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Mussolini’s March on Rome
When Benito Mussolini came to power in Italy, he formulated a march in late October of 1922. This march signified the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of all socialists and liberal parties. -
First 5 Year Plan in USSR
THe first five year plan was created to initiate rapid industrializatin to try and improve the economy across the Soviet Union. -
USSR Dictator Stalin
Stalin worked around his rivals in struggle of gaining control of the Communist Party which he eventually accomplished. After this, by the late 1920s Stalin became the dictator of the Soviet Union in replace of Lenin after his death. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria in search of raw materials to fuel their growing industries. -
Holodomor
From 1932 to 1933, there was a man-made famine that erupted in the Soviet republic of Ukraine. It was said to have caused 52% of excess deaths and was caused by the lack of industries and collectivization in the Soviet Union. -
Mein Kampf - Hitler
This book was published by Adolf Hitler, the most well known leader of the Nazi Party. The book was written by him during his time in prison and is about how he became anti semitic and also his political ideology as well as his future plans for Germany was he was to be released. -
Hitler - Chancellor of Germany
Hitler asked to become chancellor of Germany so he could “do away with politics and make Germany a unified one party powerful state”. -
Night of the Long Knives
The Night of the Long Knives was a purge that took place in June of 1934. It was ordered by Hitler to murder organization leaders in fear that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful. -
Nuremburg Laws
The Nuremberg laws were antisemitic and racist. They were created by Hitler of Nazi Germany to diminish the Jewish race and create civilizations of strictly Germans. There were 2 of them, the Reich Citizenship Law and the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
In hopes to boost Italian national prestige, Italy invaded Ethiopia but ended in a defeat of Italian forces during the Battle of Adowa and saved Ethiopia from Italy taking over their territory. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil war was caused by the failure of the Spanish democracy. The Spanish parties and groups refused to compromise or respect democratic rules and so the war started and lasted for 3 years. -
The Rape of Nanking
This event was the mass murder of Chinese civilians in Nanjing, China. The massacre lasted for six weeks and consisted of mass rape, looting and arson and is known to be one of the worst atrocities committed during World War II. -
The Great Purge
The Great Purge aka the Year of '37 was a campaign created to solidify Joseph Stalin's power over the state and party of the soviet union. -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht was a series of pogroms leashed against the Jewish population in Germany, created by the Nazi party to try and limit or diminish them from citizenship. -
Nazi Germany invades Poland
Nazi Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and take over rule in all of the east as well as to make things strictly German, under Hitler's rule. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, a US-owned ship in hopes to negotiate peace. This did not work and obviously angered the US and later caused large issues during the war.