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Stalin comes to power in USSR
Joseph Stalin came to power in the Soviet Union after the death of Vladimir Lenin. -
Hitler elected Chancellor of Germany
With the rise power through the Nazi Party, he was electeced as a president of Russia. -
Mussolini comes to power in Italy
The king of Italy turns his power over to Benito Mussolini. -
Spanish Civil War
Military revolt against the Republican government of Spain -
Japan Invades China
The Japanese invaded China, launching the Second Sino-Japanese War. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Pact that was supposed to split Poland evenly to the USSR and Germany. -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler takes over Poland and tricks Stalin. -
The Maginot Line
The Maginot Line named after the French Minister of War André Maginot, was a line of concrete fortifications, obstacles, and weapons installations that France constructed along its borders with Germany during the 1930s. -
Tripartite Pact
Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin -
Pearl Harbor Attacked
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor which caused America to join WWII.