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Mussolini’s March on Rome
The March marked the beginning of fascist rule and meant the doom of the preceding parliamentary regimes of socialists and liberals. The purpose was to show the country, even the world, that his Fascist party was the only party that mattered in Italy. which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. -
Hitler writes Mein Kampf
Hitler decided to write Mein Kampf for a two-fold purpose to share his ideology with his followers and also to help recoup some of the legal expenses from his trial. "Mein Kampf" was a clear-cut warning to the world of Hitler's intentions for war and genocide, which may have been recognized and prevented had more people read it outside of Germany, some historians say. -
1st “five year plan” in USSR
was a list of economic goals, created by Joseph Stalin and based off his policy of Socialism in One Country, that was designed to strengthen the country's economy. The main concerns of the First Five-Year Plan focused on making the nation militarily, industrially, and financially self-sufficient .The Five Year Plan saw the expedited transformation of Soviet social relations, nature, and economy. Most important because it had a great role in the launching of Indian development after Independence -
Stalin becomes dictator of USSR
The reason that Stalin became dictator of the USSR is because he manipulated his party members and his own position within the party, he managed to do this by recruiting his friends and supporters into the party after the Lenin Enrolment .Stalin removes any competition within the party that may contribute to a threat, shows how Stalin abuses his own position in the party to manipulate people into getting what he wants. expanded communism, helped spark the Cold War and the subsequent arms race. -
Japan invades Manchuria
Japan had invaded Manchuria without declarations of war, breaching the rules of the League of Nations. Japan had a highly developed industry, but the land was scarce of natural resources. Japan turned to Manchuria for oil, rubber and lumber in order to make up for the lack of resources in Japan. -
Holodomor
the term Holodomor means "Death by hunger" in Ukrainian. Which refers to the starvation of millions of Ukrainians from1932-33 which was a result of soviet policies. Holodomor was denied by the Soviet Government until only a few years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Farms, villages, and whole towns in Ukraine were placed on blacklists and prevented from receiving food. Peasants were forbidden to leave the Ukrainian republic in search of food.at least 5 million people perished of hunger. -
Hitler appointed chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed as the chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg. Hindenburg made the appointment in an effort to keep Hitler and the Nazi Party “in check;” however, the decision would have disastrous results for Germany and the entire European continent. As chancellor on marked a crucial turning point for Germany ultimately for the world. His plan embraced by much of the German population was to do away with politics and make Germany a powerful, unified one-party state. -
“Night of the Long Knives” in Germany
Also known as the Röhm Putsch, was the purge of the SA leadership and other political opponents. Carried out primarily by the SS and the Gestapo, over 150 people were murdered and hundreds more were arrested. Fearing that the paramilitary SA had become too powerful, Hitler ordered his elite SS guards to murder the organization’s leaders. Evidence of Hitler’s ruthless determination to cling to power using violence to remove any perceived threat, even if it meant killing his close friends. -
Nuremburg Laws enacted
two race-based measures depriving Jews of rights, designed by Adolf Hitler and approved by the Nazi Party. A crucial step in Nazi racial laws that led to the marginalization of German Jews and ultimately to their segregation, confinement, and extermination. More significantly they laid the foundation for future anti-Semitic measures by legally distinguishing between German and Jew. -
Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Mussolini claimed that his policies of expansion were not different from that of other colonial powers in Africa. The aim of invading Ethiopia was to boost Italian national prestige, which was wounded by Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adowa. The Italian Fascist government had embarked upon a policy of colonial expansion in northeast Africa -
Spanish civil war
main cause of the Spanish Civil War was the failure of Spanish democracy. Was a refusal by the Spanish parties and groups to compromise and respect democratic norms caused by many factors, including major socio-economic problems, such as poverty and inequality. However the main cause was all sides' failure to compromise and respect the rights of others. The right and the Catholics supported the Nationalists as a way to stop the expansion of Bolshevism. -
The Great Purge and gulags
The Great Purge, also known as the “Great Terror,” was a brutal political campaign led by Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin to eliminate dissenting members of the Communist Party and anyone else he considered a threat. Some claim the actions of Stalin were prompted by his desire to maintain authority as dictator. Others see it as his way to preserve, enhance and unify the Soviet Communist Party. At least 750,000 people were executed during the Great Purge. -
The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanjing was a mass killing and ravaging of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army Then the capital of Nationalist China, was left in ruins, and it would take decades for the city and its citizens to recover. Japan falls into a deep recession. Japan embarks on a strategy of imperial expansion that begins with occupation of Manchuria. after six years of tensions between the two countries. launches a full-scale invasion of China’s cities. -
Kristallnacht
This event came to be called Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass) because of the shattered glass that littered the streets after the vandalism and destruction of Jewish-owned businesses, synagogues, and homes. Nearly 100 Jews were murdered during the violence. Nazis held the German-Jewish community responsible for the damage and imposed a collective fine of $400 million. more than 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and sent to concentration camps in Germany that were specifically to hold Jews -
Nazi Germany invades Poland
Invaded Poland to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. The German invasion of Poland was a primer on how Hitler intended to wage war.The concentration of Jewish people in Poland was significant. In annexing Poland, the atrocities of Hitler and the Nazis ended up becoming greater in scope and number. Death camps the Nazis operated were in Poland a large number of Jewish citizens were killed. significance of the event is actually more with Hitler's own philosophy. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor for three reasons. The reason for the attack on Pearl Harbor and the goal of the attack are not the same. R #1: An Increased Need For Natural Resources, had an increased need for natural resources like oil, minerals and steel as their goals for expansion in Asia. #2: Restrictions, in response to to the Japanese aggression, the U.S. Congress placed restrictions on doing business with Japan. #3: Expansion in the Pacific, moving the fleet from CA looked like an threat