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Versailles Treaty
The Treaty of Versailles is imposed of the defeated Germany by Britain, France, and the U.S. Germany is forced to give land to France, Poland, Denmark, and Belgium, as well as forbidden to ally with Austria. German must also decrease their army to 100,000, men and keep troops out of western territories. All of these agreements made by the powers lead to the hyperinflation and massive amount of debt that Germany goes through. For Germany due to this treaty, the war trudges on. -
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Timeline of the Interwar Period
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League Of Nations
Created from the Versailles treaty, original idea pitched from the U.S. President. Was the world's first international security organisation, the United states decides not to join. Germany and the Soviet Union do not join, but later on Germany joins, then succeeds from it. Highest powers in the League of Nations is France and Britain, they are considered the leaders of it. -
Communist International
Over time the Comintern gained the leverage to spit European socialist parties and establish some sort of Communist party in each country. -
Fascism In Italy
Mussolini takes over the government of Italy after his March on Rome, and turns Italy into a Totalitarian State run by a Fascist government. He is not properly in control until multiple years after, and is not a major factor in diplomacy until after 1929 -
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Hopeful years
An Era of good feeling in European national relations. Germany is admitted into the League of Nations. The nations who took part in WWI finally begin to grow in economy during this period. This time of peace ends with the stock market crash. -
Stalin in Power in Russia
Stalin defeats the last of his major rivals for power in the period of Lenin's death. Over time Stalin brings forced industrialization, brutal police repression and purges, a deeply suspicious attitude toward outside countries, and control over foreign Communist parties. When Germany decides to invade the Soviet Union, the purges Stalin puts the state through bites him back when he is in desperate need of military leaders. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression began with the Stock Market crash of 1929, and spreads throughout the world due to a ripple effect from loans the United States was giving to countries to assist their recovery from the war. It's worst point in Europe was the summer of 1931 to the end of 1932, and in some places this lasted much longer. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Japanese armies declare a long undeclared war against China. Attempts that the League of Nations make to restrain Japan fail, weakening the faith in the International order. -
Third Reich
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, he and his Nazi party have full control over Germany for a matter of months before WWII. He named the government the Third Reich to symbolize that his era will last for centuries. -
Germany Starts to go it Alone
The Third Reich withdraws from the disarmament conference and the League of Nations. This allows Nazi Germany more freedom in order to spark WWII, and build their army up more without the League of Nations breathing down their neck, despite it being against the treaty of Versailles.
