Eventos
Hitler appointed Chancellor (Prime Minister) of Germany by President HindenburgThe Reichstag burns a week before the election and Hitler blames it on the Communists.Hitler passes the Enabling ActNazi boycott of Jewish owned shopsNazi party declared only party in GermanyGermany resigns from League of NationsHitler violates the Treaty of Versailles by introducing military conscriptionGerman Jews stripped of rights by Nuremberg Race LawsGerman Gestapo is placed above the lawGermany marches into Rhineland (violation of Treaty of Versailles) and League of Nations
takes no actionItaly invades Ethiopia and the League of Nations takes no actionNon- aggression treaty signed between Italy, Germany and Japan = AXIS powersGermany invades Austria (Anschluss = union)British Prime Minister Chamberlain appeases Hitler at MunichSudetenland (northwest part of Czechoslovakia) occupied by GermanyGermany takes rest of Czechoslovakia (violation of Munich Agreement)Soviet Union signs Non-Aggression Pact with GermanyBritain and Poland sign Mutual Assistance TreatyNazis invades PolandBritain, France / Austria / New Zealand declare war on GermanyCanada declares war on Germany; Battle on Atlantic begins
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