Oct. 1933 Hitler pulled Germany out of the League of Nations
Response: From Great Britain & France—Nothing
1935 Hitler announced that Germany would
rearm in direct violation of the Versailles Treaty
Response: Nothing
Oct. 1935 Italy invaded Ethiopia & annexed it
Response: League of Nations applied sanctions (arms embargo & boycott
of Italian goods)
March 1936 Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland,
which was supposed to be free of soldiers and
fortificationsResponse: Britain and France could not agree on joint action; so nothing
was done.
1936-39 Spanish Civil WarHitler & Mussolini gave fascist General Franco aid, including armed
forcesResponse: Only the Soviet Union
gave the Republicans aid. Because no other country
helped them, the Fascists won in 1939.
Sept. 1938 Hitler wanted the Sudetenland in
Czechoslovakia where 3 million Germans lived
Response: Munich Conference & Munich Pact—England PM Chamberlain & French PM
Daladier sacrificed Sudetenland to preserve peace.
***Height of Appeasement****
March 1939 Hitler took over the rest of Czechoslovakia
Response: England and France promise to protect Poland
August 23, 1939 Non-Aggression Pact signed between Germany and
the Soviet UnionResponse: SHOCK &
DISBELIEF!!!!
Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland with the
BLITZKRIEG**WWII in Europe has
Begun**England and France declared
war on Germany—World War II in Europe has begun.
April 1940 Denmark & Norway
conquered by the Nazis
Response: Where will Hitler’s Blitzkrieg strike
next?
May-June 1940Belgium, Netherlands,
Luxemburg, and France Conquered
Response: Where will Hitler’s Blitzkrieg strike next?
Summer – Fall 1940England stood ALONE!!
The Battle of BritainLuftwaffe vs. RAF
Response: England resisted and prevailed! Radar aided their
defense and German decision to bomb British cities helped RAF win.
Hitler was forced to call off the invasion.
June 1941 Hitler broke the Non-Aggression Pact
& invaded the Soviet Union
Response: The USSR suffered heavy losses but continued resisting. When winter set in, the German
attack stopped and the Soviet Union began a massive counter-attack.
Sept. 1931 Japan invaded Chinese province of
Manchuria and made it the puppet state of
ManchukuoResponse: US issued the Stimson
Doctrine—the US would not recognize any territorial gains by force
July 1937 Chinese & Japanese troops clashed, began the Japanese-China
War**WW II Has Begun in
Asia**Response: The US sent arms &
supplies to China
Sept. 1940 Tripartite Pact (Rome-Berlin-Tokyo
Axis) signedResponse: US placed an embargo on aviation fuel and scrap metal