Prelude to World War II

By adimock
  • Beer Hall Putsch

    "Beer Hall Putsch." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Jan. 2014. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.In November of 1923 Hitler staged his first attempt to overthrow the Germany government. He entered a beer hall and declared he was Germany's new ruler and started shooting, he didn't win that day. This was the first rise fo Hitler's power in Germany. It is because of his failure there that all of Germany knew him, and he would use this attention later on.
  • Stock Market Crash

    "Stock Market Crash of 1929." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.The American Stock Market Crash effected the entire world's economy. Since germany was already struggling to pay off the war, they were plunged into an even greater depression. This made the voice of the Nazis, before lost in relative good times, louder than ever before. With the horrid times now in Germay, they promised change, and the German people gave them a chance.
  • Hitler is Chancellor

    "Adolf Hitler Is Named Chancellor of Germany." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.Hitler is elected to job where he controls the everyday actions of Germany. With the Nazi party controling the majority in German Parliment, Hitler has it vote itself out of existance. Thus giving him complete power over the people of Germany.
  • More Airbases are Constructed

    <a href='' >Rise of the Third Reich Powerpoint</a>At the start of 1935 Hitler constructed more airbases, which lead to more airplanes to constructed, and pilots to man them. By doing such, he had an air force 3 times the size of Britain's. With this force in the air Germany was able to suppress, and nearly destroy, England.
  • Spanish Civil War

    "Spanish Civil War Breaks out." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.Germany assisted Fransico Franco in taking over the Spanish government and replacing the leader with him as a dictator. The value of this was a sandbox for Hitler and his revolutionary ideas for combat. It was in this war that Hitler tested, and found successful result, for his Blitzkrieg. Where he would rapidly attack an enemy. This stragedy lead to many of Germany victories and a fearsome opponent.
  • 1936 Summer Olympics: Berlin, Germany

    "Berlin 1936 1st August - 16th August." Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.Hitler used the Olympics to show the world Germany's new wealth and power. Though at the same time hiding the suppress, hate, and disturbing commitment in the people. This lulled the world into thinking Germany was truly just trying to re-make itself to dig out of its termendous debt. Though in reality Germany was just prepping for war, and domination.
  • End of the Treaty of Versailles

    "Adolf Hitler." Adolf Hitler. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty that bound and punished Germany for its actions in the First World War. When Hitler declared that he was not bound by what was stated, he ended all peace negotiations that had occured and alerted the world another possible conflict. Also in breaking the treaty Hitler was able to construct more machines for the war effort, as well as having more money since he doesn't have to pay the retribution costs anymore.
  • Rape of Nanking

    "Nanking Massacre." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Jan. 2014. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.The city of Nanking surrender to Japn. Over the next 6 weeks the Japanese would execute approximately 300,000 people, burn most of the city, and rape 20,000 women. It did not matter if they were children of elderly. After this Japan infected China with fear to act against them in anyway. Leaving the Japn able to stop trade in and aroudn Indonesian and establishing a solid foothold inthe area's water for it's ships to drive out America.
  • Act of "Appeasement"

    "Munich Conference 1938." Munich Conference 1938. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.Hitler Meets with world leaders to try and stop him from invading anywhere else, after he annexed Austria to reclaim "German citizens". The agreement was that the leaders would give Hitler a section of Czechslovakia that had a mojority of German speakers. The hope that wouldn't invade and annex any more nations. This was in vain because the next year Hitler annexed the rest of Czechslovakia to continue his campaign for global domination.
  • Rationing

    Germany begins to ration everything from food to clothes to the people. This is that start of Germany prepping for the war effort. And when Hitler began whipping people into a war frenzy.
  • Non-Aggression Pact

    "The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact." About.com 20th Century History. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.Hitler secured his Eastern flank before the Second World War by making an agreement with Russia to split Eastern Europe betwen the two of them. As well as, not to attack each other for a period of 10 years. After this agreement Hitler was able to act much more aggresivley since he did not have to worry about splitting his troop betwen two flanks.
  • Invasion of Poland and the start of World War II

    "Germans Invade Poland." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2014.Germany started the Second World War by invading Poland. They crushed the country and took prisoners thousands of jew, homosexuals, and crippeled citizens. Some to executed, and some to work in the harshest conditions untill they die. It was this attack that started the bloodiest war that the world has ever seen.