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Czar Nicholas II overthrown in Russian Revolution
Discontent at home, plus losses of territory and massive casualties in two wars. He abdicated the throne to Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich. -
Treaty of Versailles signed
Peace agreement to end WW1 that made Germany pay for the damages that they caused -
Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union
Stalin took power of the Soviet Union -
Russian Civil War ends
The Russian Civil war ends -
Mussolini becomes leader of Italy
Mussolini was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III. -
Lenin dies
Lenin died to a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 53. -
Japan invades Manchuria
The Empire of Japan's Kwantung Army invaded Manchuria on 18 September 1931, immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler elected leader of Germany
Hitler became the ruler of Germany -
First concentration camp opens in Germany
Dachau was the first operating Nazi concentration camp which was used to work and kill many Jews. -
Italy invades Ethiopia
The ruler of Italy Benito Mussolini wanted Ethiopia to provide a place for unemployed Italians to work. -
Hitler re-arms (sends troops into) the Rhineland
In May 1935 France signed a treaty of friendship and mutual support with the USSR.Hitler used this as an excuse to send German troops into the Rhineland. -
Japan commits the “Rape of Nanjing”
In late 1937, over a period of six weeks, Imperial Japanese Army forces brutally murdered hundreds of thousands of people. -
Germany & Austria join in the “Anschluss”
It was an annexation of the Federal State of Austria into German Reich. -
Munich Conference grants Hitler control of the Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia had to surrender its border regions and defenses to the Nazi. -
Hitler & Stalin announce the Nazi-Soviet Pact
Hitler and Stalin made a peace treaty that they wouldn´t attack each other individually or with allies. -
Hitler invades Poland
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. Once Hitler had a base of operations within the target country, he immediately began setting up “security” forces to annihilate all enemies of his Nazi ideology, whether racial, religious or political. -
Leon Trotsky killed
Trotsky was assassinated in Mexico City by Ramón Mercader who was ordered by Stalin to kill Trotsky -
Japan invades French Indo-China (Vietnam)
Japan fought to prevent China from importing arms and fuel through Indo China -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor to prevent American troops to provide help to East Asia and provide themselves with more time. -
Japan invades the Philippines
Japan attacks the Philippines for military expansions.