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End of WWI
From 1914 to 1918, the Central Powers faced off against the Allied Powers in a devastating international conflict that later become known as World War I. -
Hitler Joins the Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler joined the committee of the German Workers' Party (Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or DAP) and thus entered politics. -
Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
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Death of Vladimir Lenin; control of USSR to Joseph Stalin; deaths of 8-13 million Russians
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (22 April 1870 – 21 January 1924), born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years (1917–1924), as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a socialist economic system. -
Establishment of the USSR
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Mussolini Takes over Italy
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (Italian pronunciation: [beˈniːto musːoˈliːni]; 29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945) was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism. -
US and 61 other countries sign Kellog-Briand Pact
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Japan invades China
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
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Roosevelt take office
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945; pronounced also known by his initials, FDR) was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. -
Hitler announces secret plans for Lebenstraum
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Hitler begins Military buildup
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US begins passing Neutrility Acts
The Neutrality Acts were laws that were passed by the United States Congress in the 1930s, in response to the growing turmoil in Europe and Asia that eventually led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in the US following its costly involvement in World War I, and sought to ensure that the US would not become entangled again in foreign conflicts. -
Italian Troops conquer Ethiopia
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German troops invade Rhineland
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Civil War begins in Spain under Fransico Franco
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, establishing the Third Reich
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Hitler takes Austria
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Munich Agreement; Sudenkand to Germany
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Czechoslovakia falls to Hitler
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Franco is successful in Spain
Francisco Franco Bahamonde (4 December 1892 – 20 November 1975), commonly known as Franco (Spanish pronunciation: was a Spanish military general and head of state of Spain from October 1936 (whole nation from 1939 onwards), and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November 1975. -
Totaliltarian government established in USSR
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Russian Army in Finland (Finns surrender in three months)
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German invasion of Poland; blitzrieg
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Non-Aggression pact; Germany and Russia, divide Poland
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Defeat pf the Ntherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg by Germany
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Plans for invasion of Great Britain; beginning of the Battle of Britain
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German invasion of Denmark and Norway
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British and French defeat at Dunkirk
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Italy Enters the war on the side of Germany and invades France
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France surrenders to Germany
