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Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
Stalin became a dictator by bringing together the communist party and eliminating his political rivals, he also used propaganda and political purges to maintain control. -
Mussolinis March on Rome
Benito Mussolini and his followers led a march on Rome, where they marched to the capital and demanded he be appointed Prime Minister. The Italian king fearing a civil war, gave in and made Mussolini the new Prime minister. This sparked a rise in the fascist party in Italy. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is a political book written by Adolf Hitler, he talks and outlines his political ideology and gives a plan for future Germany. The books known for its anti-Semetic and racist views on the world. (the exact date when he wrote this is still unclear) -
1st "five year plan" in USSR
This "five year plan" was a series of economic policies that were put in by Joseph Stalin. The plan aimed to industrailize the Soviet Union and transoform it from a agricultural society into a industrial powerhouse. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan on the search for raw materials to fuel its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria.Japan owned a large section of China and often war crimes were preformed on the Chinese. -
Holodomor begins
The Holodomer was the killing of Ukrainians during 1932. Holodomor refers to death by hunger and it refers to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians. The holodomer was seen as a culmination of an assault by the communist party and soviet states. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany and this event marked the beining of Nazi Germany and Hitlers rise to power. Within months hitler is implementing policies that would lead to WW2 and the Holocauust -
Night of the Long Knives in the USSR
The Night of the Knives was a purge of Nazi leaders by Adolf Hitler. He feared the SA was getting to powerful so Hitler ordered elite SS guards to murder the groups leaders, they also killed hundreds of Hitlers opponents -
Nuremberg laws enacted
The Nurember laws were a set of laws enacted by Nazi Germany in 1935. The laws consisted of two main pieces of legislation:The reich citzenship law and the law for the protection of german blood, the reich citizenship law deprived jews of theri german citizenship and made them stateless. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
It was a war fought between the kingdom of Italy,led by Mussolini and the Ethiopia empire. Italy's aim was to expand its colonial empire. The war ended with the Italian victory and the annexation of Ethiopia. -
Spanish Civil war
The Spanish Civil war was characterized by the brutal fighting and bombing of its own civilians. The Spanish war was a conflict between The second Spanish republic and forces of Nationalists rebels, led by general Francisco Franco. -
The Great Purge
The Great Purge was usually a term used to refer to a time of political repression and persecution that occurred in the Soviet union during the 1930s. It was mainly for eliminating perceived internal enemies of the Soviet Union. -
Anti-Comintern pact
The anti-Comintern pact was an agreement signed between German, Japan, and later Italy to opposed the spread of communism.It was aimed primarily at the Soviet Union which was seen as a major threat. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking was a big massacre that happened during the Sino-Japenese war where the Japanese army brutally murdered and raped Chinese civilians and soldiers in the city of Nanking. Its estimated over 300,000 people were killed -
Kristallnacht
The Kristallnacht was a series of coordinated attacks against Jews through out Nazi Germany and parts of Austria.The attacks resulted in the descruction of jewish homes, buisnesses, and synagogues.