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Rise of Totalitarianism
Totalitiarism is a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state. This started to occur in 1920 -
Ratification of the 19th amendment
The 19th amendment said that women weren't allowed to vote but in August 1920 it was ratified and now women had their rights to vote and have their voices be heard. -
British arrest Gandhi in India
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Adolf Hitler becomes head of the Nazi party
Adolf Hitler made this declaration at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, the beer hall where he led his aborted coup against the democratically elected government in 1923. -
Famous "stock market crash" on "Wall Street"
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Mussolini takes over
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Hitler's dictatorship becomes more absolute
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Nuremberg laws
The Nuremberg Laws were anti-Jewish statutes enacted by Germany on September 15, 1935, marking a major step in clarifying racial policy and removing Jewish influences from Aryan society. -
Civil war begins in Spain
The Spanish army started the Spanish civil war by rebelling against the Second Republic. -
Munich conference
The munich conference was an agreement between Britain and Germany in 1938, under which Germany was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain spoke on behalf of the British and Hitler spoke on behalf of the Germans.
