Main facts of Italian fascism and German nazism

Albania and Somalia

1939 BCE

Albania and Somalia were occupied in 1939.

The Pact of Steel

1939 BCE

The Pact of Steel was signed between Hitler and Mussolini on 22nd May 1939.

Invasion of Poland

1939 BCE

Hitler commanded the invasion of Poland on 1st September, which actually involved the outbreak of WWII

A Jew murdered a German diplomat in Paris

1938 BCE

In November a Jew murdered a German diplomat in Paris. After that there was rioting throughout Germany. Thousands of Jewish shops, houses and synagogues were smashed and thousands of Jews were arrested.

Mussolini conquered and annexed Abyssinia

1936 BCE

Mussolini conquered and annexed Abyssinia (Ethiopia) in 1936.

The Rome-Berlin Axis

1936 BCE

The Rome-Berlin Axis was created on 1st November 1936

Night of the Long Knives

1934 BCE

On the 30th June, Hitler ordered to arrest Röhm and others. Several hundred people were killed.
This was called the Night of the Long Knives. Röhm was shot the next day. When Hindenburg died, Hitler became Chancellor, President and Commander-in chief of the army. He was called
Der Führer (the leader). Democracy was dead.

Hitler call another elections

1933 BCE

In January Hitler decided to call for another election (March) hoping to make the Nazis stronger in the Reichstag (Parliament)

A fire broke out in the Reichstag

1933 BCE

A fire broke out in the Reichstag (February) building,
and Hitler blamed the communists. He used emergency
decrees against terrorists, so communists were arrested
and soon he declared the Communist party illegal

Hindenburg offered Hitler the post of Chancellor

1932 BCE

The Depression hit Germany deeply. By 1932 conditions were serious in Germany. Over five million people were unemployed and the country was desperate for a strong government.
President Hindenburg called an election (April) but did not get the majority. The new government still could not govern properly, and after the new elections (November) so Hindenburg offered Hitler the post of Chancellor ¡

Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty

1929 BCE

Fascism counted on the Catholic support. Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty in 1929 with the Pope Pius XI: Italy acknowledged the independence of the Vatican as a sovereign state.

Stresemann died

1929 BCE

He died in October 1929, just before the disaster of the Wall Street Crash.

Germany joined the League of Nations

1926 BCE

Germany joined the League of Nations and became one of the permanent members of the Council

Fascists got the power

1924 BCE

He changed the election system and in the next elections
(1924) fascists got the power. He began to change Italy into a dictatorship where people had to do as they were told.

In 1923 Germany suffered a hyperinflation.

1923 BCE

This happens when production can´t keep up with the amount of money there is, so money keeps losing its value. As result of this,
prices could increase every day, middle classes lost their
savings and the German market became worthless

Stresemann

1923 BCE

In 1923 there was a new chancellor, called Stresemann, and Germany was starting to recover.

General strike

1922 BCE

When socialists called for a general strike in 1922, Mussolini's men terrorised them and controlled the situation. That made him very popular

A republic was set up in Germany

1919 BCE

After the Great War a republic was set up in February 1919 at. It was a democratic government.

Communists tried to take over Berlin

1919 BCE

In 1919, Communists tried to take over Berlin in the Spartacist Revolt, but they were defeated.

Spartacist Revolt

1919 BCE

In 1919, Communists tried to take over Berlin in the Spartacist Revolt, but they were defeated.

Mussolini marched on Rome

Oct 27, 1922

27th and 28th October 1922 Mussolini marched on Rome
with his 30,000 Blackshirts in order to seize the power.