1. Nazi Aggression Leads to World War Two

2. What Made Hitler So Attractive to Germans?

5. The Weimar Republic ruled Germany from the end of WWI until Hitler rose to power

8. Nazi’s begin to rise to power in the early 1920s

10. In prison he writes about his political and social philosophies

13. 1933- Nazis Gain Power One of Hitler’s first acts was to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations

15. 1935 Hitler openly declares that Germany will rebuild its military- in clear violation of the Versailles Treaty French and British take no action

16. March 1936: The Rhineland in Germany, on border with France Versailles Treaty had required it to be demilitarized to protect France Hitler announced it would be re- militarized. British and French took no action

17. October 1936: Rome- Berlin Axis Germany & Italy form a military alliance known as the Axis (Hitler said the world would revolve on an axis from Rome to Berlin) Japan joined the Axis soon after

18. March 1938: Union with Austria Nazi forced march into Austria to claim it as part of the German “Third Reich” Austrian government does not resist

19. September 1938: The Sudetenland Sudetenland territory in Czechoslovakia valuable territory: mining, good farmland, huge arms factories, heavily fortified to defend against possible German attack 3 million residents there were German-speaking Hitler demanded it be given to Germany

20. September 1938: Munich Conference British and French leaders meet with Hitler over Sudetenland follow policy of appeasement: giving into demands in order to avoid war allow Hitler to take the Sudetenland if he promises not to take any more land

21. March 1939 Nazis threaten the rest of Czechoslovakia and establish indirect control

22. August 1939: Nazi- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Hitler & Stalin make secret agreement if either goes to war, the other will not attack when war happens will divide Poland between themselves Other countries shocked, start to prepare for war, but take no action

23. August 1939: Nazi- Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

24. September 1, 1939 Nazis invade Poland Blitzkrieg- lightning war- very swift, heavy invasion- planes, tanks, artillery, etc. Sept 3rd -Britain and France declare war on Germany World War Two has begun!