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National Socialist German Workers' Party
A far-right political party created to pull workers away from communism. Adolf Hitler joined the party and became its leader in its founding year. -
Emergency Quota Act
this act was intended to temporarily limit the number of immigrants in the face of the large number of Jews fleeing from persecution overseas -
Joseph Stalin
Stalin is appointed General Secretary of the Russian Communist Party. -
President Calvin Coolidge
became president after Harding died -
Beer Hall Putsch
a failed takeover of the government in Bavaria, a state in southern Germany. -
Beer Hall Putsch defeated
This was a failed coup by the Nazi Party to overthrow the Bavarian government. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The act limiting the number of immigrants allowed into the United States through a national origins quota, completely excluding Asian immigrants, was enacted on this date. -
Dawes Plan
successfully resolved the issue of World War I reparations that Germany had to pay. -
The Scopes Trial
The state of Tennessee took John T. Scopes, a substitute teacher, to trial for violating the Butler Act when he taught evolution to his students. -
Herbert Hoover becomes president
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U.S. stock market crash
the market dropped about 25% over 4 days -
FDR becomes president
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End of Prohibition
The end of prohibition allowed alcohol to be manufactured and distributed in the Unites States. -
Hitler Becomes Fuher
Hitler becomes the supreme power of Germany -
FDR Inauguration
FDR begins his second term after winning the 1936 election by a landslide. -
Germany Troops Occupy Rhine
During this year Germany advance and successfully took Rhineland. -
Hossbach Conference
This was the turning point for Hitler's foreign policy and military, also outline Hitlers expansionist policies. -
WWII begins
The second World War begins after Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
Soviets Invade Finland
The USSR invaded Finland because they had a stable economy and were growing fast at the time. -
Soviets Invade Finland
The USSR invaded Finland because they had a stable economy and were growing fast at the time. -
Hitler Takes France
Germany advances through Europe and takes France through a massive siege and several battles -
Battle of Britain
his was an air battle between Germany and Britain, about 1000 British aircraft were shot down while Germany had over 1800. -
FDR Inauguration
FDR begins his third term as President of the U.S. He was the first person elected to a third term and will be the only. -
Russia enters WWII
Hitler terminated that pact by launching Operation Barbarossa, this was axis assault on Soviet-Help Territories. -
Pearl Harbor
The event that makes the United States join the second world war, this was an attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan.