Events Leading Up to WWII

• June 28, 1919: the Treaty of Versailles—peace treaty stating the end of war between the Germany and the Allies.

• October 29, 1929: the Great Depression begins in the U.S.

• January 30, 1933: Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany.

• March 7, 1936: Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland, which goes against the Treat of Versailles.

• March 12, 1938: Hitler seizes Austria without any opposition from the Austrian people.

• September 29, 1938: Munich Conference

• November 9, 1938: Kristallnacht rages throughout Germany.

• August 23, 1939: Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

• September 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland, which is the event that starts World War II.