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Wallstreet Crash
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929, was the most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States, taking into consideration the full extent and duration of its fallout. The crash began a 10-year economic slump that affected all the Western industrialized countries. -
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Wallstreet crash - World War ll
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Hitler's Breakthrough
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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan, beginning on September 19, 1931, immediately followed the Mukden Incident. The Japanese occupation of Manchuria lasted until the end of World War II. -
Hitler became chancellor
On the night of January 30, 1933, the Nazis organized a massive torchlight parade in Berlin to celebrate the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany. -
Reichstag Fire
The Reichstag fire was an arson attack on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 27 February 1933. The event is seen as pivotal in the establishment of Nazi Germany.
A Berlin fire station received an alarm call that the Reichstag building, the assembly location of the German Parliament, was ablaze. The fire started in the Session Chamber, and, by the time the police and firefighters had arrived, the main Chamber of Deputies was engulfed by flames. -
Hitler took Complete control
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Germany prepearing Itself
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Italy invades abbyssinia
The fascist leader of Italy, Benito Mussolini, had long wanted an empire - but there were few opportunities left. Africa, except for one region, Abyssinia, had been carved up by Europe. But Abyssinia was ideal for Italy. First it was between two of Italy's existing colonies - Italian Somaliland and Eritrea. Taking Abyssinia would give a unified colony with both ports and productive land. Secondly the Italians had been humiliated in an earlier attempt to colonize the region, with an overwhelming -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
The Remilitarization of the Rhineland by the German Army took place on March 7, 1936 when German forces entered the Rhineland. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) broke out with a military uprising in Morocco on July 17, triggered by events in Madrid. Within days, Spain was divided in two: a "Republican" or "Loyalist" Spain consisting of the Second Spanish Republic (within which were pockets of revolutionary anarchism and Trotskyism) and a "Nationalist" Spain under the insurgent generals, and, eventually, under the leadership of General Francisco Franco. -
Germany Seizes Austria - "Anschluss"
On March 12, 1938, German troops invaded Austria. Hitler was received with great enthusiasm by the Austrian people, and he immediately announced that Austria had become part of the German Reich. The laws of Germany, including its anti-Semitic acts, were swiftly applied in Austria. -
Munich Agreemenet
The agreement was signed by Nazi Germany, France, Britain, and Italy. The Sudetenland was of immense strategic importance to Czechoslovakia, as most of its border defenses were situated there, and many of its banks were located there as well. Thus, when Britain and France gave the Sudentenland to Germany, it was implied that they allowed Germany to take over all of Czechoslovakia as well. -
Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia
Despite the assurances given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich (Sept 1938), he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
Appeasement Starts
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End of Appeasement
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World War ll Broke out
The war began on 1st September 1939, with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. In defence the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain declared war on Germany on 3rd September 1939. It involved many of the world's countries. The two sides were Germany, Italy and Japan Against Britain, France, Poland, Belgium and most other European countries. -
Invasion Of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War, in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland.
