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The Treaty of Versailles signed.
The Treaty of Versailles ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919. -
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The Global Depression begins.
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s. It was originated in the United States, after a fall in stock prices that began around September 4, 1929. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
On the night of January 30, 1933, the Nazis organized a massive torchlight parade in Berlin to celebrate the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany. -
The Spanish Civil War.
The Spanish Civil War was fought between the Republicans, left-leaning Second Spanish Republic, and the Nationalists. The Nationalists won, and Franco then ruled Spain. -
Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance.
The Spanish civil war provided the opportunity. In July 1936, Fascist rebels led by General Franco took up arms against the Spanish government, and Mussolini intervened in support of the rebels with troops, aeroplanes and arms. -
Anschluss with Austria.
The Anschluss, German word that in a political context, means' union ',' meeting 'or' anexión'1 involved the incorporation of Austria to Nazi Germany on March 12, 1938 as a province of the Third Reich. -
Nazis invade Czechoslovakia.
The German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement. -
The Munich Agreement.
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers. Was negotiated at a conference held in Munich. -
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact.
On August 23, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact, which guaranteed that the two countries would not attack each other. -
Nazis invade Poland.
The Invasion of Poland was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Free City of Danzig, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. It egan on 1 September 1939.
