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Mussolini organizes fascist party in italy
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Hyperinflation in Germany
French and Belgian troops occupied the Ruhr to ensure reparations in payments. Workers went on strike and the German government printed more money to pay for their passive resistance. Hyperinflation in germany -
Mussolini named prime minister of italy
Mussolini allied himself with Hitler relying on the German dictator to prop up his leadership during wwII -
Hitler writes Mein Kumpf
Sold 9,473 copies in the first year. Mein Kumpf means "my struggle". This book divides humans into category based on looks and race and religion.
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The Manchurian Incident
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Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
President Paul Von Hindenburg appoints Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler as chancellor at the head of a coalition government. Link text -
Hitler becomes Prime Minister of Germany
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Italy invades Ethiopia
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Hitler sends troops into Rhineland
Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending troops. Rhineland was a demilitarized zone along the Rhine river in Germany. -
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Spanish Civil War
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Munich Conference
Settlement permitted Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovaka. Resulted of a long series of negotiations. -
Kristallnacht
Also known as "night of broken glass", it was a violent anti-Jewish act which destroyed Jewish homes and businesses. They destroyed 267 synagogues and shattered the shop windows of an estimated 7,500 Jewish owned businesses.
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Germany takes the rest of Czechoslovakia
Germany marched and took over Bohemia and established a protectorate over Solvakia. -
Hitler and Stalin sign non-agression pact
Stalin viewed the pact as a way to keep peace with Germany. Hitler used the pact to make sure Germany was able to invade Poland unopposed. -
Germany invades Poland
Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland. The invasion was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war.
