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End of World War I
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Hitler Joins the Nazi party
Hitler took charge of the Nazi party and recruited yound men he had known in the army . -
Fascist party established under Mussolini in Italy
He was a fascist director fom 1922-1943 -
Mussolini takes over Italy
King Victor Emanuel III by-passed the parliment and appointed Mussolini Pime Minister of Italy -
Establishment of USSR
The Union of Socialist Republics, was a union of socialist republics which run via the Communist party of the Soviet Union -
Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 milllion russians
Stalin was responsible for the death of millions of soviet peasants who opposed his program of collective agriculture. By the time Stalin died communism had spread to 11 contries -
US and 61 other countries sign Kellogg-Briand Pact
Formally known as the Treaty for the Renunciation of War. It renounced aggressive war. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Attempt to gain control over the whole province to eventually encompass all of East Asia -
Roosevelt takes office
Roosevelt was relected for a third time due to the "world crisis" -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany. establishing the Third Reich
Third Reich, refers to Germany from 1933 to 1945 when it was governed by Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers' Party -
US begins passing Neutrality Acts
Geared towards keeping the United States out of another war. -
Hitler begins militar buildup
In 1935, Hitler created an army for all boys and men, created an air force, and started to build submarines. The Treaty of Versailles kept Germany from having more than a 100,000 man-army, but Hitler soon had 600,000 men waiting for battle. -
Civil war begins in Spain under francisco Franco
Began after a military rebellion by a group of conservative generals led by Francisco Franco against the established Government of the Second Spanish Republic, then under the leadership of President Manuel Azaña. -
German troops invade Rhineland
Took place on March 7, 1936 when German forces entered the Rhineland. -
italian troops conquer Ethopia
Italian troops captured the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abeba in the spring of 1936, and, on May 9, 1936, Victor Emmanuel III was proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia. -
Japan invades China
It was an attempt by the Japanese Empire to gain control over the whole province, in order to eventually encompass all of East Asia. -
Hitler announces secret plans for lebensraum
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Hitler takes Austria
Hitler began his conquests by occupying Austria in March 1938 and annexing it to Germany. -
munich Agreement; Sudetenland to Germany
Agreement permitting Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. -
Franco is successful in Spain
He was a Spanish military general and head of state of Spain -
Totalitarian government established in USSR
a political system where the state, usually under the control of a single political person,recognizes no limits to its authority and strives to regulate every aspect of public and private life -
Russian army into Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
The defense of Finland more or less revolved around the integrity of the Mannerheim Line, a series of defensive fortifications protecting the Finnish-Russo border. Initial thrusts by Soviet Armor columns and troops to the south of the line were met with disastrous results. -
Chechoclovakia falls to Hitler
occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945) began with the Nazi annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, -
Non-agression pact; Germany and Russia; divide Poland
An agreement to invade and divide the countries of eastern Europe between them ... with Poland first on the list. -
German invasion of Poland; in USSR
German mechanized and airborne component air attacks in what became known as the "Lightning War" or Blitzkrieg. -
British and French Defeact at Dunkirk
Dunkirk was a monumental defeat. When the navy tried to take the troops from the beaches, the boats became stuck on the mud, so the idea was abandoned – most soldiers were evacuated, not from the beaches, but by ferry from Dunkirk. -
Italy enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France
The entry of Italy into the war on the side of Germany was a blatant attempt to grab French spoils. Hitler asked Mussolini to postpone until June 10. At midnight Italy declared war on England and France and her armies moved into Southern France. At the same time, the British moved against Italian forces in Libya. Both theatres saw the defeat of the Italians. -
german invasion of Denmark and Norway
On 9 Apr 1940, German armor and men poured across the Danish border. The small Danish military had no chance defending the relatively flat country that was ideal for German operations, but they engaged the invaders nevertheless, suffering a few dozen dead. A few hours later, however, the government in Copenhagen realized a successful defense was impossible, and a prolonged campaign would only spell bombing of Danish cities, thus surrendered immediately. -
Defeat of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
Hitler proclaimed Luxembourg part of Third Reich. Conscription of Luxembourgers into German army began. General strike in protest put down with great severity. -
France surrenders to Germany
France surrendered on 22 June 1940. These victories persuaded Benito Mussolini of Italy to join the war on Hitler's side on 10 June 1940. -
Plan for an invasion of Great Britian; beginning of the Batle of Britian
In August 1940, in compliance with the Führer's directive on the imminent invasion of Britain, the Gestapo prepared a secret handbook to be distributed to the occupation forces. It offered an astonishing insight into exactly how the Nazis perceived Britain and her empire, offering detailed analyses of the political and economic structure of the country, with chapters covering everything from Parliament and public schools to freemasonry and the Boy Scouts. The chapter on British Intelligence was -
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World War II
