World War II

By Kaylee Houle
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Created resentment and economic hardship in Germany → fertile ground for extremist leaders
  • Japan Invades Manchuria

    Japan Invades Manchuria

    League of Nations protests, but no real punishment
  • Italy Invades Ethiopia

    Italy Invades Ethiopia

    sanctions weak, Mussolini keeps Ethiopia
  • German Re militarization of Rhineland

    German Re militarization of Rhineland

    direct violation of Versailles, but Britain/France do nothing
  • Anschluss

    Anschluss

    Germany annexes Austria → no resistance
  • Munich Conference

    Munich Conference

    Britain France give Hitler the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia (appeasement)
  • Nazi-Soviet Pact Invasion of Poland

    Nazi-Soviet Pact Invasion of Poland

    Hitler Stalin agree not to fight, secretly divide Poland
  • Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg

    “lightning war”
    a World War II German military tactic involving a fast, concentrated, and mobile attack using armored tanks, mechanized infantry, artillery, and close air support to achieve rapid, decisive victories by bypassing and paralyzing the enemy's defenses.