Events
League of Nations is createdPunch Magazine 10 December 1919
People can already tell that league of Nations will crumbleHyperinflation in Germany 1923
Germany defaults on its second reparation payment
France and Belgium occupy their industrial land
Germany prints money to pay workers and reparations.
Peoples money looses worth. (had no use)1924 - 1930
The International Financial System Under the Dawes Plan and Young Plan.money goes around in a circle between Germany, U.S. and Allies.1925
Mussolini comes to power in Italy
Fascist dictator of Italy Lays a framework for Hilter.
Facism:
- Ultra nationalistic
- Everything is for the title state
- Rights are suppressed1929: GREAT DEPRESSION
- Dawes plan cancelled
- Banks in Europe start to close
- Unemployment soars
- Production drops
- Economic ruin to Germany
* gives hitler great arguments to turn everyone agaisnt them
Stock Market Crash (Great Depression)
- Production had declined
- Unemployment had risen
- Stocks were left in great excess of their real value
- Low wages
- A struggling agricultural sector
- An excess of large bank loans that could not be liquidated.1931: Japanese Empire Attacks Manchuria
- Japan begins to use a policy of armament
- League of nations were not happy
- Japan simply leaves league of nations1933: Hitler Comes to Power
- Great speaker - rises to power within the Nazi party.
His ideas and policies all correlate with Germany's hate for Treaty of Versailles
Uses legal means to change laws
Totalitarian - Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Blame, Reparation, Army, Territory.
Hitler want to reunite everyone under Germany's rule1935 - Italy Invades Ethiopia
Mussolini wants to recreate the "Roman EMpire"1936: Germany reoccupies the Rhineland
1935: Hitler begins to rearm its military
Apparently only for defence1938: Germany Annexes Austria
Annex - take and claim1938 - 39
Germany Invades Czechoslovlakia
A meeting between Britain, France, Italy and Germay occurs
the powers agree to let Hitler take the land
1939 - Hiltler invades the rest of Czechoslovakia
britain and france promise military support to Polland.Russia promises support to Polland - while wanting their land back
1939: Germany Invades Poland
WW2 has begunJapanese bomb pearl harbourJapanese attack the phillpinesJapanese attack the British Colonies, seizing Hong Kong as wellJapanese conquer major British naval base in Singapore harbour, Singapore surrenders.Japan conquers Dutch-East Indies (Indonesia)
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