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Mussolini Takes Power in Italy
He led the National Facist Party, and was believed to be one of the creators of facism. He killed all of his opposing polititians. -
Stalin Coomes To Power
Stalin Came to power after Lenin Died in 1924. He was part of the Troika and did not gain sole control over Russia until later. -
The U.S. Stock Market Crashes
It triggered a 10 year Great Depression that did not end until the beginning of the war. -
Japan invades Manchuria
It is considered one of the causes to the War. Japan was trying to take control of all of East Asia. -
Hitler Is Named Chancellor of Germany
Hitler became a dictator and what he said was the law. This gave him unrestrained power which led to many conflicts. -
Italy Invades Ethiopia
This was the second warfare between Italy and Ethiopia. It resulted in Italian Military occupying Ethiopia. -
Germany Remilitarizes the Rhineland
In 1936, Germany remilitarized the Rhineland which had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles. This was significant because it showed the world that Germany was becoming a World Power. -
Civil War Erupts In Spain
This war was between the republicans who were loyal to the spanish republic, and the nationalists, led by Franco, who wanted to rule Spain. -
Anschluss
This is when Hitler gained complete control of Austria. -
Kristallnacht
This day was also known as "Night of the Broken Glass" where the Nazis led thousands of attacks on Jewish citizens, breaking the windows of their businesses and burning books by Jewish authors. This led to the rise of Anti-semitism. -
The Munich Conference
This conference was held in hopes to gain the territory of the Sudetenland. -
Germany Occupies Sudetenland
Germany occupies the Sudetenland which was a result of the Munich Conference. -
Phoney War
It had this name because there was little to no fighting occuring between the nations. -
Nazi Soviet Pact
This was a pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union which guaranteed the two countries would not attack one another. -
US Passes the Neutrality Act
The United States that they will remain neutral in European affairs in the war. -
Germany invades Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland, who was allies with Russia. This caused the Soviets to join the war, which broke the Nazi Soviet Pact. -
Churchill is elected prime minister
Churchill was officially elected prime minister of England. -
France Surrenders
France surrenders after hard battles and many losses. -
Miracle at Dunkirk
People say it was a miracle that the Brittish somehow pulled out a victory on this day, and the Germans suffered their first major defeat. -
Japan invades French Indo-China
Japan did this to gain control over all of the east Asian colonies. -
Battle of Brittain
The Battle of Britain took place against the Germans. This caused Britain a significant amount of war debt and damages. -
FDR is Elected President
FDR was the 32nd president of the United States, and led the country through a period of economic downturn and war. -
Lend Lease Act
This allowed the US to lend army supplies to allied troops in Britain and Russia and other allies. -
Atlantic Charter
This was a polict written by Winston Churchill and FDR that stated the goals for world war two by allied powers. -
Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor
This was the first attack issued on the United states from a foreign country. The US now entered the war.
