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Hyperinflation in Germany
As Germany fell behind in reparation payments, France occupied Ruhr Valley taking over its iron, coal, and steel industries. Inflation soonly spiraled out of control in Germany and the German mark became almost worthless. -
Hitler Writes Mein Kampf
Hitler writes Mein Kampf while in prison after the "coup" (Beer Hall Putsch in Munich). Mein Kampf became the basic book of Nazi goals and ideology and reflected Hilter's obsessions.
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Joseph Stalin Becomes Leader of Soviet Union
Stalin becomes leader after Lenin's death and turns the SU into a totalitarian state and complex bureaucracy. Stalin set out to make the SU a modern industrial power and held more power then any other leader in history for almost thirty years. -
The Manchurian Incident
The Japanese military forces conquered all of Manchuria and set up Manzhouguo (a puppet state) with Puyi ruling the state. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
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Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
As the League of Nations condemned Japanese aggression against China, Japan withdraws from the League.
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Hitler Becomes President of Germany
Within a year, Hitler became president and suspended civil rights, destroyed communists, and disbanded other political parties. Hitler purged his own party if he felt that they were disloyal. -
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United States Passes Neutrality Acts
Consists a law forbidding the sale of arms to any nation at war. Other laws outlawed loans to warring nations and prohibited Americans from traveling on ships of warring powers.
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Italy Invades Ethiopia
Italy decided to invade Ethiopia after almost 40 years pf the Battle of Adowd. The Ethipoians resisted bravely, though their outdated weapons counld not compare to Mussolini's tanks, machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes. -
Hitler Sends Troops into Rhineland
As Hitler found the Will of Western democracies and the League of Nations weak, he built up the German military in defiance of the Treaty of Versailles.He sent troops into "demilitarized" Rhineland boarding France - violating another treaty.
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Anschluss
Hitler was ready to engineer the Union of Austria and Germany as Austria's chancellor resisted to agree to Hitler's demands, he sent into the German army to "preserve order."
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Munich Conference
Hitler assured Britain and France that he had no further plans to expand his territory. British and France leaders chose appeasement again. -
Germany Takes the Rest of Czechoslavakia
As Europe plunged rapidly toward war, Hitler broke his promises and took up the rest of Czechoslavakia. Appea Sement failed and the democracies finally accepted that. -
Hitler and Stalin Sign Non-Aggression Pact
Hitler secretly agrees with his enemy (Joseph Stalin) not to fight each other in war and to divide Poland and other Parts of Eastern Europe between them. The pact was called the Nazi-Soviet Pact. -
Germany Invades Poland
Germany invades Poland a week after the Nazi-Soviet Pact. War on Germany was declared 7 days later by Britain and France starting WWII.
