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Period: to
The Road to War
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Treaty of Versailles is signed
to end WWI, the Treaty of Versailles is signed -
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the NAZI party
claims that Germans (Aryan race) are superior beings and all other races should be eliminated -
Hitller is sent to jail
writes Mein Kampf (My Struggle) in jail -
Stock market crash
Black Tuesday -
Japan invades Manchuria
League of Nations condemns Japan but takes no action to stop them. -
Jews are discriminated
Nazis boycott Jewish-owned shops -
Hitler introduces conscription
against the terms of the Treay of Versailles, Hitler introduces conscription -
Germany militarizes the Rhineland
against the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, Hitler occupies land that was taken away but the League of Nations takes no action -
Mussolini invades Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia but the League of Nations still takes no action -
Italy and Germany sign a treaty
called the "Pact of Steel" (Rome-Berlin Axis) -
Canada declares war
Canada declares war on Germany while the US proclaims neutrality
