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Mussolini's march
Mussolini along with his followers marched on Rome in October 1922. This was to help him gain control of the Italian government. -
Stalin becomes dictator
After Lenin's death Stalin assumed leadership of the USSR and began to try to eliminate his enemies. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
On July 18th 1925 Mein Kampf was published. This was a book Adolf Hitler wrote in prison after he was detained for trying to stage a coup. The book promotes Hitler's political and social ideologies. -
1st Five year plan-Purpose
In the Soviet Union the first Five-Year Plan (1928–32), implemented by Joseph Stalin, concentrated on developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods. -
Japan invaded Manchuria
Japan invaded Manchuria in September 1931 to expand its sphere of influence and to also gain natural resources to fuel its growing industries. -
Japan Invades Manchuria
Seeking raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in 1931. -
Holodomor
The Holodomor, also known as the Terror Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. Holodomor was caused by the collectivization of the Soviet Unions farms. -
Holomodor
In 1932 and 1933, millions of Ukrainians were killed in the Holodomor, a man-made famine engineered by the Soviet government of Joseph Stalin. -
Hitler gains power
On January 30th, 1933 Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany which gained him and his party (nazi party)
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The night of the long knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. The purge was to eliminate the SA (was a paramilitary organization associated with the Nazi Party) because they were becoming more independent and beginning to worry German military leaders -
Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic and racist laws enacted in Nazi Germany on September 15th 1935, at a special meeting of the Reichstag convened during the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. -
Nuremberg laws
The Nuremberg Laws were antisemitic and racist laws enacted in Nazi Germany on 15 September 1935, at a special meeting of the Reichstag convened during the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
The Invasion of Ethiopia lasted from October 3rd 1935 to may 5th 1936. Mussolini saw it as an opportunity to provide land for unemployed Italians and also acquire more mineral resources to fight off the effects of the Great Depression. -
Italian invasion of ethiopia
The invasion was a war from October 1935 to may 1936
Mussolini saw it as an opportunity to provide land for unemployed Italians and also acquire more mineral resources to fight off the effects of the Great Depression. -
The Great Purge
The Great Purge began in August of 1936 this was Soviet Joseph Stalin's campaign to solidify his power over the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and the state; the purges were also designed to remove the remaining influence of Leon Trotsky as well as other prominent political rivals within the party. -
Great Purge
The political purge was primarily an effort by Stalin to eliminate challenges from past and potential opposition groups, including the left and right wings led by Leon Trotsky and Nikolai Bukharin, respectively. -
Spanish Civil war
The Spanish civil war began when troops under the leadership of General Francisco Franco began an uprising against the democratically elected government of Spain. This revolt quickly escalated into a civil war. -
Spanish Civil war
military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. -
Anti-Comitern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan, that they would work together to stop the spread of Communism around the globe. This was aimed squarely at the USSR. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan, signed November 25, 1936. The pact cemented an agreement to mutually resist Communism and Communist states. -
Rape of Nanking
Over 6 weeks, Japanese soldiers Brutally slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Chinese soldiers and civilians alike. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary and Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the Hitler Youth and German civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary and Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the Hitler Youth and German civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938.