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Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party. Recently released from Landsberg prison, where he served just 9 months for treason, Hitler quickly reestablished the Nazi Party, not as a rioting party to seize power by force in Germany, but as a political party campaigning to win votes in popular elections. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Facist Party and turned Italy into a Facist country. Benito Mussolini’s self-confessed “thirst for military glory” battled his acute intelligence and political shrewdness for control over his military policies. -
Joseph Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union
In 1929 Lenin, who was leader of the Communists during the Russian Revolution, admired Stalin for the hard work he did for the party. He helped Stalin reach a high position in the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Stalin was made the sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR). He commanded the Soviet Union during this time as a dictatorship. -
Japan’s Army seizes Manchuria, China
In 1931 the Japanese army took the town of Manchuria, China. Under Japanese control, Manchuria was one of the most brutally run regions in the world. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
In 1933 Adolf Hitler is named the Chancellor of Germany. Under Hitler, Germany soon would start World War II with the invasion of Poland and would start rounding up Jews for what we now know as the Holocaust. -
Neutrality Act passed by US Congress
IN 1935 the Neutrality Act, preventing the United States from aiding anyone in the war, is passed. This is to ensure that no harm is done to the U.S. -
Italian Army invades Ethiopia in Africa
On the 14th of September 1935 the Italian army invades Ethiopia in Africa. Ethiopia's military was very outdated, so the Italian army won with ease. -
Militarists take control of Japanese Government
On the 14th of January 1936 militarists take control of the Japanese government. Japan became obsessed with militarism and the Japanese military grows and strengthen. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
On the 7th of March 1936 France signed a treaty of friendship and mutual support with the USSR. Germany claimed the treaty was hostile to them and Hitler used this as an excuse to send German troops into the Rhineland in March 1936, contrary to the terms of the treaties of Versailles and Locarno. -
Japan’s army pillages Nanjing, China
Japan's army attacks the town of Nanjing, China. They massacre a quarter of a million people. Historians have not been able to accurately estimate the death toll of the massacre. -
Munich Pact signed
British and French prime ministers Neville Chamberlain and Edouard Daladier sign the Munich Pact with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The agreement averted the outbreak of war but gave Czechoslovakia away to German conquest. -
Nazis begin's to round up Jews
The Nazis begin to round of Jews for labor camps, which eventually turn into execution camps. This will be later known as the Holocaust. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The Nazi-Soviet Pact is signed by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. This was a non-aggression agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union. The signing of the Pact was surprising because Germany and the Soviet Union were bitter enemies. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed by Hitler and Stalin
The Nazi-Soviet Pact is signed by Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. This was a non-aggression agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union. The signing of the Pact was surprising because Germany and the Soviet Union were bitter enemies.