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THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR II
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The Treaty of Versailles signed
World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
The Global Depression begins
The Great Depression ( 1929-1930s ) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the world. It was origined in E.E.U.U. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
On this day in 1933, President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany. -
The Spanish Civil War
It was fought between the Republicans and the Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco. The Nationalists won, and Franco then ruled Spain for the next 36 years. -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
Germany and Italy signed a formal alliance which came to be known as the Rome-Berlin Axis -
Anschluss with Austria
Anschluss was the annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938, as one country to form a "Greater Germany" -
The Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. It was signed by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and Italy. -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
On this day, Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia, a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
On August 23, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other -
Nazis invade Poland
Nazis invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
