1. Timeline: The Lead Up to WW2<br />Directions: For each event, give a brief description of the event and its significance (which may be the same thing).<br />Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany<br />Mussolini becomes “il duce” of Italy<br />Japan attacks Manchuria, China<br />Rape of Nanjing<br />Germany invades the Saar and Rhineland regions of France<br />Mussolini invades Ethiopia<br />Hitler invades Austria<br />Hitler takes over Sudetenland (part of Czechoslovakia)<br />Britain, France and Germany agree to the Munich Pact<br />Hitler and Stalin agree to the Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact<br />Hitler invades Poland<br />Hitler takes over Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg<br />Hitler invades France<br />British troops evacuate Dunkirk<br />Hitler begins air assault on Great Britain<br />German U-boats attack American ships<br />Germany invades Soviet Union<br />