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a book by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. It combines elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology.
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A sudden dramatic decline of stock prices across a significant cross-section of a stock market, resulting in a significant loss of paper wealth
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A severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. Lasted until the late 1930s.
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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.
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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.
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The Enabling Act — when used ruthlessly and with authority — virtually assured that Hitler could thereafter constitutionally exercise dictatorial power without legal objection.
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It was the second major step, after the Reichstag Fire Decree, through which Chancellor Adolf Hitler legally obtained plenary powers and established his dictatorship.
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Were antisemitic laws in Nazi Germany introduced at the annual Nuremberg Rally of the Nazi Party.
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[1935-1936] An armed conflict that resulted in Ethiopia’s subjection to Italian rule.
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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.
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Lasted until 1 April 1939. A major conflict fought in Spain. The war ended with the victory of the conservative Nationalists.
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Appeasement is a diplomatic policy aimed at avoiding war by making concessions to an aggressor.
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A mass murder, and war rape that occurred during the six-week period following the Japanese capture of the city of Nanjing.
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The occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany.
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An agreement permitting the Nazi German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland
