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Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for being seen as the main aggressor in WW1. France and Britain both wanted to destroy Germany and make them pay for the damage they had caused. This meeting would also manage to piss Japan off, because of how the allied nations ignored them and their requests/ideas. -
Mussolini becomes fascist leader of Italy
Benito Mussolini would come to power in Italy, creating a fascist government. he would be known as "Il Duce" which means the leader. Fascism is basically just extreme nationalism. It uses violence and propaganda to suppress other opinions and opposition. -
"Mein Kampf" is published
Hitler would be arrested and put in prison after the Beer Hall Push. While he was in prison he used his time thinking about how he was gonna come to power and "fix" Germany. Hitler wrote down his thoughts and ideas and it would later be published. In this book he would also explain how all of Germany's problems were rooted in the Jews, and he had a plan for the master race "Aryans". -
Hilter becomes Chancellor of Germany.
After the German "president" Kurt von Schleicher died, Adolf Hitler took over the role of Chancellor. The people desperately wanted a strong leader and Hitler took advantage of that. He would quickly grow to take control of the country. -
"Night of the Long Knives" Hitler consolidates power
Hitler would send out people to find and kill nearly 100 of his political rivals. This would make it easier for Hitler to gain more power and control and he would later become an even stronger leader. (Dictator) -
Italy invades Ethiopia
Mussolini wanted to bring power back to Italy, so he decided to start small, and invade Ethiopia. This invasion would be a success, and Italy would take control over the land. This gave Mussolini some attention and others started noticing his power. He only grew from there. -
Japan invades China
Japan would become VERY nationalistic, militaristic and imperialistic. They would become very aggressive under the leadership of General Hideki Tojo. Japan would end up invading Manchuria, withdrawing from the League of Nations, and keep moving deeper into China. -
Japanese Rape of Nanjing
Nanjing was China's capital. Japan would surround the entire capital and eventual china would give it up and left many of the civilians in the hands of Japan. Unfortunately, the Japanese would get bored, and they would murder and estimated 300,000 Chinese people. Men, women, and children all included. Around 20,000 women (children and elders included) were raped and brutally murdered. -
Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel
The Pact of Steel was an agreement to be "friends". Italy and Germany signed the pact and agreed to join an alliance with each other. -
Germany invades Poland, beginning World War ll
All though Hitler had promised to stop the spread of Germany's nation, he sent the Nazi's to invade Poland. Because of this, France and Great Britain declare war on Germany, but in 1940, Nazis invade France and this would really kick World War ll to start. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan would all sign the Tripartite Pact, creating the Axis powers. Germany would also pull Hungary into the alliance as well. They were all obsessed with having control and power over their nations and land so they all worked together to try and contain full power and control.