Road to WWII

Road to WWII

Period: Jan 1, 1933 to Dec 31, 1939

Hitler appointed as chancellor of Germany

Jan 30, 1933

Hindinburg appoints hitler as chancellor on germany, this putting the leading party of the reichstag in power, and setting Hitler on the warpath.

Hitler leaves the League of Nations

Oct 23, 1933

Hitler, displesed with other nation's refusal to disarm, leaves the League of Nations. Showing their weakness in stopping germany, whilst stengthening the favour he had with his people

Reintroduction of Conscription

Mar 16, 1935

Germany felt weak and humiliated after she was forced to dissarm, Hitler reintrofduced conscription, turning Germany once again into a military power. There was no ressistance form neither France nor Britain.

The Anglo-German Naval Treaty

Jun 18, 1935

Germany's navy increased greatly after this agreementwith Britain, allowing germany to have 35% the tonnage of the British navy. This clearly went against what was set in the treaty of Versaille, showing the extents to which nations will go to appease Hitler.

Rome-Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

Germany grew in power further by allying itself with another powerfull right winged government, reducing thus, the number of enemies that could rise against him, and gaining an ally.

Anschluss

Mar 12, 1938

Now allied with italy and with favourable global standing, the Germans insist for a Nazi government in Austria, which lead finnaly to annecation with germany against the wishes of the Treaty of Versaille, European powers showe weakness.

Sudetenland given to Gemany

Sep 22, 1938

Hitler's first aggressive conquest maneuver. :Little confrontation was had with the other major european powers, who, after the conferrence in Munich, granted Germany the Sudetenland. This Increased german standing and drive to conquest, furthering the othe nation's willingness to comply.

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

Mar 16, 1939

With the Sudetenland taken and Czechoslovakia weakened, Hitlers desires of expansion are shown once again as he moved his army in to the rest of czechoslovakia making it a protectorate under the Nazis. This made other powers weary, as they armed for conflict.

Nazi-Soviet non-aggression Pact

Aug 23, 1939

A non aggression pact is signed with their most powerfull enemy form the east, the USSR, this allowed Germany to easily amass forces in order to invade Poland, their next objective.Granting part of it to Russia of course, per the agreement.

Nazis invade Poland

Sep 1, 1939

The start of war. Germany had taken action and most european powers were not fit to stop them, following the invasion, on September 3, Britain declares war on Germany.