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Mussolinis March on Rome
November 1922 Mussolinis march on Rome took place in Italy. This march marked the first fascist take over of power in the world. -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
In 1924 Joseph Stalin became Dictator of USSR. Lenin died in 1924, after that Stalin was hailed as his successor. Stalin was now the leader of the Communist party and of the Soviet union. -
Mein Kampf
In 1924 Hitler began to write the Mein Kampf. The Mein kampf is a book written by Adolf Hitler which has anti-Semitic views and racism. -
1st “five year plan” in USSR
The first "five year plan" was created in 1928. This was a plan to rapidly industrialize. It promoted large scale industrialization across the Union of Soviet Socialist republics aka the USSR. -
Japan invades Manchuria
In September 1931 Japan occupied Manchuria. The reason for this is because the Japanese wanted to expand their control on Manchuria. The Japanese placed explosive devices in Manchuria -
Holodomor begins
The Holodomor was a man-made famine that convulsed the Soviet republic of Ukraine from 1932 to 1933.This caused mass starvation. Teams of Communist Party agitators forced peasants to relinquish their land, personal property, and sometimes housing to collective farms -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
in the year 1933 Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany. It took economic and political instability to worsen and that convinced Hindenburg to appoint Hitler -
Night of the Long Knives
Night of the long knives is a purge of Nazi leaders. Hitler had feared that the paramilitary had became too powerful. Hitler ordered his elite Guards to murder the organization leaders. -
Nuremburg Laws enacted
in 1935 the Nazi regime announced two new laws.These laws regarded race.They were first announced at a Nazi Party rally held in the German city of Nuremberg. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
In 1935 the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. This is an armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule.The war, by giving substance to Italian imperialist claims, contributed to international tensions between the fascist states and the Western democracies. It also served as a rallying point, especially after World War II, for developing African nationalist movements. -
The great Purge
In August 1936 The great purge or the great terror began. The great terror was a political campaign which was lead by Joseph Stalin. This was to eliminate dissenting members of the communist party. -
Spanish civil war
The spansih civil war was fought in 1936 to 1939. The spanish war was an outcome ofpolarization of Spanish life and politics that had developed over previous decades. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
Anti-Comintern Pact was in 1936.The treaties were sought by Adolf Hitler, who at the time was publicly inveighing against Bolshevism and who was interested in Japan’s successes in the opening war against China.pledged Germany, Italy, and Japan “to assist one another with all political, economic and military means” when any one of them was attacked by “a Power at present not involved in the European War or in the Sino-Japanese Conflict -
The rape of Nanking
In 1937, The capital of china falls to Japanese forces. Japanese general Matsui ordered that the city of Nanking should be destroyed. The Japanese violated and butchered the people of Nanking. 150,000 male war prisoners were butchered, massacred 50,000 male civilians and raped 20,000 women of all ages. -
Kristallnacht
in 1938 Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses, and murdered close to 100 Jews. 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to Nazi concentration camps.