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treaty of versailles
this was a peace treaty imposed on Germany after WWI. the treaty stated that germany must do the following: take full responsibility for the war, pay billions of war reparations, make their military smaller, lose overseas colonies and land in their country. this was a major factor in adolf hitler seizing power -
creation of the league of nations
the league of nations was the first organization created for peace. the main fault of the organization was not enforcing their decisions. it was disbanded in 1946 and re-adopted as the united nations. -
benito mussolini becomes dictator of italy
mussolini takes advantage of Italy's fragile government and becomes the first fascist dictatorship. he eliminated all of his opposition and terrorized him and the king to let him come to power. he was a great influence on adolf hitler when he became dictator -
beginning of great deppression
the stock market had a crash in 1929 that triggered a worldwide economic crisis and depression, millions of people around the world were out of work and most nations were in a crisis, allowing dictators to take power in places like germany and italy. -
japan invades manchuria
during the great depression japan was in an economic crisis and were desperate for resources. japan decided that the best route of action was to invade china's neighboring Manchuria for its resources such as coal and iron. this was one of the events that proved the ineffectiveness of the league of nations. -
adolf hitler becomes chancellor of germany
Hitlers appointment to chancellor was Germans president Hindenburg desperate attempt to stabilize Germany's chaotic politics. after that hitler took control of germany he began rearming germany's military ad turned germany into a fascist dictatorship whit himself in leadership -
italy invaded ethiopia
mussolini led italy to invade ethiopia in an effort to created an italian empire and gain resources. this was another failure of the league of nations as nothing was done to stop them. -
germany reoccupied rhineland
as a part of the treaty of versailles germany was not supposed to occupy the rhineland, in violation of the treaty hitler marched his troops back into the land and the league of nations did nothing to stop it, leaving hitler free to expand as he wanted. -
germany anschluss with austria
this was the concept of uniting all german speaking people in germany and austria post world war 1. germany was not supposed to have an alliance with austria by the treaty of versailles , but Hitler believed that the two must be united as they both speak german -
signing of munich agreement
this agreement meant that Germany could only occupy part of Czechoslovakia and after they took that part Hitler must not occupy any more land. -
germany occupied chzechoslovakia
after Hitler took of austria he next wanted Czechoslovakia. both Hitler and Mussolini entered into an agreement with britain and France allowing Hitler to occupy the German speaking part of czechoslovakia that was called the Sudetenland. this was all under the conditions that hitler would stop taking more territory. then germany went ahead and took all of czechoslovakia. -
germany invaded polland
after germany occupied czechoslovakia hitler decided to make an agreement with stalin to split poland into two countries, soon after german troops invaded poland. germany's invasion of poland violated the terms of the munich agreement and showed to the rest of the world that the policy of appeasement of hitler's aggression was failing -
britain declared war on germany
after germany invaded poland britain realized they failed to maintain peace and had to stand up to germany, this started the second world war.
