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Hitler joins the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazis)
became a mass movement
he joined in 1919 when it began and became leader in 1921 -
Mussolini forms the Fascist Party in Italy
to advocate italian nationalism
black shirts for uniforms
launched program of terrorism against leftist opponents -
Mussolini threatens to march on Rome
Widespread social discontent
aggravated by middle-class fear of a socialist revolution
italy didn't get anything from treaty of versailles
Oct. 24, 1922, the fascist party leaders planned to march on October 28,
consisting of a march on Rome by the fascist armed squads known as Blackshirts and the capture of strategic local places throughout Italy. -
Hitler attempts to overthrow the Weimar government
hitler and his followers staged the beer hall putsch
promoted german pride -
Hitler goes to prison and writes Mein Kampf
it was his autobiography
convicted for treason -
Stalin becomes leader of the USSR
dictator of USSR
transformed a peasant society into a military superpower
he ruled by terror
millions of his own citizens died during his rein -
Great Depression begins
sent wall street into a panic
began due to the roaring 20’s when stocks were more than their actual worth
production declined and unemployment rose -
Hitler places second in German national elections
hitler had lots of propaganda against him
hindenburg didn't get majority so there was a run off election
rumors that hindenburg was sick and hitler may take over germany -
Hitler is named chancellor of germany
Hindenburg was intimidated by hitler's rising popularity in politics
he names him chancellor -
Mussolini invades Ethiopia
italy followed germany by taking over land they thought were italian
meant to boost italian national prestige -
The Great Purge
led by joseph stalin
to eliminate dissenting members of the communist party or anyone else who was a threat
750000 people were killed
lenin didn't want to lose power due to the bolsheviks -
Hitler militarizes the Rhineland
this broke the treaty of versailles
along rhine river -
Hitler and Nazi Germany annex Austria
austrian nazis conspired to seize austrian government
hitler accompanied german nazis in austria -
Hitler occupies Czechoslovakia
germany got sudetenland because of the german ethnic groups there
slovakia declared independence
no more jewish teachers -
Hitler and Nazi Germany gain Sudetenland
germany was given the land to create peace
3 million germans lived
Czechoslovakia no longer exists
Hitler planned to take over the land because he claimed there were german speaking people there
makes his plan known
munich conference- if hitler gets the land, he won't break any laws or anything. -
Hitler signs alliance with Mussolini
1937 Italy left the league of nations
joined solidarity with Germany
they both invaded Austria -
Hitler and Stalin sign Non-Aggression Pact
soviet union and nazi germany agreed on no military action for 10 years
germany can still invade poland
this shocked the world -
Germany invades Poland
from land and air forces they invade poland
this begins WWII
they bombed them and they attacked them by ground -
Britain and France declare war
britain and france are allies with poland and they declare war on germany -
France surrenders and is occupied
Germany invades France through Belgium
June 17th- Paris falls to the Nazis
French are forced to sign an armistice
Armistice signed by France June 22 and went into effect on June 25 -
Japan Italy and Germany sign the Tripartite Pact
axis power
The Pact provided for mutual assistance should any of the signatories suffer attack by any nation not already involved in the war -
Japan & USSR sign Neutrality Pact
lasted for 5 years
this allowed hitler to west to prepare for WWII -
Japan occupies Manchuria, China
1 million soviet soldiers into japan
japan refused to surrender unless their future was given by the allies
only civilians from japan that knew what happened in Hiroshima were dead or suffering
