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Mussolini named prime minister of Italy
Benito Mussolini was an ardent socialist as a youth, following in his father's political footsteps, but was expelled by the party for his support of World War I. In 1919, he created the Fascist Party, eventually making himself dictator and holding all the power in Italy. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf is an autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The book explains all of Hitler's political ideas and future plans for Germany. There is a first and second volume, Volume one was published in 1925, with volume two being published in 1926. -
Japan Invades Eastern China
Japan believed that it should have has an empire equal to the Western powers. Explaining why Japan invaded the eastern part of China. which led to Japan removing them self from The League of Nations. -
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The Manchurian Incident
The Manchurian Incident, which was a seizure of the Manchurian city of Mukden by Japanese troops in 1931,click here -
Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany
Hitler’s emergence as chancellor on January 30, 1933, marked a crucial turning point for Germany and, ultimately, for the world. President Paul von Hindenburg names Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party, as chancellor of Germany. To continue the learning experience -
Japan Withdraws from the League of Nations
The Japanese delegation withdrew from the League of Nations Assembly on February 24 1933, when the assembly had adopted a report blaming Japan for events in Manchuria. -
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Italy Invades Ethiopia
Mussolini wanted to invade Ethiopia because he believed that the territory was German, due to the defeat at the Battle of Adowa and the incident at Wal-Wal Oasis. -
Hitler re-militarizes Rhineland
On 7 March 1936 German troops marched into the Rhineland. This action was directly against the Treaty of Versailles which had laid out the terms which the defeated Germany had accepted. Click Here -
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The Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a military revolt against the Republican government of Spain, supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country, a bloody civil war ensued, fought with great ferocity on both sides. click here -
Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis formed (Tripartite Pact)
In Berlin, sometime in 1936, officials from Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan signed a ten-year Tripartite Pact (the Three-Power Agreement), which was a military alliance. The Tripartite pact sealed cooperation among the three nations (Axis powers) in waging World War II. -
Anschluss
This is a term the Germans used to describe the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. The Anschluss violated the treaty of Versailles and created a brief war scare. -
Munich Conference
the Munich Conference was an agreement between Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain, and Daladier which allowed Germany to have Sudetenland. -
Germany annexes Sudetenland
in order to keep butler from invading czechoslovakia, europe allowed Hitler to annex, or take over the territory of, Sudetenland. -
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Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht, also called "The Night of Broken Glass", was a two day period where many of synagogues were burned and many of Jewish businesses were trased and ruined. To learn more -
Germany invades Poland
After losing territory, Hitler's German forces invaded Poland and took over, setting up concentration camps, exterminating civilians, and ultimately ruling over Poland with his security forces.