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Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Hitler never actually sat down and wrote "Mein Kampf.' He dictated it to Rudolf Hess while pacing his prison cell. -
Hyperinflation in Germany
Prices started to rise to match inflation. Things got out of control and hyperinflation set in. Money was becoming worthless and people were rushing to purchase things before what they had meant nothing. -
Joseph Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
On January 21, 1924 Vladimir llyich Lenin died of a cerebral hemorrhage. This same day Joseph Stalin took the now open position of being the leader of the Soviet Union. -
The Manchurian Incident
Set explosives and blew up tracks on a Japanese-owned railroad line. Japanese blamed it on Chinese, and in "self-defense" they attacked Chinese forces. -
Japan invades eastern China
The invasion began on September 19, 1931. The Kwantung immediately following the Mukden incident. -
Hitler becomes President of Germany
Leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France, and Italy signed an agreement that allowed Nazis tto annex Sudetland. Sudetland was home to many ethnic Germans. -
Japan withdraws from League of Nations
The Japanese delegation withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly. The assembly blamed Japan for events in Manchuria. -
U.S. passes Neutrality Acts
Congress passed the first Neutrality Acts. This prohibited the exports of "arms, ammunition, and implements of war" from the U.S. to foreign nations at war and requiring arms manufacturers in the U.S. to apply for an export license. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland. Rhineland is a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany. -
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The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarThe Spanish Civil War </a>Began as a revolt by right-wing Spanish military officers in Spanish Morocco and spead to mainland Spain. Fought between the Republicans, who were loyal to the democratic. -
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis formed
Military alliance in 1939 under the "Pact of Steel" with the Tripartite Pact of 1940. This lead to the integration of the military aims of Germany and its two treaty-bound allies. -
Anschluss
Nazi propaganda term for the annexing of Austria into Nazi Germany. Until the German orthography reform of 1996. -
Germany annexes Sudetland
Germany annexes SudetenlandLeaders of Nazi Germany , Great Britain, France, and Italy signed an agreement that allowed Nazis. to annex Sudetland. Sudetland was home to many ethnic Germans. -
Munich Conference
Munich ConferenceThe Munich Conference was a result of a long series of negotiations. Hitler demanded the Sudetland in Czechoslovakia; British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tried to talk him out of it. -
Hitler and Stalin sign non-aggression pact
Non-Agression PactTwo countries agreed to take no military action against each other for the next 10 years. Stalin viewed the pact as a way time stay on peaceful terms with Germany. Hitler used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed. -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades PolandThe German-Soviet Pact stated that Poland was to be partitioned between two powers. This enabled Germany to attack Poland without the fear of Soviet intervention.
