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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi party
Leader of National socialist German Workers party -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Originally a revolutionary Socialist, he forged the paramilitary Fascist movement in 1919 and became prime minister in 1922. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
Dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929-1953 -
Japans Army Invades Manchuria, China
Began on September 18,1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden incident. -
Hitler named Chancellor of Germany
President Paul Von Hidenburg named Hitler Chancellor of Germany -
Neutrality acts passed by u.s congress
prohibiting the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war