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Hyperinflation in Germany
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Hitler writes "Mein Kampf"
Hitlers book, "my struggle". Blueprint of his agenda for a 3rd Reich, a exposition of nightmare that will come to Europe, 1939-1945. Learn More:
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Manchurian Incident
The Mukden Incident, or Manchurian Incident, was a staged event engineered by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion in 1931 of northeastern China, known as Manchuria. -
Hitler Appointed Chancellor of Germany
The Nazi party takes control of Germany. President Paul Von Hindenburg appoints Adolf Hitler as Chancellor as the head of a coalition Government. Learn more at:
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Japan withdraws from league of nations
The Japanese delegation, defying world opinion, withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly today after the assembly had adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria. -
U.S Passes Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Act was passed to limit U.S involvement in future wars. Made after WWI Learn more:
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Germany sends troops into Rhineland
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany.
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Anschluss
Anschluss is the term used to describe the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938. German spelling, until the German orthography reform of 1996, was Anschluß and it was also known as the Anschluss Österreichs -
Munich Conference
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Germany annexes Sudentenland
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Kristallnacht
Referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass". This refers to the violent anti-Jew protest which destroyed many jewish stores and the synagogue in Frankfurt. Learn more at:
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Hitler and Stalin sign the non-aggression pact
Before World War ll broke out in Europe Nazis and the Soviet Union signed the non-aggression pact. In the pact the two countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. Click here to learn more:
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Germany invades Poland
The German invasion of Poland was a primer. The German forces bombarded Poland on land and from air and Hitler seeks to regain his lost territory. Click here to learn more:
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Rome-Berlin-Tokyo-Axis formed (Tripartite Pact)
Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan sign 10 year tripartite pact sealed cooperation in the waging WWII. Learn more:
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joseph stalin become leader of the soviet union
Georgian-Soviet revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He governed the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. In this capacity, he served as the Premier of the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1953 and as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1952. Ideologically a Marxist-Leninist, his policies and theories became known as Stalinism.
