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Mussolini’s March on Rome
The March on Rome was an organized mass demonstration and a "coup d'état" in October 1922 which had resulted in Benito Mussolini and his National Fascist Party ascending to power over the Kingdom of Italy. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Written by Adolf Hitler while in jail in 1924. According to his introduction, gus purpose in writing Mein Kampf
was to show his goals and ideals. The major themes of the book are the superiority of the Aryan race, Hitler's plan for Aryan world rule, and the guilt of the Jews as the destroyers of the world. -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
Stalin had been serving in the Russian Civil War before overseeing the Soviet Union's establishment in 1922. Later on Stalin would proceed to assume leadership over the country following Lenin's death in 1924. Following his rule of Soviet Russia, he transformed the country from an agrarian to an industrial economy. -
1st “five year plan” in USSR
Stalin launched his First Five-Year Plan to speed up the process of industrialisation in the Soviet Union so that it could compete in developed capitalist economies.
The purpose of this was to be developing heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan had invaded Manchuria in hopes of obtaining their supply of natural resources to further aid their efforts elsewhere. The conquest was widely seen as an economic "lifeline" to save Japan from the effects of the Great Depression, which gained numerous support from the public. -
Holodomor begins
Stalin became uneasy by Ukraine's strengthening cultural autonomy, so he took measures to destroy the Ukrainian peasantry and the Ukrainian intellectual and cultural elites to prevent them from seeking independence for Ukraine. Holodomor can be seen as the collective assault by the Communist Party and Soviet state on the Ukrainians who resisted Soviet policies. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
In the end of January, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg appointed Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler as Chancellor at the head of a coalition government. This allowed for the Nazi party to have control over the German State. -
“Night of the Long Knives” in Germany
The Night of the Long Knives had represented a triumph for Hitler, and a turning point for the German government. Hitler ordered his guards to murder organization’s leaders, including Ernst Röhm and various other opponents of Hitler and his ideologies. This showed Germany that he truly was in control. -
Nuremburg Laws enacted Nuremburg Laws enacted - (what were they?)
The Laws for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor banned marriage between Jews and non-Jewish Germans, criminalized romantic relations between them, and banned Jews from employment in various job areas. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland in the coming December had gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to intervene. Rejecting all arbitration offers, the Italians invaded Ethiopia soon after. The goal of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian's image and prominence, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces in a previous battle in the nineteenth century. -
The Great Purge begins
In 1934, Stalin used the murder of Sergey Kirov as a convincing factor to launch the Great Purge, in which about a million people perished. Elimination of political opponents, and consolidation of power on a large scale. -
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Spanish civil war
The Spanish Civil War was a war that began from 3 factors that sparked conflict within Spain. The war was fought between Republicans and Nationalists with the Nationalists eventually gaining victory and caused Spain to be led in a Dictatorship for over 40 years. -
Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-Comintern Pact was an agreement between Germany, Italy and Japan, that stated they would work together to stop the Communism from spreading globally. -
The Rape of Nanking
This event was named after the mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its continued takeover of Chinese territory. Estimates of the number of Chinese killed in the Massacre range from 100,000 to more than 300,000 start to finish. -
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Kristallnacht
Nazi leaders unleashed a series of raids against the Jewish population in Germany. This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes. This act was seen as justified by the Germans in claimed revenge of the assassination of a German official, Ernst vom Rath, in Paris.