Interwarmap

The InterWar Period

By MónicaTercero

  • Royal Commission

    In 1919 a Royal Commission was appointed to decide whether or not to return the mines to private ownership. The Commission recommended that the Government should keep the coal mines
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    General Strikes

  • Creation of the League of Nations

    After world war one the league, brainchild of the United States president Woodrow Wilson, was created by the victors as a means of ensuring world peace through diplomacy .Significance: Germany would not be allowed to join until later. The league proved ineffective and did not have the power or resources to combat Soviet, German, Italian and Japanese aggresion.
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    German economy become dependent on American loans

    Germany, which had relied on USA loans, was particularly badly affected, with banks failing, exports suffering and unemployment rising
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    The main agreements

  • Mussolini to get rid of political opponents in Italy

    Mussolini had used terror to win powerSome sources said in 1924 that he had murdered Matteotti, a leading opposition politicianHe used a harsh secret police called the OVRA against his opponents

  • Turkey gave up democracy

  • Lateran Treaty

    They created the Vatican City, an independent state

  • Oswald Mosley’s ‘Blackshirt’ fascist party

  • The Japanese Invasion of Manchuria

    Japan has spent a lot of money to develop Manchuria, and had stationed troops and built railroads throughout the province. After the Mukden incident were the Japanese framed the Chinese on an attack on Japanese soldiers, the Japanese invaded and annexed Manchuria.this event ows how Japan sought resources and land for its quickly growing population, how it was willing to expand at the expense of other nations, and how in

  • Import Duties Act

    This made goods coming from abroad more expensive than British goods and increased sales of British productsThis 10% tax also gave the Government a valuable new income

  • Hitler's Program of Rearmament

    Hitler wanted to recover Germany's glory and disreegarded the treaty of Versailles by massive military build up and rearmament.Significance: Because Hitler was allowed to rebuild up Germany's armed forces, Germany became quite powerful, making it a possible threat to the western democracies.

  • The invasion of Abyssinia

    Mussolini had a vision to rebuild the Roman empire and started by gaining territory for Italy in North Africa against outgunned natives.Significance: Italy was one of the founfing members of the league of nations so it was a big blow to the league's prestige because it could contain one of its orignal members.

  • The Reoccupaation of the Rhineland

    The treaty that outraged Germans was further disregarded when Hitler contiuned his rearmament by sending military troops into the Rhineland.
    Htler was happy with his success and so contiuneed on his ultra aggresive ultra nationalist policies. France had too many problems at home to deal with Germany.

  • The Spanish Civil War

    The civil war was between republicans loyal to the republic, and discontent nationalist led by general Francisco Franco.
    Franco would be victorious and rule for 36 years. Hitler and Mussonli's troops gained valuable combat experince.

  • Japan starts invading China

  • Anschluss With Austria

    One of Hitler;s goals in Mein Kampf was to unite the German speaking people. Hitler forced Austrian Chancellor Schuschingg to submit to Hitlers demands to Anschluss, which was popular amongst many German and Austrian people Germany was united and became more powerful. Hitler was encouraged to push Germany forward in his ambitious plans for national revitalization.

  • The Munich Conference

    Hitler sought the Sudetenland, a part of Czechoslovakia with high German populations. France and Brtian hoped to appease Hitler, hoping he would stop with his ambitions.
    grmany got the Sudetenland, Czechslovakia felt betrayed, and France and Britain looked weak. Hitler was hungry for more.

  • The Invasion of the Rest of Czechoslovakia by Germany

    Hitler sought more, he needed more resources to aid his massive military buildup, and Czechoslavokia was powerless to resist. Wehrmacht forces entered Czechslovakia on march 16th, and it would be occupied until nearly the end of the war. It seemed like nobody could stop HItler and he now could turn his gaze to Poland wich would lead to world war two.

  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    HItler sought to avoid a two front war, as he realized France and Britain would come to Poland's aid. So he made a non aggresion pact with the Soviets, agreeing that the two countries would not attack each other. The two countries also agreed to invade Poland.Hitler was able to concentrate his forces in the west, so he was able to defeat France and contain Britian, until Hitler broke the pact in 1941.

  • The Invasion of Poland

    Hitler wanted to reclaim former German lands now owned by Poland. The Nazis and Soviet's split Poland up. France and Britain decided enough was enough. This was the start of world war two. Some of the worst genocides during world war two were carried out in Poland.

  • Britain declared war on Germany