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Fransisco Franco becomes the leader of Spain
Francisco Franco was a Spanish general and the dictator of Spain from 1939 until his death in 1975. Coming from a military background, he became the youngest general in Europe in the 1920s. -
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World War II
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Benito Mussolini Comes to Power
Mussolini was an Italian politician, journalist, and leader of the National Fascist Party, ruling the country as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. He ruled constitutionally until 1925, when he dropped all pretense of democracy and set up a legal dictatorship. Known as Il Duce ("the leader"), Mussolini was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.[ -
Soviet Union is Established
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Japan Invades Manchuria
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Adolf Hitler Came to Power
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Spanish Civil War
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Rome-Berlin Axis
The Rome-Berlin Axis was formed -
Japan invades China
Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific. -
Germany Incorporates Austria
Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss. -
Annexation of Austria
The Annexing of Austria began. -
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War ends -
Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact
On August 23, 1939, representatives from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union met and signed the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. -
Poland Attacked
Poland was attacked by by Germany. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain begins. -
Battle of Britain
The battle of Britain comes to an end. -
Hideke Tojo
Hideki Tojo comes to power. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway begins. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of midway ends. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad begins -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end. -
D-Day
In the military, D-Day is the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of Bulge begins, -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge comes to an end. -
Death of Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Date of death. -
V-E Day
The day of victory in Europe. -
Dropping of an Atomic Bomb
An gun-type atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. -
Droppping of an Atomic Bomb
The second atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagaski, Japan. -
V-J Day
Victory overe Japan Day. -
Italy's Conquest of Ethiopia
Italy invades Ethiopia
