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THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR II

By laurajimenezc3
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    The Road to World War II

  • The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles

    The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
  • The Global Depression begins

    The Global Depression begins

    The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s in the USA
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    On President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the Nazi Party as chancellor of Germany.
  • The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War

    It was fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic and the Nationalists, a falangist group led by Franco.
  • Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Adolf Hitler finds an ally in the Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini because of their interests and they signed this Axis
  • Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss was the Nazi propaganda term for the annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany.
  • The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement

    This agreement averted the outbreak of war but gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest.
  • Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    This began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    Representatives from both countries guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other.
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland

    German units broke through Polish defenses along the border and advanced on Warsaw in a massive encirclement attack.