WWII

By emmastone2

  • March on Rome

    March on Rome
    In attempt to gain control in the Kingdom of Italy, Mussolini's and supporters organized a mass demonstration, March on Rome.

  • Mein Kampf

    Mein Kampf
    Written by Hitler which explained his thoughts, ideologies, and philosophies. Hitlers purpose was to spread that Germans were superior and Jews were a threat.

  • Stalin dictates Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

    Stalin dictates Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
    After the death of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin became the dictator of the USSR. As dictator Stalin forced rapid industrialization and collected land.

  • 5 year plan in USSR

    5 year plan in USSR
    Lasted til 1932, the first plan implemented by Joseph Stalin included methods to grow the economy in the Soviet Union.

  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
    After China and the US set tariffs Japan struggled getting raw materials so they turned to China for resources. Breaking the rules of the League of Nations Japan invaded Manchuria.

  • Holodomor

    Holodomor
    Between 1932 and 1933 4 million Ukrainians died from starvation resulting from Soviet policies.

  • Hitler chancellor of Germany

    Hitler chancellor of Germany
    Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany after the Nazi party had multiple electoral victories.

  • Night of the Long Knives Germany

    Night of the Long Knives Germany
    Was the purge of Nazi leaders led by Adolf Hitler. He feared the paramilitary SA had gained too much power, leading to him sending elite SS guards to murder leaders.

  • Nuremburg Laws enacted

    Nuremburg Laws enacted
    Laws protected racial theories under the Nazi ideology. Provided Jews in Germany legal framework.

  • Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

    Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
    Italian forces invaded Ethiopia lasting until May 1936. Intentions were to boost Italian national prestige.

  • The Great Purge and Gulags

    The Great Purge and Gulags
    The Great Purge occurred in the gulag labor camps killing over 750,000 people from the brutal tactics.

  • Spanish Civil War

    Spanish Civil War
    In a period from 1936 to 1939 a civil war was fought in Spain between the country's democratically elected republic and generals Emilio Mola and Francisco Franco.

  • The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking
    The Japanese army killed over 200,000 civilizans as well as raping over 20,000 women. The city of Nanking was left destroyed.

  • Kristallinacht

    Kristallinacht
    Nazis in Germany torched synagogues, vandalized Jewish homes and institutions, killing about 100 Jews.

  • Nazi Germany invades Poland

    Nazi Germany invades Poland
    Germany attacked in hopes of annexing western Poland, which led to Poland was divided, half was Germany and the other half the Soviet Union. Britain and France ended up declaring war on September 3rd.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
    Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes landed on the US naval base killing more than 2,400 Americans. US Congress declared war on Japan.