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The triple alliance was formed between Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary increases tensions in Europe.
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On July 29, 1893 Beniton Mussolini was born in northern Italy to a teacher and a socialist.
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In the mid-1890s Lenin called for a Marxist overthrow of the government. These were non-violent protests and at the time no one took them seriously.
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Mussolini crossed the border into Switzerland to avoid having to join the military.
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The triple entente alliance is formed between Great Britain, France and Russia in case of an attack by the triple alliance.
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The Black Hand terrorist group assassinates Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo that ignites WWI.
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Czar Nicholas II "volutarily" abdicated the throne under immense pressure from the Russian people and the Bolsheviks
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The Russian revolution produces V.I. Lenin as the first dictator of the USSR
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Mussolini forms the Fascist party in Italy and begins to use violence to get what he wants.
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After the death of Lenin, Stalin won the power struggle over Trotsky and he ruled with an iron fist for many years
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Mussolini seized control of Italy in a peaceful coup d'etat which he wanted people to believe was violent to add to his mystique.
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Benito Mussolini put down a rebellion and abolished all other political parties except fascism in Italy.
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Hitler proposed that to better the German economy, Germany should stop paying war reparations that were outlined in the Treaty of Paris
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In 1933 Hitler was elected chancellor og Germany and later used his power to crown himself dictator-for-life.
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Hitler passes the Nuremberg laws which prevented Jews from marrying or having sex with Aryans
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Italy invades Ethiopia so that Mussolini could get an overseas country in Africa.
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In May 1939 Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini signed the Pact of Steel allying Germany with Italy.
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An alliance between the Germans and the Soviets violates the Treaty of Paris and leads directly to WWII.
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Germany invades Poland which leads directly to the start of WWII.
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Italy invades Greece when they enter WWII. This was a horrible idea as the Italians were not ready to fight a trained army and this caused the Germans great misfortunes.
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Benito Mussolini was hung and dragged through the streets of Rome with people tearing his body apart
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As the allied forces approached Hitler and his Mistress both killed themselves before the allies could capture them.
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Joseph Stalin died in 1953 of a severe heart attack