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Treaty of Versailles signed
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League of Nations
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Fascisms Rise in Italy
The loyalty to a state and disobedience to the leader. They shared ideas and were nationalists. Ruled by dictators who allowed their own political party. Mussolini took control and power legally. Was the Duce Il and the leader. He outlawed all political parties and abolished democracy. He outlawed strikes and controlled the economy by allying the fascists with landowners and industrialists.The significance of this event is that Mussolini ruled the kingdom of Italy. -
The Great Depression
A long business slump occurred. businesses failed, banks closed, millions of people lost money in there saving account, farmer lost their land. tons of people did not have jobs. There was war debts. The Great Depression is historically significant because it was an economic turn down in the world.It wiped out millions of investors. -
Other countries goes to dictators
Nations in eastern Europe were going to dictators. Hungary in 1919 made Admiral Miklos Horthy the first European dictator. Poland in 1926, Marshal Jozef Pilsudski seized power. In Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania, kings turned into strong man rule. By 1930’s, democratic and totalitarian was the 2 antagonistic camps. Fascist dictatorships used military aggression. This event is historically significant because this is when a political leader hold absolute power over a country. -
Japan seeks an empire
Japan signed an international treaty saying they will respect china's borders. In 1928 it signed the Kellogg briand pact that renounced war. Civilian leaders had not a lot of control over armed forces and reported only to the emperor Militarists took control over japan, invades Manchuria and china in the process. The significance of this event is Japan is taking control over territories. -
The World Confronting to the crisis
Britain tries to improve their economy. Due to the national government, in 1932, unemployment was cut in half. Britain didn't want political extremes and preserved democracy. France responded to the crisis and the popular front passed a series of reforms to help the workers. Socialist governments published public work projects which kept people employed. The government taxed all citizens. Franklin D Roosevelt was elected in 1932. He began a program of government reform called the new deal. -
Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany
The largest political party by 1932 is the Nazis. In January 1933, president Paul von Hindenburg was advised to name Hitler chancellor. Hitler came to power. Hitler used his power to change Germany into a totalitarian state. SS came around and killed enemies. Nazis took command of the economy. Millions of Germans were put to work and the number of unemployed decreased from 6 millions to 1.5 million in 1936. This event is significant because once Hitler became the leader, many people died. -
German Rearmament
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Reoccupation of the Rhineland
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Spanish Civil War
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German Invasion of Poland
