The Road to World War II

  • World War I

    World War I
    World War I happened after Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s murder who was a member of the imperial Habsburg dynasty (1914-1918).
    DATE: Jul 28, 1914 – Nov 11, 1918
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    Treaty of Versaille is a famous peace treaty that ended WWI.
    DATE: Jun 28, 1919 – Jan 21, 1920
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The Great Depression was a worldwide economic depression due to the stock market crash in 1929.
    Period: October 29, 1929 – 1939
  • Hitler takes control of Germany

    Hitler takes control of Germany
    Hitler took over Germany which was the beginning of his rise.
  • Britain and France Appease Hitler

    Britain and France Appease Hitler
    Britain and France appease Hitler because they were threatened by Hitler.
  • Invasion of Rhineland

    Invasion of Rhineland
    Invasion of Rhineland was when Hitler sent out Nazi troops into the Rhineland
    Date: March 7, 1936
  • Hitler Annexes Austria

    Hitler Annexes Austria
    Anschluss refers to the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.
    Date: March 12, 1938
  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia
    Hitler kept taking more and more of Europes states
    DATE: 15 March 1939
  • Voyage of the St. Louis

    Voyage of the St. Louis
    MS St. Louis was a German ship was known for carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees from Germany in 1939. Originally intending to debark in Cuba, they were denied permission to land. Launched: Launched: August 2, 1928
    DATE: May 1939
  • Invasion of Poland/ start of WWII

    Invasion of Poland/ start of WWII
    Britain and France declared war since Hitler had taken over too much land.
    Date Poland Invasion: Sep 1, 1939 – Oct 6, 1939