Pre-WWII/Events Leading to WWII
November 11, 1918: Armistice of World War 1
June 28, 1919: treaty of Versailles
-This treaty ended world war 1 and limited Germany's military power, this was one of the causes of Germany being part of World War 2.
1929: Stock market crash in America
1934: Hitler becomes Der Führer.
1935: Hitler begins a draft, breaking the treaty of Versailles.
The US passes its first neutrality act.
1936: The Rome-Berlin axis is formed
-This was an alliance formed between Germany and Italy.
1937: Japan invades China
1938: Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)
-This was a mass act of Anti-Antisemitism in Germany, in which 260 synagogues were burned and over 25,000 Jewish people
1939: Italy invades Albania.
Hitler takes Czechoslovakia.
The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis is formed.
-Japan was added to the original Rome-Berlin Axis alliance.
September 1st, 1939: The USSR and Germany invade Poland, officially starting World War 2.
June 28, 1919: treaty of Versailles
-This treaty ended world war 1 and limited Germany's military power, this was one of the causes of Germany being part of World War 2.
1929: Stock market crash in America
1934: Hitler becomes Der Führer.
1935: Hitler begins a draft, breaking the treaty of Versailles.
The US passes its first neutrality act.
1936: The Rome-Berlin axis is formed
-This was an alliance formed between Germany and Italy.
1937: Japan invades China
1938: Night of Broken Glass (Kristallnacht)
-This was a mass act of Anti-Antisemitism in Germany, in which 260 synagogues were burned and over 25,000 Jewish people
1939: Italy invades Albania.
Hitler takes Czechoslovakia.
The Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis is formed.
-Japan was added to the original Rome-Berlin Axis alliance.
September 1st, 1939: The USSR and Germany invade Poland, officially starting World War 2.