The Road to World War II

  • The Global Depression begins

    The Global Depression begins

    In the most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was a severe worldwide economic depression.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    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 as, chancellor of Germany
  • The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War

    It was fought between the Republicans who were loyal to the democratic, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists. The group led by Francisco Franco won.
  • Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Benito Mussolini announced from the Milan cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed a Rome-Berlin Axis. This alliance had been in development for some time.
  • Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss with Austria

    Adolf Hitler announces an “Anschluss” (union) between Germany and Austria, in fact annexing the smaller nation into a greater Germany.
  • The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement

    It was to discuss the future of the Sudetenland in the face of ethnic demands made by Adolf Hitler.
    It was settlement reached by Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy.
  • Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    Representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries wouldn't attack each other.
  • Nazis invaded Poland

    Nazis invaded Poland

    The decision of Adolf Hitler to invade Poland was a gamble. It's known as the September Campaign. They invaded Poland from the north, south and west.
  • The Treaty of Versailles signed

    The Treaty of Versailles signed

    It is the peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and Associated Powers and by Germany. It took force on January 10, 1920.