THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR II

  • The Treaty of Versailles signed

    The Treaty of Versailles signed
    The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers.
  • The Global Depression begins

    The Global Depression begins
    The depression originated in the United States, after a fall in stock prices and became worldwide news with the stock market crash.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    The Nazi Party was the largest elected party in the German Reichstag, which led to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor.
  • The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War
    Was a social, political and warlike conflict - that later would reverberate also in an economic crisis - carried out on one hand of the Army against the government of the Second Republic.
  • Rome Berlin Axis:Hitler Mussolini Alliance

    Rome Berlin Axis:Hitler Mussolini Alliance
    Benito Mussolini announced from the Milan cathedral that Germany and Italy had formed a Rome-Berlin Axis.
  • Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss with Austria
    Anschluss is a German word that means 'meeting'. Nazi supposed the incorporation of Austria to the Germany as a province of the IIIrd Reich.
  • Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
    His pretext, there were supposed needs suffered by the German populations who were living the frontier regions with Czechoslovakia in the north and west, known collectivly as the Sudetes.
  • The Munich Agreement

    The Munich Agreement
    Chamberlain called on Hitler for a conference. Hitler met the following day, in Munich, the chiefs of the governments of France, Kingdom of Italy and the United Kingdom.
  • The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
    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

    Nazis invade Poland
    The Invasion of Poland was a joint invasion 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.