Road to World War II

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  • Treaty of Versailles is signed

    Treaty of Versailles is signed

    political event
  • Hitler joins the National Socialist German Workers Party

    Hitler joins the National Socialist German Workers Party

    social event
  • Washington Naval Conference

    Washington Naval Conference

    political event (ends February 6, 1922)
  • Mussolini threatens march on Rome

    Mussolini threatens march on Rome

    political event
  • Hitler attempts to overthrow the Weimar government

    Hitler attempts to overthrow the Weimar government

    political event
  • Hitler goes to prison and writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler goes to prison and writes Mein Kampf

    social event
    (ends December 20, 1924)
  • Mussolini forms the fascist party

    Mussolini forms the fascist party

    political event
  • the Kellogg-Briand Pact

    the Kellogg-Briand Pact

    political event
  • Japan occupies Manchuria

    Japan occupies Manchuria

    economic event (ends February 27, 1932)
  • Geneva Disarmament Conference

    Geneva Disarmament Conference

    political event
  • Hitler places second in national election

    Hitler places second in national election

    political event
  • Germany withdraws from the League of Nations

    Germany withdraws from the League of Nations

    political event
  • President Von Hindenburg dies

    President Von Hindenburg dies

    social event
  • Hitler merges president and chancellor

    Hitler merges president and chancellor

    political event
  • Great Depression ends in Germany

    Great Depression ends in Germany

    economic event
  • Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    economic event (ends 1936)
  • Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland

    Hitler remilitarizes the Rhineland

    economic event
  • Italy withdraws from the League of Nations

    Italy withdraws from the League of Nations

    political event
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China

    economic event (ends September 2, 1945)
  • Germany annexes Austria

    Germany annexes Austria

    political event
  • Germany gains the Sudetenland

    Germany gains the Sudetenland

    economic event
  • Hitler occupies Czechoslovakia

    Hitler occupies Czechoslovakia

    social event
  • Hitler allies with Mussolini

    Hitler allies with Mussolini

    political event
  • Hitler and Stalin sign nonaggression pact

    Hitler and Stalin sign nonaggression pact

    political event
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    political event
  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France declare war on Germany

    political event
  • France surrenders to Germany

    France surrenders to Germany

    social event
  • the Tripartite Pact is signed

    the Tripartite Pact is signed

    political event

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