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Steps to World War II

Abby Dunkley History Grade 10 Inglês 11 flashcards

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11935Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
21935Italy invades Ethiopia, Africa to expand territory and receive its oil resources
31936German troops march into Rhineland , the treaty forbids this but no one stops the advance
4March 1938Nazi soldiers occupy Austria, no one stops this as they wish to prevent another war
5September 1938Britain and France meet with Hitler and sign the Munich Agreement. Allows part of Czechoslovakia as they believe it will prevent war
6October 1938Hitler signs a pact with Mussolini which allows Hitler to take Austria and other territories of northern ad central Europe. Japan joins the Alliance. This is known as the Axis Powers
7March 1939Hitler had claimed Sudanland as his last demand, nut Nazi troops occupy Czechoslovakia
8August 1939Germany signs a pact with the Soviet Union promising not to attack each other if war was to occur. They divide Poland in half between each other. Hitler can now plan attack on France and Britain.
9September 1, 1939Hitler wants the Polish Corridor back, Poland refuses. The Nazi launch a lightning war, Poland is defeated.
10September 3, 1939Britain and France realize the appeasement will not work and declare war on Germany
11September 10, 1939Canada declares war on Germany