land.
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference was a meeting of Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia. Which Western leaders agreed about the division of Czechoslovakia after receiving Hitler's assurances that he would take no more land.
  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland
    The Invasion of Poland is known as the September Campaign or the 1939 Defensive war. It was joint invasion by Germany, the Soviet Union and a small Solvak contingent that marked the begining of War World 2 in Europe.
  • Beginning of WWII

    Beginning of WWII
    War World 2 involved the majority of the worlds nations. The war official began when Germany attacked Poland in 1939.
  • Signing of the Tripartite pact

    Signing of the Tripartite pact
    The Axis powers are formed when Germany, Italy, and Japan became allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.