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Rise of Totalitarianism-Fascism, Nazism, Communism
FascismNazismCommunismFascism is a form of Totalitarianism. This type of leadership started in Italy with Mussolini. They were suffering massive unemployment and high inflation. He encouraged violence. Nazism started with a group of unemployed soldiers and quickly became the central government in 1933. When Hitler became Chancellor the Nazi part gained a lot of power. Communism was founded by a man named Karl Marx in Russia. Everything was controlled by the government. -
Versailles Treaty
Versailles TreatyThis treat was made by the leaders of France, Great Britain, and the U.S. They all put together their ideas for what should happen after the war. Germany was made to pay for everything and have limitations on their army. They thought this treaty would end everything. -
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The Weimar Republic
Weimar RepublicThe Weimar Republic was devastated by Wall Street Crash of October 1929 and the Great Depression that came after. It really affeected the American Economy. -
Start of Soviet Union
Start of the Soviet Union
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Mussolini Takes Over
Mussolini Takes Over
Benito Mussolini was a fascist of Italy. He led a lot marches in Italy was leader of a Fascism party. He used violence a lot. He would often send his "thugs into the street to riot against communists. He claimed his men were protecting the peace. He was one of the people the inspired Adolf Hitler. -
Beer Hall Putsch, Mein Kampf
Beer Hall PutschIt was Hitlers idea to have this event. He and his group began at the Bürgerbräu Keller in the Bavarian city of Munich, trying to take control of the state government. Then they went over to Berlin, to try to overthrow the German federal government. They wanted to create a society based on race. This event ended up failing and they prosecuted nine members including Hitler. This did not bother them because they so strongly believed in their cause. -
Stalin gains Power
Stalin Gains Power
Stalin was a dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929-1953. The Soviet Union transformed into an industrial and military superpower. He had a brutal way of control. He was allies with the U.S. and Britain during WWII. After his death Russia tried to turn things around for the better. -
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The Great Depression
The Great DepressionThis timespan was a very hard time for Americans. Nobody had a job or money or food. This began the day the stock market crashed. It was a very hard time to live through. Millions of investors were devestated. This also wiped out all of wall street. -
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Early Military Actions and the Responce of the League of Nations - Italy Invades Ethiopia, Japan's invasion of Manchuria
Italy invades EtheopiaLeague of NationsThe League of Nations didn't really work out or keep peace at all. There was nothing they could do prior to WWII. They were also not supported by the great powers. Italy invaded Etheopia because they wanted their natural resouces. This caused a war between the two countries lasting from 1935-1936. This was one of the causes of -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
Hitler Becomes Chancellor
On this day Hitler was appointed Chancellor by the president of Germany at the time. It was made to keep Hitler and the Nazi's in check supposably. This leads to many bad things for Germany and the continent of Europe. -
Reichstag Fire
Reichstag LawsOn February 27th the German parliament building burned down due to arson.They blamed it on a communist movement trying to overthrow the state. -
Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg LawsThe Nuremburg Laws were the start of all the prjudice laws against Jews. They took away German Jews rights such as being a citizen, marrying Germans, and many more. It doesnt matter if the person didn't identify themselves as a Jew, if they had Jewish decent they were automatically deprived of their rights. -
Munich Conference
Munich Conference
At this conference Czechoslovakia was taken as part of Germany for peace. It gave the Nazi a lot of useful natural resouces like coal, iron and steel. Hitler was also quickly gaining power during this time. -
Kristallnacht
KristallnachtThe Kristallnach was the night of a wave of anti Jewish programs. People that were against the Jews sided with Hitler. They went throughout the city destroying synagogues, jewish family homes, and jewish owned shops. This is how it got it's name as "Night of Broken Glass". There was violence throughout the cities of Germany -
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
This was when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union came together to make an agreement that they would not attck each other. This would later help Germany in WWII because they would not have to fight a 2 front war. Adolf Hitler was prepairing for war. The pact was broken when Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union two years later. -
Invasion of Poland
Invasion of PolandHitler invaded Poland. Warsaw surrendered to the Germans on September 27. After they invaded, German troops went throughout the city of Warsaw. Britain and France were not ready at all to fight Nazi Germany. Poland remained under German occupation until January 1945. -
Sudetenland/Appeasement
Sudetenland
Sudetenland was a piece of land owned by Czechoslovakia. They were nervous that the Germans were going to invade and take it over. A Sudeten German Party was formed to try to take control on this land. Soon when Hitler was elected the goup gain a lot of power and strength.
