Dictators Come to Power

  • Stalin becomes dictator of USSR

    Stalin becomes dictator of USSR

    Stalin became dictator in 1922 after Lenin's death.
  • Mussolini’s March on Rome

    Mussolini’s March on Rome

    The march was an organized mass demonstration that ended up with Mussolini's Fascist Party rising to power in the kingdom of Italy.
  • Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler writes Mein Kampf

    Hitler wrote this book while he was in jail he used it as a way to show his goals and philosophy.
  • 1st “five year plan” in USSR

    1st “five year plan” in USSR

    Stalin wanted to speed up the process of industrialization in the Soviet Union.
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria

    They were seeking raw materials to fuel their growing industries.
  • Holodomor begins

    Holodomor begins

    Stalin was threatened by Ukrains's strengthening cultural autonomy so he created a man-made famine that killed 3.9 million people.
  • Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany

    Hiltler was made Chancellor by Hidenberg.
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    “Night of the Long Knives” in Germany

    The Night of long knives was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany. It was to
  • Nuremburg Laws enacted

    Nuremburg Laws enacted

    The two laws were "The Reich Citizenship Law" and "The Law for The Protection of German Blood and German Honor. The Germans wanted to put their ideas about race into law.
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    Italian invasion of Ethiopia

    The Italians had an armed conflict with Ethiopia which resulted in the Italians colonizing Ethiopia.
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    Spanish civil war

    A civil war was fought in Spain between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Ended up in the Nationalists winning.
  • Anti-Comintern Pact

    Anti-Comintern Pact

    A agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan, so that they would work together to stop the spread of Communism.
  • The Great Purge begins

    The Great Purge begins

    The Great Purge was Stalin's way of eliminating opposing members of the communist party and anyone he thought was a threat. Around 750,000 people were killed.
  • The Rape of Nanking

    The Rape of Nanking

    Japan captured China's former capital. They murdered around 200,000 males and raped and murdered at least 20,000 women and girls of all ages.
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    Kristallnacht

    It's also known as "The Night of Broken Glass." It was against the Jewish people they broke their windows and vandalized their buildings.