World War II

  • Adolf Hitler came into power

    • He promised to help Germany's economy
    • He promised to rebuild Germany's Military So he was named Chancellor
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Ethiopia was one of the only independent nations in Africa
    by 1936 they officially added Ethiopia to the Italian Empire
  • Rome-Berlin Axis Pact

    Hitler signed the Rome-Berlin Axis Pact with Italy
    He then later made the Anti-Comitern Pact that allied Germany and Japan.
  • German Troops marched on Rhineland

    • Rhineland was a German region that had been demilitarized after the Treaty of Versailles
    • Germany was not allowed to have troops in this region
    • This action showed that Hitler was willing to directly challenge the Treaty

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