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End of World War I
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Hitler rapidly established a totalitarian regime known as the Third Reich.
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Fascist Party established under Mussolini in Italy
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Establishment of the USSR
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Mussolini takes over in Italy
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8-13 million Russions dead
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US and 61 other countries sign Kellog-Briand Pact
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Japanese invasion of Manchuria
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Roosevelt takes office
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US begins passing Neutrality Acts
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Civil War begins in Spain under Francisco Franco
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His plans are about lebensraum, an idea that "Aryans" needed more living space.
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As Chancellor of Germany, Hitler decided to make a Third Reich. This was a Third German Empire that would reign for a thousand years.
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A majority of people in Austria were German and favored unification with Germany so Austria was Hitler's first target.
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Turned the Sutenland over to Germany with out any sort of battle.
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Franco is successful in Spain
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Totalitarian governments have complete control over its' citizens lives.
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Finland surrendered after 3 months
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Hitler wanted to expand the Third Reich into Czechoslovakia, which caused his later invasion of Poland.
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Tensions rose over Poland, Hitler and Stalin signed to never attack on each other. This became a trend as the Soviet Union signed it next.
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This was called blitzkrieg, or lightning war. It had advances in military technology such as tanks and air craft. German air force rained bombs on military bases and cities of Poland.
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Beginning of battle of Britain.Germany launched an air war on Britain and began making bomb runs. The RAF fought back, but Germans still continued.
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During the Phony war. These countries were over run by the end of May.
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The Germans trapped 400,000 British and French soldiers. In less than a week 330.000 were carried to safety.
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Invades France
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Germans would occupy the northern part of France, and a Nazi controlled government would be set up in Vichy.
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Hitler attacked Denmark and Norway in order to protect their freedom and independence.
