Rise of Dictators

  • Stalin joins the Bolsheviks

    Stalin learns that Lenin has formed the Bolsheviks, which is a political group that believes in the ideas of Karl Marx, which sparked the child protection act. Stalin already admires Lenin and joined his group.
    http://www.softschools.com/timelines/joseph_stalin_timeline/126/
  • Stalin Commits Theft

    After Stalin escapes from exile, he was marked by the Okhranka, as an outlaw and continued his work in hiding, raising money through robberies, etc. Stalin gained attention by being associated with the (1907 Tiflis bank robbery), which resulted in several deaths and 250,000 rubles stolen.
    https://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723
  • Mussolini gains prominence

    Through his socialist views through journalism he is able to spread his name. There is no specific date because this is throughout a year.
  • Treaty of Versailles

  • Stalin and the Farmers

    Stalin started a series of five-year plans which was meant to transform the Soviet Union from a low class society into an industrial superpower. His plan was focused on government control of the economy and the forced collectivization of Soviet agriculture, which the government took control of farms. Seeing this the farmers refused and were punished either by firing line or exiled.
    https://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin
  • Fascist government forms in Italy

    Start of huge fascist outbreak, and Mussolini was the one to start it.
  • Stalin’s plan

    After Lenin's death, Stalin decided to set out to kill the old party leadership and take total control over Russia. At first, Stalin had people removed from power through bureaucratic shuffling and denunciations. People were exiled to Europe or the Americas, including presumed Lenin successor Leon Trotsky. Which Léon Trotsky was later killed through a assassin, which Stalin sent.
    https://www.biography.com/people/joseph-stalin-9491723
  • Hitler is arrested for treason

    After leading the Nazi party’s Beer Hall Putsch hitler was arrested for treason and sentenced to prison for five years. This was important because it was the first time the Nazis tried to seize power from the German government. URL https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-sent-to-landsberg-jail
  • Mein Kampf is published

    This was important because it was were the Nazis got a lot of their ideas and beliefs, also once the Nazis read this and became inspired and followed Hitlers ideals and beliefs. URL https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mein-kampf-is-published
  • Mussolini turns himself into dictator

    This is the date that Mussolini takes over Italy completely and turns it into a dictatorship. There is no specific date because he slowly changed the laws over time, but in 1927 he had complete control.
  • Mongul invasions

    This is important because the mongola tried to take over the Japanese which led to a war called the battle of bun’ie, but later Japanese ships wrecked the last of mogola and gained power.
  • Nazis become the largest government party

    This is important because this shows that the Nazis were getting more and more supporters. Before this the Nazis were not the biggest government party but from this point they become the largest government party. URL https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_federal_election,_July_1932
  • Hitler gains total power of Germany and is elected chancellor.

    This was important because it was the beginning of Hitlers Reign. When Hitler became chancellor he had absolute power to do what he wanted. URL http://hssdylanp.blogspot.com/2012/02/hitlers-rise-to-power-timeline.html
  • Hitler and Mussolini form Berlin axis

    This is important because it is the alliance of two dictators that formed a large power on the losing side of WW2.
  • Tôjô built up a personal power base

    He got in good terms with everyone as he gained power before he became the Kwantung Army’s chief of staff .He played a key role in opening hostilities against China in July.
  • Germany invades Poland

  • Three Way Alliance (Stalin)

    After being invaded by Germany, Stalin makes a decision that the Soviet Red Army will join forces with the United States and Great Britain in World War II. Later the Soviet Red Army is responsible for defeating the Nazis and for freeing people in a concentration camp at Auschwitz.
    http://www.softschools.com/timelines/joseph_stalin_timeline/126/
  • Tojo forced from power

    This is important because at this point, tojos government collapsed. The Japanese surrendered to the Americans leading to Tojo attempting to commit suicide
  • Mussolini execution

    This is important because it shows the end of a horrible time. He was killed by a firing squad and after hung from an arch at a gas station left for the people to do what they wanted to do to him.
  • Hitler commits suicide

    This was significant because it was a major cause that ended World War 2 and the official ending of World War 2 was the same year Hitler killed himself. URL https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide