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Mussolini Organizes Fascist Party in Italy
Mussolini’s new organization advocated Italian nationalism and committed acts of terror and intimidation against its opponents. -
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Hyperinflation in Germany
Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic was a three-year period of hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic of Germany, it caused considerable internal political instability in the country. CLICK HERE -
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Joseph Stalin becomes leader of Soviet Union
Under Stalin, the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower.He ruled by terror and millions of citizens died during his reign. PLZ CLICK -
The Manchurian Incident
Also known as the Mukden Incident, this was a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel. -
Japan Invades Eastern China
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Hitler becomes Prime Minister of Germany
Hitler channeled popular discontent with the post-war Weimar government into support for his fledgling Nazi party. During his ruling, he headed the Holocaust where over 6 million Jews and other non-Germans were brutally killed in concentration and labor camps. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
The Nazi Party, assumed control of the German state when German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor at the head of a coalition government. -
Japan Withdraws From League of Nations
Japan withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly after they adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria. CLICK HERE -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
Mussolini adopted Hitler's plan to expand Germany territories and invaded Abyssinia (now Ethiopia). -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
The leader of the Nazi party (Adolf Hitler) sends forces into Rhineland because he felt that allied nations forced the Treaty of Versailles onto the German people. -
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The Spanish Civil War
It was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. About 1,000,000 people died roughly. CLICK HERE -
Anschluss
It was the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Hitler wanted all German speaking nations in Europe to be part of Germany and wanted to re-unite Germany with his native homeland, Austria. -
Germany annexes Sudetenland
Sudetenland, which was incorporated into Czechoslovakia, had a predominately German population. Since Hitler wanted all German-speaking nations in Germany, he took Britain,France, and Sudetenland to the Munich Conference and it got transferred to Germany. -
Kristallnacht
On "The Night of Broken Glass" Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes, schools and businesses and killed close to 100 Jews. -
U.S. passes Neutrality Acts
The act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations (Britain and France) under the terms of "cash-and-carry". CLICK HERE
