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Mussolini Organizes Fascist Party in Italy
Mussolini founded the first Fascist party which has the government control all businesses and operations in the country. -
Hyperinflation in Germany
Hyperinflation was caused by the demand of the Allies after WWI to be repaid 33 Billion dollars by Germany. The German goverment's solution to this was to print more money which caused a 3 trillion to 1 dollar ratio of their currency -
Mussolini Named Prime Minister in Italy
Leader of the Fascist party in Italy from 1919 to 1945. He was eventually killed by his own people in 1945. -
Hitler Writes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf, or My Suffering, was a book written by Adolf Hitler during the time he spent imprisoned after the Beer Hall Putsch. It detailed how he thought the German race should continue and a plan for how to bring things to order in Germany -
Stalin Becomes Leader of Soviet Union
Stalin ruled through many harsh and violent acts of terror. He created the dreaded Gulag work camps and ruled with an iron fist -
Japan Invades Eastern China
Invasion of Manchuria after the Japanese staged an incident that could be used as an excuse to invade China. Led to horrendous acts by the Japanese army during WWII -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party during WWII. His movement put many horrible atrocities in place such as the Holocaust and the attempted genocide on the Jewish people. -
Japan Withdraws From League of Nations
Japan's first action in joining WWII. Left the league to avoid backlash from the League for invading Eastern China -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy took note from Hitler and invaded any place that he considered to be rightfully his. -
US Passes Neutrality Acts
Set of laws passed by congress that prevented any mingling with countries that were at war to prevent the US from being pulled into another costly war during the time of the Great Depression -
The Spanish Civil War
A Left vs Right war in Spain seen by the Spanish people as a democratic war against fascism. -
Germany Takes Rest of Czechoslovakia
After gaining some lost territory in the Munich Pact, Hitler decided to take the rest of Czechoslovakia to gain more territory before starting WWII -
Hitler and Stalin sign Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler wanted to avoid the same situation that cost Germany the first World War which was fighting on two separate fronts so he signed a pact with Russia that prevented any aggression towards Germany. -
Germany invades poland
The day that WWII began in Europe and for the rest of the world. Hitler sought to regain territory lost in WWI. The Polish army was no match for the Modern German tanks and fire power. -
Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis Formed
Treaty signed by Japan, Italy and Germany that created an alliance known as the Axis Powers which faced off against the Allies in WWII
