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World War II
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Adolf Hitler becomes the leader of the Nazi Party.
An Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party. -
Benito Mussolini appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Mussolini became the 40th Prime Minister of Italy in 1922 and began using the title Il Duce by 1925. -
Josef Stalin sole dictator of the Soviet Union (USSR)
He eliminated others to make it easier for him to become sole dictator -
Japan's Army seizes Manchuria, China
Japan is able to seize Machuria, China with its sizable force. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
Germany is put into power. -
Hitler is named a Chancellor of Germany
Hilter gets the name. -
Itailian Army invades Ethiopia in Afirca
Ethiopia is invaded by Itailian leader, Mussolini. -
Neutrality Acts passes by US Congress
Neutrality Act is passed to make sure US stays out of war. -
Hitler sends troops into Rhineland of Germant in violation of the Versailles Treaty
Hitler uses this to take over Rhineland -
Japan's army pillages Nanjing, China; massacre a quarted of a million people.
Japan attacks. -
Nazis begin rounding up Jews for labor camps
Jews were forced to labor camps which later became death camps. -
Nazis invade Poland; Britain and France to declare war on Germany
France and Britain declare war on Germany due to alliances. -
Poland is invaded by Nazi and Soviet
An invasion of Poland by Germany, who was led by Hitler, and the Soviet Union, who was led by Stalin. The invasion started on 1 September 1939 and ended 6 October 1939. -
First time Peacetime Draft in US
This marked the end of US staying out of the war.
