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Mussolini was an Italian politician and leader of the National Fascist Party. He fought alongside Adolf Hitler in WWII. His dictaorship eventaully led to his fall of power and death.
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Stalin was the Russian dictator of the USSR. He ruled by terror, and killed millions of Russian citizens including his son.
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The US Stock Market Crash led to the Great Depression. During this time period most of the world's economies were in terrible condition.
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The Japanese Empire invaded Manchuria as an attempt to gain control of the whole province, and was a cuase of WWII.
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Franklin Delano Rosevelt was elected in 1932 after president Herbert Hoover failed to help with the Great Depression. FDR lifted the spirits of the American people during the Depression.
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Hitler had gained the German people's trust due to the lack of jobs and horrible economy, and he had promised to fix this. With high hopes from the people, Hitler was sworn in as there leader.
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This Act stated the US was to stay out of foreign wars, and was a response to Hitler announcing Germany will not be obeying the terms stated in the Treaty of Versailles.
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Mussolini wanted to expand the Italian empire by invading Ethiopia
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Germany sends troops to regain the Rhineland they lost.
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War fought between Franco's nationalists and the Republicans in which Franco won.
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Germany annexes Austira
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European Powers annexed part of Czechoslovakia to Germany
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The European powers agree to give Germany the Sudetenland hoping for peace.
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Nazi raid on Jewish property and homes in Germany.
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Non-agression pact between Germany and Russia
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Germany successfully invades Poland after they lost the land in WW1.
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War was declared by France and Great Britain but no offensive attack was made.
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France surrenders tNorthern France to Germany.
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Churchill was elected after the former Prime Minister Chamberlain resigned. Churchill kept Britain in the war, and refused to make peace with Germany.
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Allies rescue trapped British Troops at Dunkirk
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First major air battle between Germany and Britain
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Japan invades China to prevent importing fuel and arms through Indo- China
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United States agrees to supply Allies and European Powers during the war.
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Churchill and FDR established a vision for post world war.
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This attack on American led to the Americans entry into WWII in the Pacific and European theaters.
