THE ROAD TO WORLD WAR II

  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles
    The Treaty of Versailles (French: Traité de Versailles) was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I
  • Anschluss with Austria

    Anschluss with Austria
    Anschluss was the Nazi propaganda term for the annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany in March 1938
  • The Global Depression begins

    The Global Depression begins
    The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place during the 1930s
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party as chancellor of Germany.
  • Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance

    Rome Berlin Axis: Hitler-Mussolini Alliance
    The Italian invasion and annexation of Abyssinia had strained relations between Italy and its allies Britain and France
  • 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 .
  • Nazis invade Czechoslovakia

    Nazis invade Czechoslovakia
    The German occupation of Czechoslovakia began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions
  • The Spanish Civil War

    The Spanish Civil War
    The Spanish Civil War took place from 1936 to 1939 and was fought between the Republicans and the Nationalists
  • 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
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland
    Nazis invade 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