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Mein Kampf
a book by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology. -
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The Great Depression and World War II
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Stock Market Crash
A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth -
The Great Depression
A severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. Lasted until the late 1930s. -
Japanese Expansion
Lasted for many years. Japanese expansion in East Asia began in 1931 with the invasion of Manchuria and continued in 1937 with a brutal attack on China. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Hitler comes to power
The Enabling Act — when used ruthlessly and with authority — virtually assured that Hitler could thereafter constitutionally exercise dictatorial power without legal objection. -
Enabling Act
It was the second major step, after the Reichstag Fire Decree, through which Chancellor Adolf Hitler legally obtained plenary powers and established his dictatorship. -
Nuremberg Laws
Were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party. -
The Ethiopian War
[1935-1936] An armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule. -
Remilitarization of the Rhineland
This was significant because it violated the terms of the Locarno Treaties and was the first time since the end of World War I that German troops had been in this region. -
The Spanish Civil War
Lasted until 1 April 1939. A major conflict fought in Spain. The war ended with the victory of the conservative Nationalists. -
The Appeasement 1937-1939
Appeasement is a diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to an aggressor. -
"Rape of Nanjing"
A mass murder, and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing. -
Anschluss
The occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. -
Munich Conference
An agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland
