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Mussolini’s March on Rome
Mussolini's Blackshirts conquered strategic points across Italy and gathered outside Rome. The King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III, then refused to declare a state of emergency and instead transferred power to the Fascists. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Adolf Hitler began writing Mein Kampf while imprisoned at Landsberg Prison, following his conviction for high treason after the failed Beer Hall Putsch in Munich. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Asia began well before the official start of World War II. Seeking raw materials to fu.el its growing industries, Japan invaded the Chinese -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on.This marked the beginning of the Nazi regime in Germany. -
Night of the Long Knives
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, urged on by Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler, ordered a series of political extrajudicial executions intended to consolidate his power -
The Great Purge begins
Designed to rid the world of people whose opinions and beliefs ran counter to that of ruling government known as The Party. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanjing, also known as the Nanjing Massacre, began immediately after the Japanese Imperial Army captured Nanjing.