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Treaty of Versailles helps end World War I. US rejects the treaty and the power given to the League of Nations.
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The Soviet Communist Party appoints Josef Stalin as General Secretary.
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Hungary would later join Germany in World War II against the Soviet Union.
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The Fascists of Italy take control appointing Benito Mussolini as its prime minister.
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Hoping to force Germany to make reparations for WWI.
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In an attempt to prevent aggressive warfare, the Kellogg-Briand Pact is signed by major powers of the world in Paris. The pact was aimed at preventing the use of force by any one nation against others.
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Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA agree to regulate submarine warfare and shipbuilding by signing the London Naval Treaty. Japan would later renounce their agreement under this treaty.
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Signals the beginning of minor fighting of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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In response to the invasion of Manchuria by Japan, the US issues the Stimson Doctrine, which was meant to prevent expansion of Japan’s territories.
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The Enabling Act of 1933 approved by the German government gave Hitler unlimited power. This allowed him to be dictator in Germany.
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Poland and Germany agree to sign the ten year German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact. The pact allowed Germany to maintain an eastern border.
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Germany signs a treaty with Italy and Japan. The alliance would later be the main antagonists during WWII.
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Munich Agreement is signed by France, Italy, the UK, and Nazi Germany. The purpose of the agreement was to allow the annexation of Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland borders.
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Nazi Germany invades Polan and France and Britain declare war on Germany.
