Events in Europe Leading World War II

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  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Versailles ended the first World War between the Allied Powers and Germany. It blamed Germany for the war and required Germany to pay reparations, give up land, and restrict its military.

  • Hitler Takes Control of Germany

    Hitler Takes Control of Germany
    Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany, which marked the first step of Hitler and the Nazi Party's rise to power in Germany.

  • Invasion of the Rhineland

    Invasion of the Rhineland
    Hitler sends troops to the Rhineland, an area of Western Germany near the Rhine River. This went against the military restrictions Germany had.

  • Anschluss

    Anschluss
    Hitler marches his troops into Austria and announces a union between Germany and Austria.

  • Munich Pact

    Munich Pact
    An agreement between Germany, Italy, France, and Great Britain was signed that allowed Germany to take over an area of western Czechoslovakia.

  • Invasion of Czechoslovakia

    Invasion of Czechoslovakia
    Hitler sends the German military to occupy the rest of Czechoslovakia, going against the Munich Pact.

  • Nazi-Soviet Pact

    Nazi-Soviet Pact
    Germany and the Soviet Union sign a non aggression pact that agreed to be peaceful to one another and to share power of Poland.

  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    Germany takes over Poland, which was home to millions of Jews. This marks the beginning of World War II.