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japan takes manchuria
September 18: Japan begin takeover of Manchuria, which is later renamed Manchukuo.In 1931, the Japanese Kwangtung Army attacked Chinese troops in Manchuria in an event commonly known as the Manchurian Incident. -
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roosevelts elected
November 8: Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is elected president of the United States.In his first "hundred days," he proposed, and Congress enacted, a sweeping program to bring recovery to business and agriculture, relief to the unemployed and to those in danger of losing farms and homes, and reform, especially through the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority. -
Hitlers elected chancellor
January 30: Hindenburg appoints Hitler chancellor of Germany. In the election of late 1932 the Nazis won 37 per cent of the vote, and became the largest single party in the Reichstag -
first concentration camp
March 22: Dachau, the first concentration camp, is established in Germany. many more will be established in the future -
hitler becomes president
August 2: Hitler assumes the presidency of Germany when Hindenburg dies and thus gains full control of the government -
Nuremburg laws are passed
September 5: In Germany, the first Nuremberg Laws are passed revoking citizenship from Jews and prohibiting them from marrying non-Jews. -
Germany puts on an act
August 1-16: Berlin Olympic Games. Nazis disguise outward signs of anti-Semitism. they were told to be polite to foreigners -
war plans
November 25: Germany signs military agreement with Japan. this alliance will stay threw the war -
war with italy
June 10: Italy declares war on Britain and France.the dictator of Italy declared war on France and Great Britain. This decision is probably the right move for Italy. -
pearl harbor
pearl harbor was bombed by the japanese. they attempted to take out the power of the pacific. the US declared war on japan after this event
