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The treaty of Versailles
It was signed on 28 June 1919, Of the many provisions in the treaty, one of the most important and controversial required Germany and its allies to accept responsibility for causing the war and, underunder the terms of articles, to disarm, make substantial territorial concessions and pay reparations to certain countries that had formed the Entente powers. -
Japan invades Manchuria
In 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. Essentially, this was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. This proved to be one of the causes of World War II -
Italy invade ethiopia
Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia) the African country situated on the horn of Africa. Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa. -
German Troops marched into Rhineland
Beginning at dawn on Saturday, March 7, 1936, three battalions of the German Army crossed the bridges over the Rhine and entered into Rhineland. -
Spanish Civil War
Also known as the rehearsal for WWII because almost every nation was represented by volenteer soldiers from Germany, Italy, Ussr, And the allies. -
Japan and China
Began fighting on the Manchuria China Boarder -
Hitler took Austria
German troops entered the country on March 12, 1938. They received the enthusiastic support of most of the population. Austria was incorporated into Germany the next day. In April, this German annexation was retroactively approved in a plebiscite that was manipulated to indicate that about 99 percent of the Austrian people wanted the union with Germany. -
Germany takes Sudetenland
Hitler annexed Sudetenland throught the munich agreement signed by Chamberlain, Daladier, and hitler. -
Hitler Takes All of Czechoslovakia
France and Brittain slaps Hitler on the wrist and warns him that if he invades Poland they will go to war with Germany. -
Mussolini Took Albania
Mussolin Attacks Albania with little resistance -
Germany and Ussr Sign the Non Aggression pact
In 1939, Hitler was preparing for war. Though he was hoping to acquire Poland without force Hitler was planning against the possibility of a two front war. Hitler was determined not to repeat the same mistakes of WWI. So, he planned ahead and made a pact with the Soviets. -
Germany Attacks Poland
Start of WWII -
Britain and France Declared War on Germay
Poland's western allies, the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939 -
World at War
In responce to France, Brittain and poland declaring war, Australia and New Zealand,South Africa and Canada, among others also declare war. -
United States Adopts a Policy of Neutrality
United States Adopts a Policy of Neutrality, dont want to get involved. -
Ussr Attacks Poland
Ussr Attacks Poland -
Ussr Attacks Finland
With Litte ressistance -
Blizkreig
Hitler attacks demark, Norway, the netherlands Belgium, Luxemburg and northern France -
Mussolini attack Southern France
France Surrendered with Hitler insisting that the surrender take place in the same railroad car used in 1918 to get germany to surrender. -
The Battle Of Britain Begins
Hitler began the 24 hour Bombing of of Britain form the Frence coast. "we will be in London By christmas" -
Axis Powers Spread influence
Rumania Bulgaria, Hungary, Yugoslavia -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor
Midway, the Phillipenes, Wake Island, Guam, and other Pacfic bases on December 7th. -
U.S. Declares War on Japan
Japan on December 8, 1941 in response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor -
U.S. Declares War
On December 11, 1941, the United States declared war on Italy and Germany to start its involvement in the European theater during World War II.
