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Benito Mussolini becomes "Il Duce"
To that end, Mussolini obtained from the legislature dictatorial powers for one year (legal under the Italian constitution of the time). He favored the complete restoration of state authority and wanted to see progress. -
Mussolini's followers march on Rome
Commonly known as the Fascist Party, Mussolini’s new right-wing organization advocated Italian nationalism, had black shirts for uniforms, and launched a program of terrorism and intimidation against its leftist opponents. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
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Rise of Totalitarianism
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Adolf Hitler forms the Nazi Party
The Nazi party was a political party in Germany active between 1920 and 1945 that practised Nazism.The party's leader since 1921, Adolf Hitler, was appointed Chancellor of Germany by President Paul von Hindenburg in 1933. Hitler rapidly established a totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich. Following the defeat of the Third Reich at the conclusion of World War II in Europe, the party was "declared to be illegal" by the Allied powers, who performed denazification in the years after the war. -
Joseph Stalin becomes leader of Russia
He subsequently managed to consolidate power following the 1924 death of Vladimir Lenin by suppressing Lenin's criticisms (in the postscript of his testament) and all the while eliminating any opposition. He remained general secretary until the post was abolished in 1952, concurrently serving as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 onward. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
An autobiography by Hitler himself where he explains "his struggles" he had in his life to where he is now. He also wrote the book in prison because he was arrested for high treason for his role in leading an attempted coup known as the Beer Hall Putsch. -
Joseph stalin begins the Ukraine Terror Famine
The Ukraine Terror Famine was a man-made famine in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1932 and 1933 that killed an estimated 2.5–7.5 million Ukrainians, with millions more counted in demographic estimates and affected the major grain-producing areas of the country. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
The signers urged Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as leader of a government "independent from parliamentary parties", which could turn into a movement that would "enrapture millions of people". Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after two further parliamentary elections—in July and November 1932—had not resulted in the formation of a majority government. -
Mussolini invades and conquers Ethiopia
The war is best remembered for exposing the inherent weakness of the League of Nations.The ethiopians were no match for italy's armed forces. -
Stalin creates The Great Purge
The Great Purge or the Great Terror was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1938. It also killed about 1.2 million citizens. -
Start of World War 2
World War 2 was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations.
