-
This show
of force convinced Italy’s king to put Mussolini at the
head of Italy’s government. -
Mein Kampf is a autobiographical manifesto by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The book outlines many of Hitler's political beliefs, his political ideology and future plans for Germany and the world -
Many in the army believed that Manchuria’s
resources would help free Japan from economic
reliance on trade with the West and would thus
allow Japan to compete with large industrial
nations. -
Ukrainians Refused Collectivization so he punished the
Ukrainians, Stalin refused to send food to aid
them when a famine struck the region in 1932.
Millions of Ukrainians starved to death -
Through Hitler’s efforts the Nazis continued to gain strength in the early 1930s. They
became the most popular of Germany’s many
political parties. He then becomes Chancellor of Germany. -
The purge is known as the “Night of the Long Knives” or “Operation Hummingbird.” These murders cemented an agreement between the Nazi Regime and the German army (Reichswehr). This enabled Hitler to proclaim himself Führer of National Socialist Germany and to claim absolute power. -
Created a separate legal
status for German Jews, eliminating their citi-
zenship and many civil and property rights,
such as the right to vote. -
In a series of purges, Stalin attacked real and imag-
ined opponents of his rule. Thousands of Com-
munist leaders, military officers, and ordinary
citizens were executed or sent to the Gulag. -
Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people including both soldiers and civilians in the Chinese city of Nanjing -
Kristallnacht, also known as the "Night of Broken Glass," was a pogrom against Jews in Germany, Austria, and parts of Czechoslovakia