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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was signed by Germany and the Allied Nation. Which formally ended World War 1. The terms of the Treaty required that Germany paired financial reparation, lose territory, and give up all of the overseas territories. The treaty represented peace for the allied Nation and not peace for countries like Germany. -
Mussolini becomes fascist leader of Italy
Mussolini was an Italian political leader who became the fascist doctor of Italy. He brought fascism to Italy because he saw it as the only form of 'socialism.' He obtained full dictatorial power for a year. The middle class Italians loved him and welcomed his authority -
Mein Kampf is published
Mein Kampf is Hitler's autobiography. It's a blueprint of Hitler's agenda for a Third Reich and clear look into the nightmare that happened in Europe from 1939 to 1945. His book became the bible of Nazism in Germany. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The German People's frustration with the Treaty of Versailles and economical condition. The president named Adolf Hitler leader of the Nazi Party as a Chancellor of Germany. With Hitler in power the Nazis won 230 governmental seats and they were the second largest party with making up over half of the Reichstag. -
"Night of the Long Knives"
Hitler orders a bloody purge of his own political party. Assassinations of hundreds of Nazis who Hitler believed to be future political enemies. Hitler's purge showed the strength and support of the military for Hitler. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini invaded Ethiopia because he saw it as an opportunity to provide land for the unemployed Italians and he could also acquire more mineral resources to fight off all of the effect of the Great Depression. This launched a way that causes the Ethiopian Emperor into exile. -
Japan Invades China
Conflict broke out when China began a full-scale resistance to the expansion of the Japanese influence. Japan was seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries. -
Japanese Rape of Nanjing
Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people also including both soldiers and civilians. Tens of thousands of women and girls were sexually assaulted. The capital of China was left in ruins. This increased the isolation of Japan and increased Chinese to resolve so they would resist the invasion -
Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel
Germany and Italy signed the Pact of Steel to provide for military cooperation and mutual defensive with Germany and Italy. This obliged Germany and Italy to aid to the other country in the military, economical, and in the event of a war. -
Germany invades Poland, Beginning World War ll
German troops invade Poland which triggered World War ll. Great Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany which possessed overwhelming military superiority over Poland. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
The Axis powers become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. This alliance was aimed directly at the US to make sure that they think twice before venturing on the side of the Allies.