1. War in Europe AXISALLIED

2. October 1935 Ethiopia invaded by Italy BACKROUND: Italy unsuccessfully tried to conquer Ethiopia in the1890s. Ethiopia was one of two independent states in Africa. A border incident between Ethiopia & Italian Somalia in December 1934 gave Mussolini an excuse to jump in. All arbitration offers from the League of Nations were rejected & the Italians invaded Ethiopia in 1935 & started a war it won.

3. Break the Treaty of Versailles 1934: triple the size of the military to 300,000 Submarines were secretly built in foreign dockyards Air force pilots were trained & military aircraft built 1935: Britain is told of the existence of the Luftwaffe (Air Force) Hitler ordered conscription - Army has 1/2 million men Britain and France did not react so Hitler continued his militarism. 1935: Jews are officially declared non-citizens

4. SA boycott of Jewish Business 1933 1941 Jews had to wear a yellow Jewish Star to identify their race.

5. Hitler orders his new military to go into the Rhineland in 1936

6. Timeline of Nazi Aggression

7. MEIN KAMPF Comes True

8. August 22, 1939 Adolf Hitler announces to Reichmarshal Hermann Goering, head of the Luftwaffe, & his generals at Obersalzberg, Germany that they will invade POLAND. He rationalizes the invasion as a duty to rid Germany of its enemies. He also believes the Nazis will get away with it. He told them… “Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" Read the background and speech Hitler delivered to his military leaders in the handout. Interpret the meaning of the speech and answer the questions.

9. Timeline of Nazi Aggression

11. Some countries remain NEUTRAL in Europe 1939 Spain Portugal Ireland Turkey* Sweden Switzerland

12. USSR June 22, 1941 - Germany and the AXIS powers control all over Europe