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Hyperinflation of Germany
Inflation was exacerbated when workers in the Ruhr went on a general strike and the German government printed more money to continue paying for their passive resistance. -
Stalin Becomes Leader of Soviet Union
Stalin and Trotsky had a struggle for power after Lenin had died. In 1924, Stalin takes power and kills Trotsky. -
Manchurian Incident
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Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, leader or fÜhrer of the National Socialist German Workers Party (or Nazi Party), as chancellor of Germany.
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Hitler becomes Prime Minister of Germany
Hitler had Roem executed without trial, which encouraged the army and other reactionary forces within the country to urge Hitler to further consolidate his power by merging the presidency and the chancellorship. This would make Hitler commander of the army as well.
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U.S. passes Neutrality Acts
Congress passed the first Neutrality Act prohibiting the export of “arms, ammunition, and implements of war” from the United States to foreign nations at war.
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Hitler send troops into the Rhineland
Hitler breaks the Treaty of Versailles by sending troops into the Rhineland, which was a demilitarized zone. -
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Spanish Civil War
On July 18, 1936, the Spanish Civil War begins as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spreads to mainland Spain. On March 28, 1939, the Republicans finally surrendered Madrid, bringing the Spanish Civil War to an end. -
Germany annexes Sudetenland
It began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, formerly being part of German-Austria known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement.
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Anschluss
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Munich Conference
The Munich Conference came as a result of a long series of negotiations. Adolf Hitler had demanded the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. Bristish Prime Minister tried to talk him out of it.
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Germany takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
Hitler’s forces invade and occupy Czechoslovakia–a nation sacrificed on the altar of the Munich Pact, which was a vain attempt to prevent Germany’s imperial aims.
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Hitler and Stalin Sign Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a pact that declares that Germany will not attack Russia. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-hitler-stalin-pact -
Germany invades Poland
Used blitzkrieg strategy to attack Poland from the land and air. The invasion of Poland ultimately started WW2.
